In 1999, recycling and composting activities prevented about 64 million tons of material from ending up in landfills and incinerators. Today, this country recycles 28 percent of its waste, a rate that has almost doubled during the past 15 years.
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ALPAR Programs
NEW! In-Store Plastic Bag Recycling, Reuse and Conservation Toolkit
Alaskan Retailers are taking the challenge to help their customers, their bottom lines and the environment. ALPAR's In-Store Plastic Bag Recycling, Reuse and Conservation Toolkit outlines how to launch plastic bag recycling in your store and provides information that will help your customers be more environmentally active by using less and recycling. A great solution to keeping more plastic bags out of the waste stream.
ALPAR Flying Cans
Rural communities throughout Alaska send their aluminum cans to Anchorage for recycling, thanks to Northern Air Cargo and member airlines of the Alaska Air Carriers Association.
Call or email ALPAR for more information.
Can-Do Kids
Kids can do a great job of recycling! They earn pocket money and prizes when they turn it aluminum cans at the Smurfit-Stone (Anchorage) Recycling Center.
Stop by the Recycling Center for a Can-do Kids kit that will show you what to do.
ALPAR Youth Litter Patrols
Summer jobs picking up litter! Kids work in ALPAR'S Youth Litter Patrols all over Alaska. They help rid the communities of littler and remind everyone to dispose of litter proberly.
Sponsored in part by ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.
Volunteer Community Clean Ups Across Alaska
Volunteers all over the state pitch in to help clean up their communities every spring. This year, ALPAR supplied over 200,000 free bright yellow clean up bags to 160 communities. Since 1990, we've given away over 2 million bags to help clean up Alaska.
Sponsored in part by BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc.
Free Christmas Tree Recycling
Christmas trees are dropped off at Carrs/Safeway parking lots, where they are recycled into wood chips for local trails. Thank you to our major sponsors CARRS/Safeway and the Municipality of Anchorage Solid Waste Services.
Recycling
In addition to our program, we also help promote responsible recycling through our public education program, placement of conventient drop-sites for recyclables and backhauling of recyclables to Outside markets.
The backhaul is accomplished thanks to the generousity of Totem Ocean Trailer Express and Horizon Lines of Alaska. New shippers in 2005 who assist with recycling backhaul are Lynden and Alaska West Express, Northland Services, Alaska Railroad and Airland Transport. Continuing their help is Weaver Brothers.
Adopt-A-Bike-Path
ALPAR volunteers adopt bike path routes in Anchorage and keep them free of litter throughtout the summer. Call or email for more information.
Anchorage School Recycling Program
Kids -- with help from dedicated teachers -- earn prizes and money for their schools by participating in the ALPAR/Anchorage Recycling Center school program.
Public Awareness
ALPAR publishes the yearly Guide to Recycling for Anchorage and the MatSu. In addition, we create public awareness campaigns that educate the public on recycling issues and litter prevention. Thanks you to all our media contributors including the Anchorage Daily News, GCI Cable, the radio stations of Anchorage Media Group and many, many more!
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