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Major Recycling Drop-off Centers​:

Please do not BAG your recyclables, put them in the cart loose. Thank you.

​Cardboard, Mixed Paper, Aluminum Cans, Steel Cans, #1 & #2 plastic bottles with caps

Anchorage Regional Landfill: 15500 Eagle River Loop Road, Monday through Saturday 8:00am - 5:00pm 

Please be advised, ARL's recycling bins fill quickly.  SWS works diligently to keep them available to the community during open hours.  When the bins are full we must divert recycling customers to WestRock Recycling Center (information below) due to the safety concern of materials on the ground and overflowing out of the bins.  Please be patient with our staff if you are diverted to WestRock.  Thank you for keeping recyclable materials out of our landfill.​​

WestRock Anchorage Recycling Center: 6161 Rosewood Street, Drop-off open 24 hours, 7 days a week. WestRock is a private company and is not operated by Solid Waste Services.

ALPAR Recycling Sites:​


Recycling - What Goes Where?

Below is a list of common and special recyclables. Ensuring that we recycle these items is of the utmost importance for our community. 



COMMON ITEMS

Aluminum Cans (rinsed)

 

Automated Curbside Pick-up & ALL Major Drop-off Centers

Additional drop-offs: Inlet View Elementary, CARRS Aurora Village, Northwood Elementary, CARRS Jewel Lake, Mears Middle School, Lake Otis Elementary, CARRS Abbott, CARRS Muldoon, Wonder Park Elementary, CARRS Eagle River 


Aluminum Foil (clean)

 

Drop-off only at WestRock Anchorage Recycling Center, 6161 Rosewood Dr.


Cardboard (flattened)

 

Automated Curbside Pick-up & ALL Major Drop-off Centers


Food Scraps

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Central Transfer Station (May through October)

ANCHORAGE COMMUNITY COMPOST DROP-OFF - CLICK HERE​

CURBSIDE COMPOST PICK-UP (PINK CARTS) - CLICK HERE


Glass bottles and jars

 

Only accepted at the Anchorage Regional Landfill and WestRock Anchorage Recycling Center.


Grass Clippings

 

CURBSIDE COMPOST PICK-UP (PINK CARTS) - CLICK HERE

American Landscaping - 760 E 120th Ave, (907) 563-3804, FEES APPLY (typically open April through October call for more details).

Mixed paper (cereal boxes, junk mail, office paper, magazines, toilet paper rolls, paper towel rolls, paper grocery bags​)

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Automated Curbside Pick-up & ALL Major Drop-off Centers


Newspaper

 

Automated Curbside Pick-up & ALL Major Drop-off Centers

Additional drop-offs: Inlet View Elementary, CARRS Aurora Village, Northwood Elementary, CARRS Jewel Lake, Mears Middle School, Lake Otis Elementary, CARRS Abbott, CARRS Muldoon, Wonder Park Elementary, CARRS Eagle River 


Plastic bags

 

Accepted at all Carrs grocery stores


Plastic bottles - #1 PETE​

 

Automated Curbside Pick-up & ALL Major Drop-off Centers, caps are okay to leave on the bottle. 


Plastic jugs/bottles - #2 HDPE

 

Automated Curbside Pick-up & ALL Major Drop-off Centers, caps are okay to leave on the bottle/jug.


Steel/tin cans (rinsed)

 

Automated Curbside Pick-up 

Drop-off at A​nchorage Recycling Center & Anchorage Regional Landfill. Recommend rinsing before putting in the collection container.


SPECIAL ITEMS

Appliances - fees apply

 

Appliances such as washers, dryers, fridges, freezers, hot water heaters and stoves may be brought to CTS and ARL for recycling.
*Refrigerators and freezers are accepted at CTS and ARL for an additional $25.50 charge, per each unit, which covers the removal of the CFCs (Freon).
Commercial entities must take refrigerators and freezers to the Anchorage Regional Landfill.


Auto batteries - fees apply

 

Central Transfer Station & Anchorage Regional Landfill  (1st battery free, 2nd + $5 per battery)


Cooking Oil (less than 5 gallons)

 

Central Transfer Station Household Hazardous Waste (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday) & Anchorage Regional Landfill Household Hazardous Waste.

Cooking Oil (more than 5 gallons)

Alaska Waste Commercial Collection, (907) 563-3717


Construction & Demolition Debris - fees apply

 

Central Recycling Services - 2500 Railroad Ave, (907) 272-8785


CFL Bulbs

 

Central Transfer Station Household Hazardous Waste (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday) & Anchorage Regional Landfill Household Hazardous Waste


Electronics - fees apply

 

Total Reclaim - 12050 Industry Way, Anchorage (907) 561-0544

Batteries & Bulbs - 910 W International Blvd, Anchorage (907) 770-6110

Eagle River Electronics- 12801 Old Glenn Hwy, Eagle River (907) 390-0423

(note: this list may not be comprehensive, if you are an electronics recycler, please contact recycle@muni.org to be added to the list)


Scrap Metal

 

Central Recycling Services - 229 East Whitney Road​, (907) 748-7400

Alaska Scrap - 720 E Whitney Road, (907) 277-2727

WOTC - 8820 King Street, (907) 344-1133

WestRock Anchorage Recycling Center - 6161 Rosewood Street, (907) 562-2267


Used Oil

 

Central Transfer Station (5 gallon limit) & Anchorage Regional Landfill (5 gallon limit) 


Wood Waste

 

Muni woodlots - click here for more info.

Disclaimer: This listing is for informational purposes only, and Anchorage Solid Waste Services does not endorse any private business or agencies listed above. Prices, operating hours, and acceptable materials are subject to change. Please contact individual locations if you have further questions about their policies, prices, locations, or hours.

If you are a recycling enterprise and wish to be included on this list please email recycle@muni.org