Solid Waste Solutions in Rural Alaska::
Additional Success Stories from Rural Alaska:

Newhalen Native Village

Contact:
   Ron Wassillie
   907/571-1720
   ronwassillie@hotmail.com

The community of Newhalen has cleaned up their dump, managed to keep it organized, and has a great and extensive backhaul program that has continued for several years now. They had an open dump a few years ago and with the community and a focused environmental staff they cleaned it up, and a local resident familiar with Seattle recycling industry began working with the staff on separating out and recognizing what types of waste were recyclable. They have been recycling copper pipes, aluminum boats, other separated scrap metal for several years and are the first small Alaska village to do so.