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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sioux Falls, SD (March 18, 2024): Millennium Recycling is excited to announce the "RecyclingRobot - Earth Day Naming Contest" for students grades K through 5 in their service areas. Thiscontest aims to educate students about the importance of...
The numbers are in! Millennium shipped out a total of 1,875 semi loads full of recyclables in 2023! What Impact Did We Make Together? 1. Support Local & Regional Economy: The impact of recycling reached beyond our MRF, supporting local and regional businesses in...
A recent report by The Recycling Partnership has uncovered a concerning truth—76% of recyclables end up in the trash at the household level in the US. This article not only highlights the urgency for change but also empowers you to take meaningful action. Key...
Over the past year, the City of Sioux Falls formed a recycling taskforce to tackle the dropping recycling rate. They investigated factors like consumer behavior, multifamily housing, and landfill rates, pinpointing multi-housing and commercial businesses as having the...
CONCERNING DROP IN SIOUX FALLS RECYCLING: LOCAL PROCESSOR RESPONDS SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Against a backdrop of continued growth in Sioux Falls, a July 2023 Dakota Scout article, titled “As area population grows, recycling rate falls”, has shed light on a concerning...
As Sioux Falls navigates its new sustainability plan, it is crucial to focus on practical solutions that can make a real impact on our environment. A recent study highlighted in an article titled "Curbside recycling turns out to be a surprisingly good climate...
sticking to the YES List: Why It Matters Now More Than Ever At Millennium, we’ve noticed more non-recyclable items showing up in loads from the Sioux Falls area. This aligns with what the City is seeing too: while overall waste continues to grow with our region’s...
The City of Sioux Falls is leading a Steering Committee to help guide sustainability goals and actions. The committee is made up of citizen and industry representatives and Millennium's President, Shannon Dwire, is participating. Dwire is hopeful to make progress on...
When it comes to recycling in Sioux Falls, the rules can feel a bit unclear—especially when you hear about legislation in other states or nationwide. So, what’s required here at home? What’s changing nationally? And how does it all affect what goes in your bin? Here’s...
Shout out to the Sustainability Program at USD and the great work they are doing with their recycling program! Their Spring 2021 newsletter highlighted what they've been up to and the success they've seen with their program: It’s student-run: Four undergrads of...
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