ALPAR.

• Author: Gallion, Mari
• Position: INSIDE ALASKA BUSINESS

Residents can now drop off glass for recycling at the Anchorage Recycling Center--welcome news for recyclers who have been clamoring for glass recycling since the program was curtailed in 2009. The new glass drop off program is a partnership of Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling, MOA Solid Waste Services, RockTenn Recycling and Central Recycling Services. SWS has purchased recycling containers for the drop off site from funds received through the recycling surcharge on trash tipping fees.

ALPAR will oversee the collection program and share the cost of hauling the material with SWS. RockTenn, the company that operates the Anchorage Recycling Center, is providing the collection site at its drop-off center, and CRS is accepting the materials for processing and use in various end...