Alaska Conservation Solutions

Recycling

The City of Kotzebue maintains a recycling site that includes ways to turn your garbage into cash. To learn how you can organize further recycling efforts in Kotzebue, please contact City Hall at 907.442.51000 or Stanley Tomaszewski with the Maniilaq Association of the Tribal Environmental Program at 907.442.7639.

The City of Kotzebue’s Refuse Department accepts used oil, which is recycled and burned as fuel. Bring used oil to the Baler Building at Public Works.

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 

Kotzebue Electric Association (KEA) is a pioneer in the use of wind energy in the United States. KEA's 17 utility-grade wind turbines generate 7 percent of Kotzebue's electricity, which translates to a savings of 100,000 gallons of diesel per year. Cost savings in 2008 are expected to be well above $300,000! To read more about KEA’s renewable energy efforts click here.

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.

If you're thinking of installing your own wind turbine, Alaska Energy Authority has published a Wind Resource Assessment for Kotzebue.  

Alaska Energy Authority has introduced a small utility-scale solar energy hybrid project to Lime Village. 

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

Climate, global warming, and daylight charts and data for Kotzebue in 2007 are available here and here.