by Marissa Begley | Feb 8, 2021 | Recycling Explained
First, let’s discuss how a single-stream recycling facility works: At Millennium, waste haulers pick up mixed recyclables from your home or business and bring them to our facility. We use automated equipment to sort out recyclable material and separate it into...
by Marissa Begley | Nov 13, 2020 | Community Recycling News
America Recycles Day is November 15th…❓ Do you know what to throw? Check out the Millennium Recycling Guide for a simple list of what you can include in the Sioux Falls and surrounding area recycling bin ♻️ (special thanks to recyclingpartnership.org for the...
by Marissa Begley | Nov 3, 2020 | Community Recycling News
We’ve been noticing a few trends in the recycling industry due to the Covid19 crisis that have impacted us locally and had the chance to share our findings at September’s South Dakota Solid Waste Management Association’s Annual Conference. Industry...
by Marissa Begley | Sep 29, 2020 | Recycling Explained
If you’ve emptied a can of paint, you can recycle the can! Empty Paint Cans As long as its empty (i.e. half an inch or less of remaining paint), metal paint cans and lids that contained latex or oil paint cans can be recycled in your bin. Just let the can dry so...
by Marissa Begley | Sep 13, 2020 | Recycling Explained
We’ve been seeing a lot of car parts (specifically brake rotors) coming in that are causing big issues to our process. Auto metal, fabric, glass or car plastics are NOT recyclable in the bin. These items need to be recycled separately by specialized...