OSURA: SWACO and Rumpke Recycling Tour
You're invited on an engaging behind-the-scenes tour to learn about recycling, environmental monitoring and landfill operations.
SWACO Landfill, 6153 Young Rd, Grove City
Planks on Broadway-lunch (on your own), 4022 Broadway, Grove City
Rumpke Recycling & Resource Center, 1190 Joyce Ave, Columbus
Event description
Join us for an engaging behind-the-scenes tour to learn more about recycling, environmental monitoring and landfill operations.
We’ll begin with a 90-minute tour of the SWACO Landfill, featuring an up-close look at daily operations. Afterward, we’ll head to Grove City for lunch on your own at Planks on Broadway, located in one of the city’s most historic buildings. Following lunch, we’ll visit the Rumpke Recycling and Resource Center (the largest and most technologically advanced recycling facility in North America) to see how this state-of-the-art operation processes recyclables and manages materials across Ohio.
Important note: Closed-toe, hard-sole shoes with backs are required for the Rumpke tour (no sandals or heels permitted).
Schedule
Departure location: Tremont Center (southwest corner of the parking lot at Dorset Rd. and Redding Rd.)
Return time: Approximately 4 p.m.
Cost and registration
Cost is $35 each. Please register here.
Questions
Please email any questions to Darian Torrance.