Emerald Alaska: Alaska's top choice for environmental solutions.

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Businesses, government and local agencies in Alaska are always challenged to find viable solutions to their hazardous and non-hazardous waste management, operational and environmental support needs. For this reason, they will want to know more about Emerald Alaska, the state's largest, Alaska-based environmental services organization.

The Emerald Alaska facilities in Anchorage and Fairbanks specialize in the recycling, processing and management of a variety of industrial wastes. This includes distillation of spent antifreeze, parts washer solvents, plus a variety of paint and general cleaning solvents. Emerald collects and processes waste oils, water, sludges and solids from various projects. Emerald Alaska has the personnel, experience and equipment to offer turnkey hazardous materials management and specialized cleaning and environmental services to all areas of the state. With its home base in Anchorage, Emerald understands the unique logistics and operational challenges associated with getting the work done cost-effectively and soundly.

In addition to the Emerald facility, Emerald is supported by extensive resources throughout its locations and service areas in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Utah. Used antifreeze, for example, is processed at Emerald's Part B permitted facility in Washington where it is remanufactured and certified for reuse into recycled glycol products. Emerald also reprocesses waste solvents and remarkets them, assisting waste generators with their pollution prevention goals while offering solvent buyers significant savings off of virgin chemical prices.

Recognized by Alaska's most prominent agencies and businesses, Emerald has earned respect for managing, transporting and effectively offering hazardous and non-hazardous waste management services. As the prime contractor for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Emerald currently manages waste received from more than 50 military installations throughout the state. In addition, Emerald has experience with critical support projects. At Adak, Emerald cleans Navy fuel lines and tanks. In Kodiak, Emerald provides specialized support services to the U.S. Coast Guard, as well as oilfield operations at the North Slope's Prudhoe Bay.

Emerald is pleased to serve more than 6,000 clients throughout the western...