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Recycling in Municipality of Anchorage, AK

What Municipality of Anchorage itself runs: 2 landfills, sites and programs covering 9 items. If your town doesn’t have its own page, these are usually the places to start.

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Checked October 26, 2026

  • Anchorage SWS: Disposal (opens in new tab) · Municipality of Anchorage Solid Waste Services
    • The Anchorage Regional Landfill is at 15500 E. Eagle River Loop Rd, Eagle River, AK 99577. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • ARL is open Monday-Friday 7:30am-5:00pm and Saturday 8:00am-5:00pm; closed Sunday. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The Central Transfer Station residential entrance is at 1310 E 56th Avenue. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • CTS residential hours are Monday through Saturday 8:00am-4:30pm; closed Sunday. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • SWS customer care: 907-343-6250. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • At CTS, metals such as stoves, washers, dryers, workout equipment, BBQ grills and lawn mowers are collected separately and recycled. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Anchorage SWS: Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Municipality of Anchorage Solid Waste Services
    • The Central Transfer Station household hazardous waste site is at 1208 E. 56th Ave, Anchorage. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Household hazardous waste drop-off at ARL or CTS is free for Anchorage residents only, limited to 40 pounds or less. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Very small quantity generator businesses must take hazardous waste to ARL only, not CTS. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Non-auto lithium batteries are accepted at HHW up to 40 lbs daily (max 220 lbs per month). Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Latex paint is not hazardous but must be dried before disposal; HHW takes paints up to 5 gallons or 40 lbs. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Municipality of Anchorage: Solid Waste Services (opens in new tab) · Municipality of Anchorage Solid Waste Services
    • The SWS administration building at 1208 E. 56th Ave. is in Anchorage, Alaska 99518. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Anchorage SWS: How Do I Dispose of These Items? (opens in new tab) · Municipality of Anchorage Solid Waste Services
    • In general SWS accepts only wastes generated within the Municipality of Anchorage. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Residents may dispose of one TV per day in a residential trash load at regular disposal rates. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Residents disposing of more than one TV a day are directed to the electronic waste facility at ARL; additional fees apply. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • TVs, computers and monitors are not accepted in curbside collection. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Beyond appliances, SWS does not segregate other scrap metal for recycling but may accept it as refuse. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Tires are accepted at all SWS facilities; more than ten tires must go to ARL, and rims must be removed. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • All locations take residential quantities of auto batteries: 2 per day, the first free and the second $5. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Lithium, alkaline and NiCad batteries go to the HHW facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Dried latex or water-based paint can go in normal waste; paints are accepted at the HHW. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Paints are accepted at the HHW. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Anchorage SWS: 2026 Collection, Disposal and HHW Rates (opens in new tab) · Municipality of Anchorage Solid Waste Services
    • Residential disposal: 1-4 cans or bags $10 per load. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Residential disposal: 1 cubic yard or less $15 per load. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • CRTs and LCD displays larger than 10 inches: $30.00. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • CRTs larger than 19 inches: $35.00. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Other e-waste: $0.50 per pound. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • 2026 rates: refrigerator/freezer refrigerant removal $30.00 each. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • 2026 rates: refrigerator/freezer disposal fee $27.00 each. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • 2026 rates: refrigerators and freezers must be empty, with doors removed, before entering the facility. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Anchorage SWS: Where and What to Recycle (opens in new tab) · Municipality of Anchorage Solid Waste Services
    • Washers, dryers, fridges, freezers, water heaters and stoves may be brought to CTS and ARL for recycling; fees apply. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Commercial entities must take refrigerators and freezers to ARL. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Flattened cardboard is collected by automated curbside pickup and at all major drop-off centers, including ARL. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • ARL is a major recycling drop-off center for cardboard, mixed paper, cans and #1/#2 bottles. Checked October 26, 2026.

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