LATEST ALPAR NEWS
- Rural Alaska continues to crush it!Follow Congratulations to the following ALPAR Flying Cans participants who received funding this week to purchase can crushers (either small hand-operated or larger mechanized versions) in 2024. Eight communities will share nearly $9,000 in equipment funding. Those receiving funds: Nondalton […]
- The bags are back!Follow While the New Year may have just started, ALPAR’s 2024 litter prevention season is well underway! Last week we received 879 cases of ALPAR bags. The green bags are used for Flying Cans; the yellow bags are used for […]
- Almost twice as many bottles in 2023Follow Year-end totals show the total amount of used beverage cans (UBCs) to be lower than the year prior, while the number of bags of plastic bottles sent in to be recycled was up. More than 40 communities (off the […]
- 2023 year in reviewFollow ALPAR’s board, sponsors, funders, volunteers and grant recipients continue to amaze us with their support and dedication to our mission: removing litter and ensuring valuable materials go to the Lower 48 for recycling. Check out this past year’s impact […]
- One last push till end of the year!Follow Thank you to our ALPAR Flying Cans participants! They sent in 2,804 pounds of used beverage cans (UBCs) via members of the Alaska Air Carriers Association in the third quarter of 2023. UBCs are routed to the Anchorage Recycling […]
- Flying Cans participants send nearly 2 tons of aluminum cans in Q2Follow Congratulations to our ALPAR Flying Cans participants! They sent in 3,915 pounds of used beverage cans (UBCs) via members of the Alaska Air Carriers Association in the second quarter of 2023. UBCs are routed to the Anchorage Recycling Center, […]
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ALPAR was founded in 1982 by a group of innovative businesses who wanted to make a difference throughout the state by preventing and cleaning up litter and helping to create and support sustainable recycling programs.