Rumpke trash and recycling guidelines for Bluffton, July 2026
The Village of Bluffton provided the following trash and recycling guidelines with July 2026 utility bill mailings.
Service Day
Please place material at the curb the night before scheduled collection.
Holiday Schedule
Rumpke observes New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
If your service day falls on or after these holidays, collection will be delayed by one day that week.
Billing
Residents will be billed individually by the Village of Bluffton.
Cart Placement Guidelines
To ensure your material is collected, please follow these guidelines:
1. Please bag all trash prior to placing in the cart. Recycling should be placed in container loose. Material should be fully contained within cart with the lid closed. If you have bulk items, call Rumpke Customer Service to get them scheduled for pick up.
2 . Face the opening toward the street (face handle away).
3. Place carts within 3 feet of the street and 3 feet from obstructions such as mailboxes, parked cars, utility poles, and other waste and recycling containers.
• Please contact Rumpke's customer service team by phone at 1-800-828-8171 or email [email protected] t o report misses or schedule bulk item pickups.
• HAVE A BULK ITEM? Improperly prepared or registered bulk items will not be removed. Construction materials, including drywall, concrete, bricks, dirt or rocks are not acceptable.
• According to federal law, Rumpke is not permitted to accept batteries, tires, liquids, combustible materials or any items identified as hazardous. Please contact the local solid waste district for disposal options at 1-800-553-6763 (North Central Ohio Solid Waste).
Stories Posted This Week
Saturday, September 12, 2026
Friday, September 11, 2026
- Mennonite Home Communities provide backup phone numbers during outage
- Pirate volleyball wins in four vs. Elmwood
- Howard Thornsberry worked in the produce industry
- Pirate girls soccer silenced by Bath
- Pirate boys soccer nipped by Liberty-Benton
- September 11 Bluffton High School athletics lineup, streaming
- Sept. 12 Open Doors offers sneak peek at future Bluffton museum space
- Innovation Forum challenges leaders to think deeper about AI
- Invitation to Sept 15 Bluffton Lions program with Dr. William H. Kose
- Deer archery hunting begins Sept. 12 in Disease Surveillance Area
Thursday, September 10, 2026
- Women in Business program with Positive Nutrition
- It's time for Fall Storytime at the Bluffton Public Library
- Pirate girls golf win vs. Lima Central Catholic
- Pirate boys golf splits NWC tri
- Bluffton PTO is collecting Community Markets receipts
- Richland Twp. trustees hire mower and Zoning Inspector
- Schumacher Homestead plans a farm full of Fall Fest activities
- Hindsight is 20/20: Recent reports for RSV, flu, and COVID-19
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
- Darrell Lee Diller, 92, managed a farming business
- Bluffton alumni will discuss pathways to chaplaincy
- Beaverdam cleanup day is Sept. 12
- Pirate boys golf 3rd at NWC quad
- Pirate volleyball outlasts Arlington
- Pirate girls soccer blanks Crestview
- Pirate boys soccer tie vs. Kalida
- Letter: The future of American agriculture
- Maple Grove Cemetery records now online
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
- Bluffton Historical meets Sept. 9 at the 1899 Depot
- Jerry L. Blosser worked for DTR Industries
- Bluffton Schools cancelled on September 8, cleanup for biodigester malfunction underway
- July 2026 Bluffton Police Dept. activity report
- Hillville Rd. closure on Sept. 8-9
- Lions and friends will count pathway users in September
- Bluffton Ohio Historical Society takes part in Ohio Open Doors, Sept. 12