Does Altar of Memories trigger Recycling effects (like Karma's buff mechanic) when you choose to place a card at the bottom of your deck?

Ruling: No, Altar of Memories does not trigger Recycling effects when you place a card at the bottom of your deck. Recycling happens when a card explicitly tells you to recycle, not whenever a card is placed on the bottom of the deck through any means.

Nuances:

• While a rule identifies recycling with putting a card on the bottom of your deck, interpreting any bottom-deck placement as recycling leads to absurd conclusions (like putting cards on top of an empty deck counting as recycling, since top and bottom are the same position)
• The key distinction is that Altar of Memories gives you a choice and doesn't explicitly instruct you to recycle