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Follow This year’s event (previously scheduled for Oct. 7, 2021) has been cancelled. Nominations are currently being reviewed by our board and winners will be notified by phone call or email by Oct. 7th We look forward to posting the winning submissions on our Awards page and planning for ALPAR’s 40th anniversary in 2022!

Follow As we turn the calendar to April 22nd we are reminded that Earth Day can jump start individual actions that ripple across our communities and state as a whole. The shared responsibility to maintain clean, green and beautiful spaces comes through collective impact. We invite you to be a part of the change: In…

Follow ALPAR awards – nomination form – due Sept 1 ALPAR’s annual awards recognize companies, organizations or individuals that have made significant impact in litter prevention and recycling. They are intended to celebrate their achievements and commitment as well as provide inspiration for others.   Award nomination procedures and criteria:  The applicant or project must…

Follow As we round out the first quarter of 2021, we have found ourselves feeling both lucky and leery – lucky to have cultivated a supportive board and donations from businesses, yet leery as we make difficult choices as we embark on our second budget deficit year. Keeping both money and mission in balance means…

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…

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…

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…

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:…

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…

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…