Earth Day Fair and Makers Market! Waste Reduction Week!

The last workshop is Trashy Perspectives with Alyssa Quintyne. Bring your own trash/compost/recycling from the week or just come for the presentation. You can find more information about the Trashy Perspectives Workshop at the sign up form here:...

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..

Recycling Spotlight: Batteries

Did you know you can recycle your non automotive batteries at the Fairbanks North Star Borough Central Recycling Facility (FNSB CRF) with your regular recycling? Batteries turned into the FNSB CRF are weighed and then taken to Green Star's Electronics Warehouse to be...

We are expanding!

Our Reuse IT store at 2134 Texaco Ave is going to look a little different in February... we are expanding! We will be open throughout construction but please pardon our dust and roll with us as our staff works hard to still repair your computers and keep our inventory...