Recycling

Recycle Cordova

When you recycle cans in Cordova, the proceeds go to support our fishing gear recycling program! It’s a win-win for Cordova and keeps reusable and recyclable materials out of our landfill.

Currently the following can be recycled in Cordova: 

• Aluminum Cans

• Soda & Beer Cans

• Aluminum Can Lids

• Fishing Nets

Drop off Aluminum at the Baler on Whitshed Road. Recycling-specific containers are also located outside of the CRWP office’s main entrance and near the AC store.

The Chamber of Commerce will have recycling-specific containers available for
event rentals free of charge this year, along with traditional waste disposal options.

Contact CRWP if you have an event and need aluminum recycling-specific containers for collection.

Thank you to our partners for making this program possible: City of Cordova, Chamber of Commerce, and the Cordova Community Foundation.

Recycling facts/information:

• Recycling aluminum takes 95% less energy than producing aluminum.
• Soda cans are the most recycled drink containers on the planet.
• All aluminum products can be continually recycled, making them one of the most recyclable
  materials we use.
• Recycling aluminum can prolong the lifespan of our local landfill.
• If aluminum products go to a landfill, they will still be there for approximately 500 years before oxidizing.
• Recycling aluminum reduces carbon emissions and saves more energy than producing aluminum from raw materials.
• The consistent, high value of aluminum in the recycling market means we can sell Cordova’s aluminum and use the proceeds to offset the cost of recycling fishing gear.

Sources: https://thinkcans.net/aluminium/10-aluminium-facts. https://www.aluminum.org/Recycling.