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Communities across the country, especially in Montana, face the challenge of making recycling programs cost-effective. Although many communities in the greater Yellowstone Region express broad public support for recycling, the low population density and limited industry make the commodities market insufficient for local processing. As a result, materials collected for recycling in Montana are sent all over the U.S. and abroad. Transportation costs are substantial, making heavy or bulky items particularly expensive to recycle in the state. However, with continued public awareness toward improved efficiency and market development, Montana can sustain and expand its recycling programs. FC Recycling has been doing just that for over 16 years!
FC Recycling is a recycling and transfer station which handles, processes, transports and tracks all material received at the facility. The most commonly collected recyclables in Montana include cardboard (corrugated, paperboard, cardstock), office paper, plastics, newspaper, steel and aluminum. The prices for these commodities usually cover the costs of collecting, bundling and shipping for out of state processing. FC Recycling provides drop-off centers throughout Park and Gallatin counties.
It’s imperative that recyclables be free of contaminates such as food particles, liquids and tobacco products to name a few. Contaminates in the recycling systems cause problems for manufacturers of products with recycled content and result in losses of collected recyclable materials, thus preventing the full environmental benefit of recycling to be realized.