Recycling

Keep your renewable waste out of the landfill. The Recycling Center on 3rd & Adler is collecting cans, plastics, mixed paper, tires, junk vehicles, refrigerators and freezers. 

Through an EPA grant, Fort Yukon leases out a garage in the community to store recyclables and to operate a used clothing/household goods store. Used oil from businesses in the community fuels a used oil burner in the garage, providing heat for customers and staff. If you would like more information about Ft. Yukon’s thrift store, contact Vicki Thomas at the Fort Yukon Tribal Council at 907.662.2581. 

Fort Yukon has a fantastic storage and backhaul program for hazardous wastes and recyclables. Batteries are stored in plastic totes and used antifreeze and transmission fuel in drums. Once the recycle containers are full, they are taken to a Connex container that sits next to the barge landing. When the Yutana Barge stops at the community, it picks up the hazardous wastes and recyclables and takes them away for free! For more information about the Yutana/DEC Backhaul Service, click here.

All communities in Alaska that are off the road and can connect to Anchorage via Northern Air Cargo are eligible to participate in the Flying Cans backhaul program. The program is sponsored by Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling (ALPAR), Smurfit-Stone Recycling, Northern Air Cargo and numerous other members of the Alaska Air Carriers Association.  ALPAR currently pays 35 cents a pound for aluminum cans, and there is no cargo charge! For more information contact ALPAR at 907.644.7968 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Energy Efficiency

Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) offers financial assistance to help Alaskans reduce their energy bills and make their homes more energy efficient. For more information on current programs statewide, visit the AHFC website or call The Home Energy Rebate & Weatherization Hotline at 1.877.325.2508.

Renewable Energy

Produce your own, clean energy and live off the grid!

Alaska Energy Authority's "Renewable Energy Atlas of Alaska" shows potential renewable energy resources all over the state. Order a free copy by contacting Renewable Energy Alaska Project (REAP) at 907.929.7770  or download a version here.

Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) has also prepared a Wind Resource Summary specifically for Ft. Yukon.

Alaska Sun is a coalition of solar businesses, academics, and interested individuals working toward a renewable energy future for Alaska. Established in May 2001, its funding originally came through the National Million Solar Roofs Coalition monies from the U.S. Department of Energy. Its site is now maintained by UAF's Cooperative Extension Service and is dedicated to promoting renewable energy for Alaska.

ABS Alaskan, Inc. maintains a site that discusses renewable energy options, remote power products, tax credits and intertie incentives throughout Alaska.

More Information

In 2003, The City of Ft. Yukon was one of the first communities in the nation to pass an ordinance banning plastic bags! (For a compelling slide show about plastic bags and the damage they do worldwide, click here.)