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Start the New Year right by recycling your live Christmas tree (and lights)
Follow ALPAR, in partnership with the Municipality of Anchorage Solid Waste Services, and CARRS/Safeway is hosting free Christmas tree recycling from December 28 through January 15. Live Christmas trees can be dropped off at Anchorage, Eagle River and Palmer CARRS store parking lots. Look for the signs and barriers. Stay on Santa’s good list (avoid…
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Live out America Recycles Day
Follow As we look to celebrate America Recycles Day (Nov. 15th) consider living it out everyday! How? Test your knowledge by taking a look at the recycling myths in our 2020-2021ALPAR Recycle Guide; find resources near you and work out a plan to recycle, even if it is just one item consistently support an ALPAR…
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Gathering glass: Anchorage tests collection at East High
Follow Anchorage’s Solid Waste Services recently added glass collection bins to their East High School community collection site. If successful, more will be added. Keeping it clean and free from contamination will be key. For a list of community collection sites in Anchorage, check out the list here. The page also links to interactive guides…
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ALPAR awarded crowning achievement
Follow ALPAR was named as the National Recycling Coalition’s 2020 Outstanding Business Leadership Nonprofit of the Year. We have had a long-standing relationship with business partners who share the same commitment to our state, its citizens and communities – it was nice to be recognized on a national stage! See press release or watch video:…
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CARRS/Safeway continues to recycle plastic bags
Follow CARRS/Safeway is accepting plastic bags at all their locations in Alaska – they collect and send the bags to their own distribution/recycle center in the L48. The stores generally have a collection box/container (like this one) at the front of the stores in or near their lobby/entrances (collection containers and location within individual stores…
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Anchorage adds a slice to the recycling pie
Follow (8.17.2020) Anchorage – Effective immediately, pizza boxes are allowed in all Anchorage cardboard recycling. New data shows that grease and small amounts of cheese in pizza boxes has no impact on the ability of the boxes to be recycled. This material is now accepted in all curbside and cardboard drop-off recycling within the Municipality…
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Air carriers create lift for rural recycling backhaul program
Follow Flying Cans history – 1990 news clip For more than 30 years local air carriers have been a part of a legacy – one that often goes unseen and uncelebrated. In honor of National Aviation Day (Aug. 19th) and the more than 70 rural communities who benefit from their donated backhaul services, we thank…
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Plastic nursery pot recycling event on pause
Follow In the past ALPAR has organized a plastic nursery pot recycling event in Anchorage at the Alaska Botanical Garden. However this year, due to COVID-19 concerns and the marketability of #3-7 plastics, we will not be holding the event in 2020. Faltz Landscaping, however, will continue to take plastic nursery pots through the summer months…
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Kongiganak kids keep Alaska beautiful
Follow Kongiganak is just one of the many communities participating in this year’s Youth Litter Patrol program. The kids cleaned up their community by filling 212 yellow ALPAR bags with trash and 22 green ALPAR bags with aluminum cans bound for recycling. Local IGAP Director Tracy Lewis rousted 42 youth to participate this year. We…
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COVID-19 relief for frontline sanitation and recycling workers
Follow Don’t leave them at the curb – be sure to thank all those who handle what we put in the bin as part of Waste and Recycling Workers Week (June 17). Despite significant changes and challenges over the past few months, these essential workers continue to make our everyday lives seamless. If you…