
Interactive Recycling Guide
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Fluorescent Lights
Identification: Fluorescent light tubes are widely used in homes and businesses. They contain toxins and need to be disposed of properly.
Light Bulbs
Identification: Light Bulbs including compact fluorescent bulbs, LED bulbs, and incandescent bulbs illuminate the world around us but many contain toxins and need to be disposed of properly.
Clothing
Identification: Gently used and clean clothing and shoes
Household Items
Identification: Household items run the range from dishes, to lamps, to toys, to furniture.
Eyeglasses
Identification: Prescription glasses, reading glasses, sunglasses, and children’s glasses with plastic and metal frames.
Paints, Oils, & Chemicals
Identification: Paints, oils and other chemicals are considered household hazardous waste. They may be toxic and should not be put in regular trash.
Used Cooking Oil
Identification: Commonly used as a means to cook or fry foods, it is an animal or plant-based oil that is no longer fit for human consumption.
Glass
Identification: Commonly used as food and beverage containers, glass is identified by its transparent nature and is heavier than plastic. There is currently no place to recycle glass in Fairbanks.
Junk Vehicles
Identification: Junk vehicles are automobiles that are no longer functional, usable, or wanted by their possessors.








