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Glass
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- Buy only what you need; if you must consume-recycle.
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- Store food, craft supplies, hardware items in bottles.
- Use for home brewing.
- Support use of refillable containers.
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- Remove lids/rings.
- Labels are OK.
- Colors can be mixed.
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- Anchorage Regional Composting Facility
243-8577 now takes glass bottles.
7985 W. End Rd 4 miles past intersection of Postmark Dr. and Northern Lights Blvd.
On Point Woronzof.
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- Re-use saves landfill space.
- Crushed glass can be used for: road or bike trail surface construction, sand blasting, soil conditioner, septic filtration, erosion control, construction fill
- Reusing crushed glass to make new glass is less expensive and more energy efficient than converting silica sand into glass.
- Glass can be reprocessed indefinitely.
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Lightbulbs
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- Purchase energy efficient, longlasting lightbulbs.
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- Incandescent Lightbulbs can be used for crafts and other decorative projects.
- Fluorescent and sodium halide batteries need to be disposed of properly!
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- No household light bulbs
or florescent lighting can be recycled with glass.
- However, lightbulbs that are burnt and unbroken can be donated for re-use in craft projects.
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- Lightbulbs - contact "The Sewing Scissors"
344-7739 to donate your bulbs!
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- It’s a bright idea!
- There are many components of lightbulbs that you don’t want to end up in the landfill, including lead!
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