Why are plastic and glass containers not recycled?
There is presently no local recycling facility or collection site for plastic or glass in Fairbanks. Any collections of glass or plastic recyclables at the University would have to be sent to Anchorage for processing. In 2004, glass was collected at UAF campus and then back hauled to Anchorage. This program was shut down in 2005 because the glass recycler in Anchorage was no longer able to process the glass coming from Fairbanks. We are presently looking for an economically feasible method of shipping plastics to Anchorage.
