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Litter Prevention & Recycling
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Litter Prevention & Recycling
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- Cleanup Season Across AlaskaFollow As Alaska emerged from winter, communities across the state rolled up their sleeves and headed outdoors for one of the busiest cleanup seasons yet. From neighborhood cleanups in Anchorage and Fairbanks to remote marine debris removal projects, Alaskans are… Read more: Cleanup Season Across Alaska
- Earth Month in ActionFollow Each April, Earth Day offers a chance to reflect on how small, everyday actions contribute to a healthier environment. Increasingly, communities across the country use the entire month to build awareness and take action. In Alaska, those actions are… Read more: Earth Month in Action
- Flying Cans communities beat last year’s totals for aluminum!Follow Final quarter of 2025 shows the amount of used beverage cans (UBCs) sent in for recycling by remote communities beating last year’s totals. The number of plastic bags filled with used plastic beverage bottles for recycling was slightly down.… Read more: Flying Cans communities beat last year’s totals for aluminum!
- Flying Cans/Bottles communities beat Q3 totals year over year!Follow Third quarter of 2025 shows the amount of used beverage cans (UBCs) sent in for recycling by remote communities beating last year’s totals. The number of plastic bags filled with used plastic beverage bottles for recycling was also up… Read more: Flying Cans/Bottles communities beat Q3 totals year over year!
- Flying Cans communities work to meet last year’s totals in Q2Follow Second quarter of 2025 shows the amount of used beverage cans (UBCs) sent in for recycling by remote communities slightly down compared to last year. The number of plastic bags filled with used plastic beverage bottles for recycling was… Read more: Flying Cans communities work to meet last year’s totals in Q2
- Rural Alaska proves they can do it!Follow Congratulations to the following ALPAR Flying Cans participants who received funding this year to purchase can crushers (either small hand-operated or larger mechanized versions) in 2025. Seven communities will share more than $12,000 in equipment funding. Those receiving funds… Read more: Rural Alaska proves they can do it!
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Exciting news for Nome! Kawerak Inc is stepping up to meet a longstanding need with the opening of a new recycling facility in Nome—and now it’s one step closer. The Nome Common Council has approved a lease to use the former Monofill site, located near Nome Airport, including the building and 32,705 square feet of land. The lease runs from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2044, at a nominal annual rent of just $1! The decision was made in order to address this need for the common good of the community of Nome.
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Kawerak to open recycling facility, fill longstanding need for Nome – KNOM Radio Mission
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A public recycling facility for Nome is inching closer to completion. On Monday the Nome Common Council approved an ordinance authorizing the lease of land to Kawerak, Inc. for the project. The proper…
Our 4th quarter of our Flying Cans/Flying Bottles program shows a decrease from the previous year. The biggest contributor in Q4, however, was Chevak—they sent in 684 pounds of used beverage cans while Teller sent in a whopping 128 bags of used plastic beverage bottles!
Seven groups applied or re-started the Flying Cans program in 2024: Nightmute, Ruby, Aleknagik, White Mountain, Beaver Village, Newhalen and Hooper Bay. We look forward to seeing how much they send in for recycling.
In total, 38 communities (off the road, rail or river system) participated in this program in 2024 with support from members of the Alaska Air Carriers Association (ACAA).
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2024 rural Alaska Flying Cans, Bottles YE stats | ALPAR
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Follow The fourth quarter of Flying Cans/Flying Bottles show the amount of material sent in 2024 less than the previous year. The biggest contributor in Q4 was Chevak – they sent in 684 pounds of us…
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