Our e-recycling program consists of an annual event to collect and recycle electronics from both businesses and households in the Fairbanks area.

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On Saturday April 26th and Tuesday April 29th, 2008 IAGreenstar collected and shipped 11.9 tons of obsolete electronics from the Fairbanks community to a Seattle recycling facility, diverting an estimated 1094 pounds of lead from the FNSB landfill.

Approximately 200 households, businesses, non-profits, and government agencies participated in Green Star’s electronic collection event held at the Carlson Center parking lot last April.  Green Star’s recycling partners Northern Alaska Environmental Center , ASUAF Recycling Club, Glowing Planet: Concept Tree and FNSB Solid Waste Division collected 134 computer monitors, 79 printers, 27 televisions, plus numerous cell phones, VCRs and miles of cables and wires associated with electronic devices. These obsolete electronic devices were shipped to Total Reclaim’s Anchorage recycling center where 90% of the e-waste load will be reused. Total Reclaim was selected based on their high recovery rate of materials from e-waste and their responsible handing of toxic materials. Used electronics contain lead, cadmium, barium, chromium, and mercury – materials which are toxic to the environment if the electronics are water soaked or burned.

That is why Interior Alaska Green Star was especially interested in recycling older computer monitors and TVs. The video display device used in these units - the bulky cathode ray tube (CRT) -  contains 15 to 90 pounds of glass and 2 pounds of lead. The central processing unit of a computer contains another 1.8 pounds of lead. We calculate that this event prevented an estimated 1094 pounds of lead from being placed into the Fairbanks landfill.

Event Information

Location: The Carlson Center parking lot, located at 2010 2nd Avenue.

Hours:

April 26th	10 am to 4 pm	(household)
April 29th	9:00 am to 5:00 pm	(corporate)
April 29th	5:00 pm to 7:00 pm	(household

Fees: There is a per item fee to cover cost of recycling, ranging from none to $25 – depending on the size of the item and type of electronic device. See list below. See list below. Cost for large quantities already on pallets is $0.35/lb.

Special Notice: Please do not leave items next to the trailier if personnel are not there. Contact us and we will be happy to help you properly dispose of your items.

Large load discount: Truckloads will be charged a discounted rate of 35 cents per pound. You must have your load weighed and the weight documented before delivery.

Attention Non-Profit Agencies
Thanks to the Rasmuson Foundation, Alaskan non-profit organizations will be able to recycle their electronic waste at a reduced price for the next three years. The discount is available for 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organizations with budgets of less than $3 million. For more information please call 452-4152.

Accepted Items and Fees (by cash or check only):

*** Fees will be added as they become available ***

Items Not accepted:

• Video and audio cassette tapes
• Smoke detectors
• Loose batteries
• Vacuum cleaners
• Household electric appliances without circuit boards (like toasters, vacuum cleaners etc).

Learn more about e-waste

Interior Alaska Green Star
PO Box 82391
Fairbanks, AK, 99708
info at iagreenstar.org
907.452.4152