Anchorage

Anchorage Cleanup Week starts April 30. Here's how to help.

The 48th annual Anchorage Chamber Citywide Cleanup Week will kick off on April 30 with "Super Sweeper Saturday." On this day, students and their parents are encouraged to pick up trash from around their schools and neighborhoods between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Every student who participates is eligible to win an iPod Shuffle.

Cleanup Week will continue May 1-7, with individuals and teams collecting debris that's accumulated over the winter and putting it in special orange bags to be taken to local trash collection sites.

Groups can register now at anchoragechamber.org and arrange for the number of bags they expect to use. Individuals can pick up two bags at Fred Meyer stores beginning April 25.

According to the Anchorage Chamber website, bags should not be left at the side of the road. Instead, bring them to the Central Transfer Station, Anchorage Regional Landfill or the Girdwood Transfer Station during the week. To be accepted without a fee, the orange bags must be delivered separately from any other waste. Directions and other information are available at http://www.muni.org/Departments/SWS/Pages/default.aspx?

Up to 1,000 pounds of household and other residential waste, not necessarily in the official orange bags, can be dropped off on "Free Dump Days," 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 30 and May 7. Free Dump loads should be taken to the Anchorage Landfill in Eagle River or the Girdwood Transfer Station. The Anchorage Central Transfer Station will be closed on those days.

Regular rules will apply for the Free Dump Days. All loads must be secured or covered. No construction or demolition debris or yard waste will be accepted. A $20 charge will apply to refrigerators or other appliances containing Freon.

Volunteers are advised to wear gloves while picking up trash and those working near busy roads or intersections should wear safety vests.

Mike Dunham

Mike Dunham was a longtime ADN reporter, mainly writing about culture, arts and Alaska history. He worked in radio for 20 years before switching to print. He retired from the ADN in 2017.

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