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 Trends and...
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Recycling in a Pandemic
Waste Haulers and communities across South Dakota are safely continuing their recycling programs through the pandemic. As an essential service, we have continued to keep the community clean, divert material from the landfill, and provide domestic raw materials for...
Waste & Recycling Workers “Haul On”
Unlike office jobs, waste and recycling services cannot be done remotely. Just like first responders, we have no choice but to "haul on" to keep our community healthy and continue moving raw materials in high-demand amid this pandemic. When you dodge germs for a...
How Does Sioux Falls Recycling Compare to Other Communities?
MYTH: Other communities can accept so much more for recycling than we can in Sioux Falls! REALITY: What Sioux Falls accepts for Recycling is comparable to the majority of communities across the country, in fact, we accept more items than many other areas. Recycling...
Bring Your Own Bag Sioux Falls (#BYOBSF)
We'd like to thank all of the waste haulers who joined us in partnering with The Butterfly House & Aquarium on the #BYOBSF campaign! As a thank you for your participation, we matched your individual sponsorships to the campaign to help encourage more people...
No Bags in Your Bin – An Update!
No Bags - Q&A Since plastic bags and film were removed from the single stream in June, we have seen a slight decrease in the amount coming in. However, there's still enough to cause issues and lots of confusion surrounding the ban. Why Were Bags Removed? Due to...
How Changes in Global Recycling are Impacting South Dakota
Significant changes in international recycling markets are making a big impact on South Dakota. CHINA RESTRICTIONS Changes began in 2013 when China, the largest market for U.S. recycled products, launched an enforcement policy called Operation Green Fence. Then in...
Quality of Commercial Loads
Here at Millennium, incoming material quality is the most important factor that we cannot control in our day-to-day operations. When contamination is present in either single steam or cardboard, our processing speed, equipment and the value of the product suffers. If...
China’s Ban: What’s the Local Impact?
China's import ban has created an excess material supply in the United States, forcing prices down and driving standards up. Millennium has been working over the past few years to make up for these lower prices and stricter requirements, including looking at new...
Welcome New Communities!
Over the past year we have worked with a few new communities to make the switch to Single Stream or improve their existing programs. We want to take a moment to welcome them and highlight their success! Welcome the City of Yankton, South Dakota! Welcome the City of...