Dan Bates

Dan is a lifelong Alaskan. He was born here in Fairbanks, grew up in Anchorage, and returned to his home town in 2007 to work for a gold exploration company and transfer to UAF to finish his degree in Geology. In 2008, he started recycling scrap metals on a small scale from local transfer sites to raise extra cash and help pay for school. With the knowledge gained from studying geology and experience with metals mining, it made perfect sense to Dan that recycling was the way to go versus mining new materials. He is happy to have found Green Star and be able to share his energy and passion for recycling with other like minded members of the community.