BUCYRUS — Waste management was the topic of discussion for the Crawford County Commissioners during a recent session.

The commissioners met with representatives from Rumpke Waste and Recycling Services to hear about options available with Rumpke for recycling services.

Rumpke currently has a five-year lease on the Crawford County Landfill, which began March 30, 2018.

The Rumpke representatives brought materials to the commissioners showing existing recycling services around Ohio. According to the packet given to the commissioners, Rumpke has eight recycling-based facilities in Ohio, including a transfer station in Mansfield, one in Indiana and one in Kentucky.

Sarah Mathews, a municipal sales representative for Rumpke, said the company would use route-based collection to retrieve the recyclables in the county.

Large single-bin receptacles would be placed in predetermined locations where a Rumpke truck would retrieve the contents of the bin. She said the recyclables would not have to be presorted before going into the bin.

She said initially the materials would be taken to Mansfield to a transfer station before being transported to a material recovery facility in Columbus.

Mathews said Rumpke would work with the different municipalities on finding the best locations for the drop boxes.

When asked about concerns and rumors of staff reduction at the landfill or perspective recycling operations, Rumpke representative Ted Neura said the goal would be to grow the business in Crawford County.

He said long-term goals include starting a transfer station facility in Crawford County that would allow materials to be shipped directly from Crawford County to Columbus.

He said the facility could add approximately 20 new jobs.

The commissioners said the meeting was solely to have a discussion on what services Rumpke offered and no decision was going to be made.

Commissioner Doug Weisenauer said the decision to give or not give a recycling operations contract falls on the solid waste management district, not the commissioners.

Mathews encouraged the commissioners to contact her with any questions they may have.