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Pumpkin Recycling in Fairbanks: 2026 Drop-Off Locations

Don’t trash your jack-o’-lantern. Find three free pumpkin recycling and composting drop-off spots in Fairbanks this November, with hours, dates and what to remove before you drop off.

COMPOSTING: Food waste collection pop-up Monday, November 2nd 4-6 PM @ Green Star

Next FNSB food-waste dropoff pop-up event Monday, November 2nd 4-6 PM at Green Star – 2134 Texaco Ave.

Food waste collection schedule poll

Help Green Star and Fairbanks Soil and Water Conservation District choose the best days and times for weekly food waste drop-offs.

Recycling Spotlight: Lightbulbs

We know recycling lightbulbs can be confusing which is why for February's recycle spotlight we made this guide on lightbulbs to help figure out where to take your bulbs. At Green Star we take Compact Fluorescent Bulbs and Fluorescent Glass Tubes that are not...

Reuse IT store milestone!

This past February, our Reuse IT store hit a huge milestone since they opened in May of 2023. They sold their 2,000th computer system! This also marks 40,000 Ibs of electronics refurbished and resold. Keeping them in circulation and out of our landfill. Great job...

Recycling Resource Library

Recycling information and resources for Fairbanks North Star Borough (FNSB) and the FNSB Central Recycling Facility (CRF) are now available in one simple place: https://iagreenstar.org/fnsbrecycles..

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