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July 5, 2008Arcticulates ®Focusing on Alaska's BeautyAuthor: K. FieldsRecycle-Reuse-RepeatJars are cleaned, disinfected and refilled with things like honey (from your own honey boxes) jams, jellies and syrups(made from harvested wild berries), And empty jars and bottles are also used for canned goods, like veggies (grown in the garden), and meat (from hunting). Discarded food items and liquids, are buried in a place called a compost pile, and after a time, the dirt from this compost is used in the gardens for fertilizer and growing spectacular gardens. Alaskans save and stash whatever parts and pieces they have, because it is hard to get most larger items into the remote areas in Alaska, plus there are extreme freight prices due to limited access and distance to the rural area’s, towns and villages. We do have a privately funded, non-profit organization here in Alaska called ALPAR (Alaskan’s for Litter Prevention, and Recycling). This organization is dedicated to getting the word out all over Alaska on ways to recycle, and has provided numerous services and programs to promote recycling and litter control. Recycling Center in Alaska
ALPAR's Motto is: Recyclers Rule! We can recycle lots of different things in Anchorage and unlike lots of other places, it's free as long as we can take our materials to the drop sites. Another great thing is that in Anchorage, the recycling system is a business that operates without charging fees to residents. And to keep the business of recycling going strong, there are lots of things that we can do to help in the process!” Here is a partial list of the important things that ALPAR does. ALPAR Flying Cans Rural communities throughout Alaska send their aluminum cans to Anchorage for recycling, thanks to Northern Air Cargo,and member airlines of the Alaska Air Carriers Association. Can-Do Kids Kids can do a great job of recycling! They earn pocket money and prizes when they turn it aluminum cans at the Smurfit-Stone (Anchorage) Recycling Center ALPAR Youth Litter Patrols Summer jobs picking up litter! Kids work in ALPAR'S Youth Litter Patrols all over Alaska They help rid the communities of littler and remind everyone to dispose of litter properly. Sponsored in part by Conoco Phillips Alaska Inc Volunteer Community Clean Ups Across Alaska Volunteers all over the state pitch in to help clean up their communities every spring. This year, ALPAR supplied over 200,000 free bright yellow clean up bags to 160 communities. Since 1990, we've given away over 2 million bags to help clean up Alaska. Sponsored in part by BP Exploration Inc. (Alaska) Public Awareness ALPAR publishes the yearly Guide to Recycling for Anchorage and the MatSu. In addition, we create public awareness campaigns that educate the public on recycling issues and litter prevention. Thanks you to all our media contributors including the Anchorage Daily News,GCI Cable,the radio stations of Anchorage Media Group,and many, many more. Beautiful View of the Tanana River
Alaska is a beautiful place on this planet! The people who live here strive to keep it like this, this is not to say that we don’t have some issues, but they are few and far between. Majestic Mountain Range in Alaska
We want to keep our Rivers, Lakes, Streams and Creeks pristine, and our Land litter free! Later... K Fields See also: Environmental Safeguards?
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