Recycling Resource Library

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..

November Recycling Spotlight: Office Paper

November Recycling Spotlight: Office Paper

This month’s recyclable material spotlight is sorted office paper! Office paper is a higher value commodity sorted out of our standard mixed paper that we collect. This is because it can be turned into any other color of paper but other colored paper...
October Recyclable Material Spotlight: Steel Cans

October Recyclable Material Spotlight: Steel Cans

We just started accepted steel cans at the FNSB Central Recycling Facility this summer! Cans must be rinsed so they are free of food waste and have the labels off of them so that they don’t impact the smelting process. Tin and steel cans are the same, the name...
Winter Goldstream Recycling Popups

Winter Goldstream Recycling Popups

We are so excited to continue partnering with the Goldstream Farmers Market to bring you Recycling Popups this winter! Green Star staff will be at every first Sunday Winter Goldstream Farmers Market through April 5th. Come check out local vendors and bring your...
September Goldstream Recycling Pop-Up Sunday

September Goldstream Recycling Pop-Up Sunday

Green Star staff will be at the Ken Kunkel Center this Sunday September 7th from 2-4:30 during the Goldstream Farmers Market to collect your recycling! Recyclables include paper, cardboard, aluminum cans, steel cans (food waste and label free), #1 and #1 plastic...
Steel Can Recycling at the FNSB CRF Starting July 1st!

Steel Can Recycling at the FNSB CRF Starting July 1st!

We have a super exciting announcement! Start saving your steel food cans because starting July 1st FNSB residents will be able to take them to the FNSB Central Recycling Facility (CRF) for recycling along with everything else! This includes what folks call tin cans...