Recycling & Renewables Rap : Tired of Mail Order Catalogs and other Unwanted Mail?

Recycling & Renewables Rap

This is the place for those who want to walk the talk on green living. Interested in the latest news on curbside recycling? Have a suggestion or idea about how to make Anchorage a greener community? Look no further than this recycling blog. Anchorage is moving fast to become a leader in protecting our environment, reducing climate change impacts, and hopefully saving money in the process.

Contributors

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Jeanne Carlson

I am the recycling coordinator at the Municipality of Anchorage's Solid Waste Services. I also am program director at Green Star. My masters degree is in natural resources and behavior from the University of Michigan and I have worked in recycling around the country for 18 years.

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Mary Fisher

As executive director of ALPAR (Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling, I work on litter and recycle issues statewide. ALPAR is supported primarily through the business community. I have a marketing degree from Missouri State University.

Local recyclers

Cooking oil recycling

Got used cooking oil? If you are a restaurant or large generator of used cooking oil, Alaska Mill and Feed will pick up your cooking oil and recycle it. For more information call 279-4519, press "option 3".

AHFC Research Information Center

Alaska Housing Finance Corporation provides a public and web accessible library on sustainability, sustainable development, energy efficiency, and green building.

Total Reclaim

Provides recycling and management services for computers, electronics, refrigeration equipment, lighting and appliances.

Alaska Conservation Solutions

Founded in 2005 to give voice to the pervasive consequences of global warming in Alaska while pursuing solutions.

Muni Solid Waste Services

Where in the city to recycle electronics, dispose of waste oil or automobile batteries.

ALPAR

ALPAR is a privately funded, non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating litter and increasing economically-viable recycling in Alaska. ALPAR programs and services are made possible by the generous support of our member companies and other dedicated businesses and organizations throughout Alaska.

Alaska Metal Recycling

This is the largest metal recycling facility in the state, paying for ferrous and non-ferrous metal

Green Star

Green Star is a non-profit organization that encourages businesses to practice waste reduction, energy conservation and pollution prevention.

Ask an expert

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Where do I recycle my ____?

Wondering how and where to recycle your refrigerator, cell phone, computer, batteries? Ask here.

Tired of Mail Order Catalogs and other Unwanted Mail?

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Posted: September 30, 2008 - 2:12 pm

The quantity of unwanted mail sent each year in the U.S. is about four million tons – nearly half of this is never even opened or read. Recycling is one way to manage the deluge but try one of these web resources to make the unwanted mail stop coming altogether. According to the Consumer Research Institute, a few minutes now will gain you as many as 70 hours per year that would otherwise be spent sorting and trashing or recycling your unwanted mail. So save time and trees!

CatalogChoice.org – Sign yourself up for free to get off catalog mailing lists. On this site, you choose which catalogs you stop getting.

41Pounds.org – Americans, on average, receive 41 pounds of trash-worthy mail every year. This organization will remove your name from mailing lists and donate a thired of the $41 fee to a charity of your choice.

GreenDimes.com – For $20, these folks will keep your name off mailing lists for at least five years. Plus, GreenDimes will plan up to ten trees on your behalf.

Direct Marking Association – Remove your name from many mailing lists for free. Visit the homepage and click on “Remove My Name Form Those Lists.”

Green Star has additional tips about how to steer clear of unwanted mail.