Rumpke anticipates normal trash pickup schedule next week after delay by snow

On Friday morning, veteran Rumpke driver Mike Frazier was in constant motion despite the freezing temperatures, collecting trash on Lake Michigan Drive in Fairfield.Last weekend, Frazier watched constant rounds of snow fall from the sky like everyone else in Greater Cincinnati. However, unlike most people, Frazier spent a fair amount of time focused on trash cans and recycling bins.”Well, I was worried about Monday. Then Rumpke made the decision to not have us go out, which is a great thing — kept everybody safe; kept the company safe as well,” Frazier said.By Tuesday, Frazier was back on the road, prepared for the cold work week thanks to his wife.”I’m doing good. My wife went out, bought me some toe warmers and hand warmers. And she actually ordered these bibs off Amazon,” he said. Frazier expressed gratitude for the residents who made his work easier by shoveling out and making their trash accessible. “A lot of them went through and took the time to shovel out and make their trash accessible. That has been a big help for us.”Molly Yeager, communications manager at Rumpke, noted that most were understanding of the delay.”You know, for the most part, I think customers were very understanding,” Yeager said. She explained that delaying trash and recycling pickup by one day was a difficult but necessary decision. “Looking at the weather on Sunday and how it wasn’t letting up, you know, it was a really difficult decision. But I think it was the right decision to delay trash for the entire week.”Yeager assured residents that any missed pickups due to the weather would be addressed.”If we did not get everything from your house last week because of the weather, whether the road wasn’t accessible or your can just wasn’t accessible, we will pick up additional next week. So whether you put it out in bags or another trash can, we’ll get it,” she said.Rumpke crews anticipate returning to their normal collection schedules next week. Residents who recycle are advised to put extra cardboard in a container rather than a plastic bag to avoid causing issues at Rumpke’s sorting center.