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ALPAR and Partners Recycle 6,000 Christmas Trees this year!
Follow Anchorage and Valley residents had one more thing to be thankful for over our holiday season: Christmas Tree Recycling! Over 6,000 trees were recycled this year (200 more than last year) thanks to a growing awareness that giving our things a new life after they become waste is the better option. Thank you to…
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100% Recycled Glass Beds Pipe for Railroad Project
Follow The Alaska Railroad sewer extension project now underway is using 500 tons of 100% Recycled Glass Aggregate (RGA) as the bedding material for 1,100 feet of pipe on Railroad Avenue. 500 tons represents 40 percent of the glass bottles and jars recycled by Anchorage residents this past year. The Alaska Railroad, Anchorage Water and…
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IT’S B-A-A-A-A-C-K! Glass Recycling Returns to Anchorage
Follow ALPAR is excited to announce the return of glass recycling to Anchorage just in time for America Recycles Day and Anchorage Recycles Day! The program will be drop off only for clean, empty glass bottles and jars – all colors – no caps or lids and no other materials like boxes or bags can…
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Covered & Secured Loads Prevent Litter and Accidents
Follow While driving down the Glenn Highway yesterday, I, yet again, was confronted with the situation that causes at the very least an eye-roll. The pickup truck in front of me let loose a plastic bag out of the back that flew off to the roadside. The back of the pickup was filled with all…