Helena City Commission to consider resolution on diverting waste from landfill By: Jonathon Ambarian and last updated 2021-02-17 21:06:04-05 HELENA â Helena city leaders will consider next week whether to adopt a new conservation goal: preventing more solid waste from ending up in the landfill. Currently, the city estimates about 20% of the solid waste it manages is diverted â meaning it is recycled, composted or otherwise kept out of the landfill. On Monday, the Helena City Commission will discuss a resolution endorsed by the Citizen Conservation Board, which would call for the city to increase that percentage to 35% by 2030 and 50% by 2040.