Education and Community Outreach

Green Star’s community outreach focuses on educating people in the Fairbanks North Star Borough about local recycling opportunities and strategies for reducing waste. You’ll most likely see us hosting a table at community events like the Midnight Sun Festival, but we offer many opportunities to learn about waste reduction and recycling in Fairbanks! Read on to learn more.

Earth Day Every Day: A Middle School Recycling Curriculum

Our Earth Day Every Day curriculum integrates waste reduction and recycling education while meeting Alaska’s education standards for grades 6-8. The curriculum is available to download for FREE! Whether you’re a teacher, student, parent, or community supporter, this curriculum has information on recycling in Fairbanks for you.

If you would like to borrow a hard copy of the curriculum, we have two curriculum kits – including some lesson plan materials – available to check out at the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District’s Library Media Services or at Green Star’s warehouse.

Earth Day Every Day was sponsored and made possibly by ALPAR, Fred Meyer Fund, and Kinross Fort Knox.

Download Earth Day Every Day Curriculum Materials

Information Booths & Tabling Events

Come visit us at community events all year long! Green Star hosts an information booth at many local events to share information about how and where to recycle in our community. Some events we will participate in during 2024 include:

• Interior Alaska Solid Waste and Recycling Symposium
• Waste Reduction Week and Sustainable Living Expo
• Earth Day
• Midnight Sun Festival
• Golden Days Parade & Street Fair
• Fairbanks Clean Up Day
• Tanana Valley State Fair

Warehouse, CRF and Landfill Tours, Presentations & Classroom Visits

Don’t want to wait for the next community event to hear from Green Star? Contact us about other outreach opportunities for your group!

There are many ways your group or class can learn more about waste reduction and recycling in Fairbanks. Schedule a tour of our warehouse to learn about how Fairbanksans’ electronics are recycled. Ask us to give a presentation on local opportunities for waste reduction and recycling to your business, club, class, church, or other group!

Green Star can also visit your classroom! If you’re an educator interested in using our curriculum, but want additional support, let us know. Our staff are happy to help you tailor our curriculum to your specific classroom needs. We can also visit your class to demo lessons from the curriculum and talk about how your students can get involved in waste reduction efforts at your school and in their homes!