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Diverting waste through recycling and reusing | Talk of Alaska

A woman in a bright neon hoodie operates a trash truck's mechanical arm, to pick up a recycling bin
Kelly Davis collects recycling in Petersburg in September 2023. (Hannah Flor/KFSK)

Some waste is inevitable, but careful shopping, reusing and recycling can cut down on what gets tossed into landfills. Ambitious Alaskans are finding creative solutions for converting hard-to-recycle objects directly into useful products, and keeping some of the most problematic items out of the waste stream. Alaska recycling experts join Talk of Alaska to share their vision.

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