1. Myth: “Recycling is pointless… It just ends up in the landfill anyways.”
BUSTED! If recycled correctly, your recyclables do not end up in the landfill. The City of Helena has contracts with several organizations such as Pacific Steel, Marks Lumber, and Momentum Recycling to name a few. These commodities are processed, transported to a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) and reused in a varied of ways.
2. Myth: “If an item is placed in the recycle bin, it will end up getting recycled.”
BUSTED! This is called “Wish Cycling” (putting something in the recycling bin and hoping it will be recycled because it makes you feel good). This ends up creating more waste, is more costly, and can cause entire loads to be sent to the landfill. Please only recycle accepted items.
3. Myth: “Recycling is hard.”
BUSTED! No. No it isn’t... come on.