Travel Tips and Recycling Resources

Visitors: Plan your Trip with these Travel Tips

By properly recycling and reducing waste, visitors help conserve resources and preserve parks! Thanks to the Denali Zero-Landfill Project, new recycle bins for aluminum, glass, and plastic #1, #2, and #5 are located at most park visitor facilities, like

campgrounds,
visitor centers,
ranger stations,
Alaska Railroad Depot,
Denali Bus Depot (formerly Wilderness Access Center),
Riley Creek Mercantile, and
Morino Grill.

Here’s more easy ways for park visitors to minimize trash and waste while you travel:

Bring a reusable water bottle to refill.
Bring or buy a reusable bag to carry your souvenirs and supplies.
Choose groceries with minimal packaging and recycle as you pack.
Opt for paperless tickets and receipts.
Recycle aluminum cans, glass, and plastics #1, #2 and #5 in the park’s new recycle bins.
In some remote areas, recycling services are limited, so please – if you pack it in, pack it out, and always practice Leave No Trace ethics.

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Residents: Recycling Centers Near You

Cantwell Transfer Station (Mile 213.2 Parks Highway) accepts household and commercial recyclables, including:

Aluminum cans
Plastic grocery bags
Plastic #1, #2, and #5: Milk, water, juice, shampoo bottles, yogurt, and butter containers.
Mixed paper: newspaper and cereal/soda boxes.
Electronics: most items with a cord or battery, including computers, laptops, TV, VCR, DVD, stereos, speakers, blenders, toasters, lamps, and satellite receivers.

Hours of Operation: