Fewer than a quarter of all Alaska Waste customers in the municipality of Anchorage sign up for curbside recycling. Now the company wants to know why. Last week, the utility started a pilot program ...

Waste Connections Inc. (WCI), Folsom, Calif., has acquired the operations of Alaska Pacific Environmental Services Anchorage LLC and Alaska Green Waste Solutions LLC, which together form Alaska Waste.

The Alaska House of Representatives voted on Friday to relax environmental rules on advanced recycling facilities that use high heat or chemicals to turn plastic garbage into raw materials for new ...

In Alaska, "The Last Frontier," curbside recycling is still in its infancy. In early 2008, consultants reported to the Municipality of Anchorage that Anchorage was the largest city in the United ...

Alaska lost a shining light this month, a spiritual being with a stubborn persistence and a dogged belief in our greater good. Mollie Boyer, longtime executive director of recycling center Valley ...

The city recycling center has reopened limited services between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. from Tuesday to Saturday. Although the curbside pick up by Alaska Waste of garbage and recycling cans has ...

During a 2022 training session, RBC's John Kyte presented a check for $20,558 to Zender Environmental for the lead-acid batteries collected in 2021. The program expects another payment soon for last ...

Plastic removal remains one of the top-line issues for corporations across the globe, and it’s leading to increased understanding of how much work remains to make promised swaps and reductions viable ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rep. Tom McKay, R-Anchorage, speaks in favor of House Bill 143 on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) The ...

Rep. Tom McKay, R-Anchorage, speaks in favor of House Bill 143 on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) The Alaska House of Representatives voted on Friday to relax ...