Life in Southeast Alaska

Recycling

I have been thinking alot lately about needing to recycle.  About the only thing we do now is saving newspapers to use for other purposes and composting which I haven't done since it has been snowing.  I need to figure out a good spot to keep a container for things we can take to the recycling center.  Rod suggested we build something for outside, which sounds good.  We will have to keep it dry somehow.  I think we need some sort of container inside so I will be more likely to sort things as I toss them.  How do you have your system set up?

It sounds like the center accepts most everything and it is free for households.  Here is the info about it if you live here and want to start recycling too.

Juneau Recycle Center is located at 5600 Tonsgard (the landfill-gate to the left of scales-follow the signs)

Recycle center hours are 7:00AM to 5:00PM on Tuesday through Friday & 8:00AM to 5:00PM Saturday .

More items added to recycle material! You can recycle:

• Newspaper, Magazines and Catalogs

• Glass (All colors, No lids, labels ok)

• Aluminum Cans

• Steel/tin mixed metal cans

• White ledger (office) Paper Only

• Mixed paper - Other white paper, colored paper, envelopes (glassine windows ok, junk mail,cereal boxes, etc.)

• Corrugated Cardboard (Corrugated cardboard has the wavy material in between 2 pieces of cardboard)

• #1 Plastic -Bottles; all size pop bottles clear or tinted; labels okay - rings okay NO lids - Remove all lids. Other: clear containers with #1 on bottom such as fruit and vegetables containers.

• #2 Plastic - White/cloudy jugs; 1/2 gallon and gallon milk jugs, gallon water jugs - NO lids. - Remove all lids.

• #2 Plastic Bottles (No bottle with hazardous materials like oil or drain cleaner) NO lids - Remove all lids.

• Plastic grocery bags

• NOTE: For a list to print out to use to set up your recycling items click on: What to Recycle

DON'T FORGET TO GET YOUR RECYCLE CARD AT THE WEIGH-IN WINDOW. GET IT STAMPED EACH TIME YOU COME IN. AFTER 20 VISITS YOU GET A FREE DUMP AT CAPITAL DISPOSAL.

Remember - Everything that you and your family do to:

• Reduce

• Reuse

• Recycle

• Repair

• Rethink

• Reject

Is a contribution toward reducing the waste stream in our community? It is creating and preserving a better environment for ourselves, our children, and for the future generations.

Reducing the Waste Stream:

• Look at the packaging. If there's a lot of packaging for a little product, don't buy it.

• Donate clean plastic bags to St. Vincent DePaul, Salvation Army, or Rainbow Foods or

• Purchase re-usable canvas bags

• Compost yard and food waste year round

• Remove your family from junk mail lists:
  Direct Marketing Association
  Attn: Mail Preferences Service
  P.O. Box 9008
  Farmingdale, New York 11735-90
  

(click here for additional recycling resources here in Juneau)