Rumpke Waste & Recycling

Rumpke Waste & Recycling in Georgetown is the local recycling center folks from town and nearby areas use to keep large loads out of the landfill. Located off W Yusen Drive, it handles the usual household and small-business recyclables and is part of the Kentucky facilities overseen by the state DEP. Expect a practical, working site rather than anything polished - the kind of place people bring a trunk or a trailer to drop off sorted materials.

Drive up to a small entrance booth and then pull past a scale - they charge by weight so stopping again on the way out is normal. The recycling bins are off to the right just past the booth, with larger drop-off areas and piles a little further in; trucks and trailers are common on site. Common items accepted at centers like this typically include paper and cardboard, metals, glass, and many plastics, and some locations run special programs for things like electronics or bulky items. Weekends, especially spring cleanup times, tend to get backed up, so prepare for a short wait if coming then.