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Household
Hazardous
Wastes
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- Ride a bus, bike, walk, or carpool.
- Use solar or wind power generation where feasible.
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- Check Alaska Materials Exchange.
- Oil can be burned for fuel in waste oil furnaces available locally:
- NuEra Corp. 345-6411
- Central Plumbing & Heating 562-2511
- Terpac 562-1258
- Industrial Boiler Ctrls., Inc. 562-2827
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- Call for details. Types accepted vary. Fees may apply.
- Store and transport used oil or contaminated fuel in a leak proof, sturdy container.
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- MOA Transfer Site
Old Seward & E. 56th Ave. 343-6298
- Anchorage Regional Landfill-Hiland Rd.
428-1742
- Alaska Pollution Control, 344-5036.
- Alaska Energy Recovery, 258-1558.
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- Car-pooling and use of alternative transportation reduces use of fossil fuels, which cuts down on air pollution and greenhouse gasses.
- Recovery and reuse of used oil is beneficial as a secondary energy source and reduces illegal dumping.
- More used oil (94 million gallons)is dumped on the ground, poured into sewers and tossed into landfills annually in the U.S. than the spill of the Exxon Valdez in Prince William Sound (11 million gallons).
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Antifreeze
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- Maintain safe and non-leaking cooling systems in your vehicle.
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- Buy recycled antifreeze.
- If you have a large fleet, analyze costs of recycling in-house.
- Contact BG Distributors for equipment 243-8133.
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- Call for details. Types accepted vary. Fees may apply.
- Store and transport used antifreeze in a leak proof, sturdy container.
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- Alaska Motor Doctor,
278-5428. Less than five gallons accepted free.
- Alaska Energy Recovery, 258-1558.
- Alaska Pollution Ctrl.
344-5036
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- Impurities can be removed and antifreeze re-used, reducing hazardous waste.
- Antifreeze is "sweet" tasting and is dangerous to wildlife, pets and humans.
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