February 17, 2008 - 7:59am | zippy_pinhead

go ahead

and pull up that ladder behind you.

  February 16, 2008 - 5:25am | dave516

If it's so good .....

Ifish, you and your kind make me sick. You sit around and whine "why hasn't the government done this or that for me???" Excuse me, but if recycling is such a good deal, if it's so important to the survival of the world as we know it ... why have you gotten off you high and mighty a$$, started your own company, and made it happen. Ask Alaska Waste why they don't offer curbside recycling. They collect garbage from 80% of the Municipality. They (including Waste Management and Anchorage Refuse before that) haven't touched it because it makes absolutely no economic sense. If the private sector is so tired of waiting, why don't you lead the charge and make it happen.

  February 14, 2008 - 9:33am | recycle

Thanks for your response.

Thanks for your response. My job's only existed for two years and before Mayor Begich nothing has happened with recycling. Curbside is just a part of what we've been working on.

Over the last two years we've:
* Set up two cardboard recycling centers for businesses -- one downtown and the other on King Street.
* Began comprehensive recycling at City Hall facilities.
* Worked to secure new markets for glass and other recyclables.
* Worked to promote new uses for cooking oil and biodiesel.
* Put together a comprehensive recycling plan which will include curbside, school recycling and added collection centers.

We have been trying to move ahead. Call me at 343-4174 and I would be happy to talk with you.

Kevin

  February 10, 2008 - 11:05am | dave516

"FREE(?) Service"

Good point GreerGG, its a free trial .. for now, but then what?? Doesn't Alaska Waste offer some kind of recycling in that area that they charge for already?? I guess they couldn't make it go by charging so now they make it free (at least for 6 months). I think its kind of funny, they offer it all over town, except that most of the people they offer it to aren't even their own customers. I'm one of your customers. I pay my bills. I've wanted it for years. What's up wth that Alaska Waste??? Why don't you focus on giving us, your regular customers service rather than the people inTurnagain and Downtown? Or is this you sneaky way of getting all of the garbage business in Anchorage and then raking us all over the coals once you get the Muni out of the way and have a monopoly on everything. WAKE UP ANCHORAGE!!

One minor point ... While we are the only city in the top 100 cities in America wthout a curbside recycling program, we are also the only city in America's top 100 that is more than 1,000 miles from most of the recycle buyers.

  February 8, 2008 - 12:58pm | gfdurocher

Well, FINALLY...

This town's been "studying" recycling for decades. It's about time someone lit a fire under the Municipality!

And they won't require material separation!!