Eyeglasses to the CRF!
FNSB approves acceptance of eyeglasses at Central Recycling Facility for Aurora Borealis Lions Eyeglass Recycling Facility.
Clean up Day 2024 – May 11th
Golden Heart clean up day is May 11th 2024. Bag pickup, team signups, etc. begin April 29th. Info , details and contact information in the flyer.
Earth Day 2024
Earth Day 2024 is coming and Fairbanks is celebrating all weekend with multiple events. Check out https://www.facebook.com/groups/earthdayfairbanks/ for more details!
April is Lend a Hand month for GSIA at Co-op
April is Green Star’s Lend a Hand month at the Co-op – load up on locally grown and sourced food, and help Green Star spread the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle message when you do!
Easter Egg Hunt Sale At Reuse IT Store!
Our Reuse IT staff have been playing Easter Bunny this spring by once again hiding Easter eggs at the Reuse IT store for our Annual Easter Egg Hunt Sale! All of April find a hidden Reuse IT egg, get some candy and a coupon for items purchased in store in April! Visit...
Earth Day Fair and Makers Market!
Spring is just around the corner which means so is Earth Day! This year we are working with other organizations to combine Waste Reduction Week and the Earth Day Fair and Makers Market! Waste Reduction Week will be April 13th-19th and will include events such as a...
Apply to Vend at the 2025 Earth Day Fair and Makers Market!
Spring is right around the corner which means so is Earth Day! This year the Earth Day Fair and Makers Market will be Saturday April 19th from 12-4pm at the Joy Community Center as part of Waste Reduction Week taking place April 13th-19th. Local organizations,...
Got Buckets?
Got Buckets? Green Star would love it if you donated your 5 gallon buckets or empty buckets of kitty litter you are no longer using! With or without lids! We use plastic buckets to ship out batteries for recycling, each battery must be sorted separately by their...
Want to see behind the curtain?
Come tour the FNSB Central Recycling Facility! We will be doing tours of the FNSB Central Recycling Facility for the next three Wednesdays! See how recycling really works in FNSB! Tours will take place Wednesday March the 12th, 19th, and 26th. Tours start at 1pm and...
Composting Updates!
Green Star is excited to share some composting news from some of our friends! Did you know nearly 30% that goes into our landfill is organic and could potentially be composted? Fairbanks Compost Collective and Compost FBX are working to help you keep organics out of...
UAF One Health Recycling Survey
Green Star is supporting a group of UAF Master’s students in the One Health program who are interested in a feasibility project on recycling in Fairbanks. They are asking that folks fill out their 10 question survey to give them input on the state of recycling...
New signage at the FNSB Central Recycling Facility!
Green Star of Interior Alaska and Fairbanks North Star Borough (FNSB) would like to thank owner Ben and the Advance Printing team for donating new signage to direct people where their recycling goes at the FNSB Central Recycling Facility (CRF)! We are very excited by...
Share your vision for the future of recycling in FNSB
Fairbanks North Star Borough (FNSB) is asking residents for input and suggestions for the FNSB Comprehensive Plan Update in survey form. The FNSB Comprehensive Plan will help shape what the next 20 years in Fairbanks looks like. Submissions for the survey are due...