We are Alaskans for
Litter Prevention & Recycling
We are Alaskans for
Litter Prevention & Recycling
LATEST ALPAR NEWS
- Flying Cans/Bottles update for Q1Follow First quarter totals for 2024 show the total amount of used beverage cans (UBCs) and bags of plastic beverage bottles sent in for recycling to be lower than the year prior. More than 40 communities (off the road, rail… Read more: Flying Cans/Bottles update for Q1
- 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… Read more: Rural Alaska continues to crush it!
- 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… Read more: The bags are back!
- 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… Read more: Almost twice as many bottles in 2023
- 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… Read more: 2023 year in review
- 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… Read more: One last push till end of the year!
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Ever catch yourself wondering what is recyclable, and what isn’t? This helpful podcast put on by Anchorage re:MADE and Municipality of Anchorage Solid Waste Services in honor of Earth Day has all the answers! Get the confidence you need to tackle your spring cleaning ambitions.
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Recycling for Earth Day | Hometown, Alaska
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In honor of Earth Day, we find out what you can and can’t recycle and find a place for the things you’re looking to get rid of this spring.
Why do a lemonade stand when Can-Do Kids can turn trash into cash! Did you know your child can earn money and win prizes by recycling aluminum cans? It’s easy, fun, and you help the environment.
How to participate:
🏫 Decide on your sources for aluminum cans. Start with collecting cans at home, from your neighbors, friends, family or your parent’s work place.
🤔Sorting is important! Only aluminum cans are accepted and are they’re almost always beverage cans. A magnet does not stick to aluminum like it does to a steel can. Check your collection before bringing them in to ensure all your pounds are eligible.
🏡Choose a place at home to store aluminum cans. Get your parent’s permission to use a closet, the garage or any convenient, dry place in your home where you can collect cans. Store them in clean bags or boxes.
đźš—Take cans to the Anchorage Recycling Center to redeem for cash and put your name in for a prize! Enlist you family’s help in making regular trips to the Anchorage Recycling Center to see what else your family can recycle. Go every week or just once a month – its up to you. Make sure it’s a convenient time both for you and them!
For hours and days cans are accepted call the Anchorage Recycling Center at 562-2267. Can-Do Kids is a program of Alaskans for Litter Prevention & Recycling (ALPAR), funded by the PepsiCo Foundation and coordinated by the WestRock Anchorage Recycling Center.
We enjoyed learning about how our friends in Juneau celebrated this past Earth Day, including with a city wide cleanup—a tradition that has been going on for on since 1916 when Mayor B.D. Stewart announced that “…a cleanup campaign should be inaugurated and that the papers and citizens in general should cooperate in the matter of urging the cleaning up of the entire city.”
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Celebrating Earth Day 2024 – Local First Media Group
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By: Grace Dumas, KINY Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – April 22 marks the 54th anniversary of what has now become a worldwide celebration to advocate for environmental protection and sustainability. In…
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