Save Lives and Protect the Environment
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Alaska Waste’s number one operating value is Safety, and we encourage everyone to remove prescription drugs that are no longer needed from your home and properly dispose of them.Last Modified:
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Charity Silent Auction Deadline August 15
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Alaska Waste, the Chugiak-Eagle River Chamber of Commerce, and Blaine’s Art teamed up to create a new event at Bear Paw Festival this year. The event, The Art of Trash was designed to showcase local artists and benefit local charities.
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Want to Create Less Holiday Waste?
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Christmas Recycling: Less waste, more joy!
Want to create less waste this holiday season? There are lots of ways to recycle and reuse all those Christmas materials – even your tree.
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Sign Up for Paperless Billing
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Alaska Waste is kicking off 2019 by offering paperless billing to all our customers. Going paperless will simplify your life and reduce waste – a win-win for you and our beautiful state.
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Hazardous Waste Solutions: Anchorage Free Reuse Store
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Anchorage residents: Did you know there’s a free reuse store for household hazardous waste products?
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What to do with Your Household Hazardous Waste
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Household Hazardous Waste includes items like batteries, paints, and pesticides. For safety, environmental and legal reasons, these items cannot go in your regular trash bin or any Alaska Waste container. Luckily, disposing of them is easy.
**Please note – this list only applies to residential hazardous waste – not commercial businesses. Call your local landfill for commercial rates and rules.
Here’s a list of Household Hazardous Waste disposal resources, by community:
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2019 Anchorage Residential Spring Cleanup Promotion
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Are you sprucing up your home this spring? Alaska Waste can help! For a limited time, we’re offering a special flat-rate price for residents throughout the Anchorage and Eagle River areas through May 31, 2019.
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2019 Kenai Residential Spring Cleanup Special
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Are you sprucing up your home this spring and live in Kenai and the Soldotna areas? Alaska Waste can help!
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Keeping Kids Safe Around Garbage Trucks
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FACT: Kids love garbage trucks. And, we love that they love our trucks but we need to keep kids safe.
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Girdwood’s Secure Trash Zone Designation
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On July 9, 2019, the Anchorage Assembly passed a resolution designating Girdwood as the city’s first Secure Trash Regulation Zone.
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Annual Anchorage Garden Pot Recycling Event a Success
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More than one ton of plastic garden pots were collected on Saturday, August 17, 2019, at Anchorage’s annual recycling event.
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Top 3 Recycling Tips
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Here at Alaska Waste, we love recycling. We’ve put together three of the most important tips to follow when using your curbside recycling bin.Last Modified:
Download Our App and Never Forget Trash Day Again
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New!
Anchorage, Mat-Su and Fairbanks residential customers can now download the Alaska Waste app in mobile app stores.
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Fairbanks Team Deals with Bone-Chilling Cold
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When temperatures plunge far below zero, life gets interesting – and simple activities take on a new level of difficulty.Right now, Fairbanks is in the midst of a long cold snap. For all of January, most days have hovered around 20 to 30 below.
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Commercial Glass Recycling Comes to Anchorage
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At Alaska Waste, we’re excited to announce a new recycling option for businesses in Anchorage: Commercial glass recycling!
This service is perfect for bars, restaurants, and other businesses that throw away lots of glass jars and bottles.
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Changes to Your Invoice and Online Payment Portal
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Your next invoice will look different.
We have updated our billing software. Our invoices will have a different format. Additionally, your account number will now have a four-digit district number in front of it.
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Greasy Pizza Boxes Now Recyclable in Anchorage
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ANCHORAGE – Greasy pizza boxes are now allowed in all Anchorage cardboard recycling.
New data shows that grease and small amounts of cheese in pizza boxes has no effect on the recyclability of the boxes. This material is now accepted in all curbside and cardboard drop-off recycling in the Municipality of Anchorage, including all Alaska Waste recycling.
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Alaska Waste is committed to the communities we serve and operating a safe and environmentally friendly operation for our customers and employees.
In the News section we share useful information regarding:
- Service Reminders
- Waste Diversion
- Proper Waste Disposal
- Alaska Waste Community Involvement