Education is important to Rumpke. The following educational activities may be helpful in learning more about landfills and recycling. These can be used for large or small groups and various grade levels.

Create an edible landfill. This project demonstrates landfill construction by using food.

Edible Landfill Project

Create your own landfill in a jar. This project helps teach students how a landfill works.

Landfill in a Jar Project

Create Recycled Paper.

Recycled Paper Project

Create paper beads from recycled paper to teach reuse and recycling concepts.

Paper Bead Recycling Project

Create a miniature compost worm farm to teach students about composting.

Worm Compost Farm Project

Rumpke partnered with the King Arts Complex, Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) and Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) to create two games that teach and promote recycling. Follow the link below to the Amazing Recyclotron Game.

The Amazing Recyclotron Game

Rumpke developed a landfill diagram that portrays a typical Rumpke landfill. Each landfill is slightly different, but this is a good basis for understanding landfills.

Landfill Diagram

Additional Reading

The National Solid Waste Management Association issued a white paper titled Modern Landfills: A Far Cry From the Past. This informative paper gives background and insight into modern landfill construction and management.

Modern Landfills: A Far Cry From the Past
Modern Landfills Press Release

 

The National Solid Waste Management Association issued a research paper title "Municipal Solid Waste Industry Reduces Greenhous Gases through Technical Innovation and Operational Improvements.   

Research Paper
Press Release
References