Millennium Recycling

What Millennium Recycling does

Millennium Recycling, Inc., founded in 1999 and headquartered at 305 East 50th Street North in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, operates a single-stream materials recovery facility (MRF) serving the Upper Midwest. The facility processes approximately 40,000 tons of mixed recyclables annually — paper, cardboard, plastic, glass, and metal — collected by waste haulers and municipal programs. The MRF uses automated sorting equipment combined with a Waste Robotics technology integration and a manual quality-control layer, achieving a residual rate consistently below 5%. Millennium supports residential curbside programs, commercial recycling solutions, business waste stream audits, and an active community education program that includes facility tours, school and business presentations, and the BINfluencer "What Goes Where" mobile app launched in partnership in April 2025.

The company generates revenue from two primary streams: transaction-based processing fees paid by waste haulers and municipalities for sorting single-stream recyclables, and recurring service-contract revenue from municipal agreements across the Upper Midwest. A secondary income line comes from selling sorted recyclable commodities (paper, cardboard, glass, metal, plastic) to end-processors and American manufacturers. Go-to-market is indirect through a regional hauler network (WM of Sioux Falls, A-OK Sanitary, Addy Disposal, Novak Sanitary) and direct municipal contracts; pricing is negotiated individually and not publicly disclosed. The company is privately held with 51–100 employees and is led by President Shannon Dwire.

Operationally, Millennium functions as a vertically-integrated community education organization as much as a recycler. It maintains active presence across Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Google; was featured on KELOLAND's Inside KELOLAND segment in 2026; participates in the nationwide Association of Plastic Recyclers' Recycling in Action initiative in 2025 and 2026; and in June 2026 publicly aligned with major national MRFs in restricting lithium batteries from the recycling stream. Strategic referral partnerships route non-acceptable items to SEAM (electronics) and the Sioux Falls Household Hazardous Waste Facility. No institutional investment, parent company, or acquisition activity is disclosed in available sources.

Name

Millennium Recycling

Legal name

Millennium Recycling, Inc.

Website

https://millenniumrecycling.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Millennium Recycling operates a single-stream materials recovery facility in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, processing approximately 40,000 tons of mixed recyclables annually for municipal and commercial customers across the Upper Midwest. Founded in 1999, it combines physical recycling operations with community education programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Materials Recovery & Recycling Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Single-Stream MRFs (Residential Curbside) (EUAIADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

On-site Recycling Programs (Single-Stream, Source-Separated) (BPABALAB)

Keywords

• Materials recovery facility
• Single-stream recycling
• Recyclables processing services
• Waste management services
• Community recycling programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Sioux Falls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Materials Processing Services: Millennium Recycling processes mixed recyclables from waste haulers and municipalities, then sells sorted materials (paper, cardboard, glass, metal, plastic) to end-processors who manufacture new products. Revenue is generated through processing fees from municipalities and haulers, plus proceeds from selling sorted recyclable commodities.
2. Municipal Service Contracts: Service agreements with communities across the Upper Midwest to process their recycling, helping municipalities meet recycling requirements and reduce waste management costs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Millennium Recycling operates a single-stream Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, that processes mixed residential and commercial recyclables (paper, cardboard, plastic, glass, and metal) on behalf of municipalities, waste haulers, and businesses across the Upper Midwest. The company complements its processing operations with facility tours, community presentations, business waste stream audits, and the BINfluencer waste diversion app to drive recycling participation and reduce contamination.

Product overview

Millennium Recycling operates a single-stream materials recovery facility (MRF) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, serving the Upper Midwest since 1999. The company provides physical recycling processing services rather than a traditional software product. Core offerings include single-stream materials recovery, facility tours, business waste stream audits, and residential/commercial recycling services. The company also supports BINfluencer, a free mobile app and waste diversion directory that helps users identify recyclable materials and find local disposal options. The ecosystem also includes a waste hauler directory connecting users with licensed collection services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Single-Stream Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) A single-stream recycling facility that processes mixed recyclables (paper, cardboard, plastic, glass, and metal) collected from residential and commercial sources across the Upper Midwest. Accepts paper, cardboard, plastic bottles/tubs/jugs, glass, and metal cans for sorting and resale to end-processors.
• Facility Tours and Presentations
• Waste Stream Audits and Reviews Business-focused consulting services that analyze a business's waste output and recommend recycling solutions to reduce costs and improve diversion rates.
• Residential Recycling Services Curbside single-stream recycling collection services for residential customers, accepting paper, cardboard, plastic bottles/tubs/jugs, glass, and metal cans.
• Business Recycling Services Commercial recycling solutions for businesses, helping companies find the right waste management and recycling services for their operations.
• Community Recycling Programs Support and resources for communities looking to start or improve their recycling programs, including education materials and implementation guidance.
• BINfluencer Waste Diversion App A free mobile waste diversion application launched in partnership with BINfluencer that helps users identify what can be recycled, where to take items that don't belong in the bin, and supports local donation and reuse programs. Features include item search, photo identification, and disposal instructions based on local guidelines.

Quantifiable outcome

• Less than 5% of incoming materials are landfilled as residual waste
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BINfluencercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBINfluencer is a Sioux Falls-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to waste diversion and recycling education. Millennium Recycling partners with BINfluencer to provide the 'What Goes Where' search tool, recycling guides, and community education resources. The partnership includes the BINfluencer mobile app launching on Apple App Store and web platform.
• Waste RoboticscoreTechnology or IntegrationWaste Robotics provides advanced automation technology integrated into Millennium's sorting system, enhancing accuracy and efficiency of material recovery. This technology partnership improves sorting precision and reduces contamination rates.
• SEAM (Secure Enterprise Asset Management)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal electronics recycler SEAM accepts items like VHS tapes, batteries, and e-waste that cannot be processed in single-stream recycling. SEAM provides a downstream processing option for materials Millennium cannot accept.
• Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPR leads the Recycling in Action initiative, a nationwide program where MRFs open their doors to show how recycling works. Millennium was selected as a featured facility in 2025 and 2026, hosting tours as part of this national campaign.
• Sioux Falls Household Hazardous Waste FacilityminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe HHW facility accepts batteries, chemicals, and hazardous materials that cannot go in recycling bins. Millennium refers customers to HHW for proper disposal of items like lithium batteries that pose fire risks in recycling facilities.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• GFL Environmental: Diversified environmental services company providing solid waste, recycling, and organics collection; comparable municipal/B2B customer base and MRF-adjacent processing services.
• Waste Management: Largest U.S. waste hauler that also operates a national network of MRFs; competes directly with Millennium for municipal processing contracts and is itself a Millennium customer via WM of Sioux Falls.
• Republic Services: National solid waste and recycling company with its own MRFs and Blue Planet recycling products; comparable as a large incumbent offering single-stream processing at scale to municipalities.
• Waste Connections: Large North American solid waste services company with recycling processing capabilities; competes for regional hauling and recycling contracts that overlap with Millennium's Upper Midwest footprint.
• Casella Waste Systems: Vertically integrated hauler and recycler in the Northeast U.S. that operates MRFs and recycling commodity sales; similar business model of municipal processing contracts plus commodity revenue.

Regional players

• Pioneer Recycling: Operates single-stream MRFs serving communities in the Pacific Northwest and Western U.S.; directly comparable in facility type, processing model, and municipal customer profile.
• Rumpke Waste & Recycling: Family-owned hauler and recycler in the Ohio Valley operating its own MRFs; comparable as a privately held regional player with municipal contracts and commodity sales.
• Dem-Con Companies: Minnesota-based recycling and waste diversion operator with MRF, C&D, and organics processing; a regional peer serving an adjacent Upper Midwest geography with comparable single-stream recovery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sfrecycling
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCHcJ1DNfhRWIgMlrIjs7-mA
• Facebookfacebook.com/SFRecycling
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/millennium-recycling-inc-
• Instagraminstagram.com/sfrecycling
• TikToktiktok.com/@sfrecycling

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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