FollowThe fourth quarter of Flying Cans/Flying Bottles show the amount of material sent in 2024 less than the previous year. The biggest contributor in Q4 was Chevak – they sent in 684 pounds of used beverage cans while Teller sent in a whopping 128 bags of used plastic beverage bottles.
Seven groups applied or re-started their Flying Cans program their programs in 2024: Nightmute, Ruby, Aleknagik, White Mountain, Beaver Village, Newhalen and Hooper Bay – we look forward to seeing how much they send in for recycling.
Records show 38 communities (off the road, rail or river system) participated in 2024 with support from members of the Alaska Air Carriers Association (AACA).
