A lithium-ion battery caused the fire, Rumpke said. Jeff Snyder, senior vice president of recycling and sustainability at Rumpke, said these batteries pose a danger to workers and firefighters.

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Firefighters responded to two separate incidents in the Greater Cincinnati area after waste was improperly thrown away, causing fires, Rumpke officials said. The first incident ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Rumpke Waste & Recycling is warning residents across Ohio to stop placing devices with lithium ion batteries in curbside recycling bins after a series of fires at company facilities ...

(LEX 18) — Rumpke issued a reminder following a garbage truck load fire in Versailles on Tuesday morning that was reportedly caused by a lithium-ion cell phone battery. According to a release, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. COLUMBUS — Rumpke Waste & Recycling is reminding customers about the proper way to dispose of electronics after a July 24 fire at ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY — Three Rumpke trucks have seen smoke or flames in the last month, and Rumpke says it’s coming from what residents are throwing in their trash. Even throwing out your birthday card ...

COLUMBUS — Rumpke Waste & Recycling is urging residents to properly dispose of fireworks, pool chemicals and other potentially hazardous materials following Independence Day celebrations. The company ...

Black smoke rises from a fire at Rumpke Waste & Recycling on Sept. 14, 2025. Rumpke Waste & Recycling has replaced a portion of the liner beneath the Colerain Township landfill following a fire last ...

Three Rumpke trucks have seen smoke or flames in the last month, and Rumpke says it’s coming from what residents are throwing in their trash. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ...

COLUMBUS — Rumpke Waste & Recycling is reminding customers about the proper way to dispose of electronics after a July 24 fire at its new $100 million recycling facility in Columbus was caused by a ...