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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.

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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.

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Skiing on Our Minds

Posted by recycle

Posted: February 19, 2010 - 11:29 am

With all the crashes on the slopes at the Olympic Games' alpine events in the past few days, were there enough broken skis to supply a ski recycling facility? An odd question maybe but there are people out there thinking about questions like this.

What do we do with skis that aren't good enough for a ski swap? It may hardly seem worthy of contemplation considering my one pair of skis that I've owned since high school but then I think about the 100+ pairs that Lindsay Vonn travels with and the potential for waste skis becomes clear.

Snowsports Industries of America began a pilot recycling program last year to separate the metals and plastics in ski equipment and make building materials and flooring from the plastics.

Green Mountain Ski Furniture makes old skis into chairs, benches, and tables.

And don't forget the various ski swaps in Anchorage, typically held in the fall, hosted by organizations like the Nordic Skiing Association, the UAA ski team and the Alyeska Ski & Snowboard Club. Hold onto those old skis and poles until then!