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Community Organics Drop-off (Material Recovery Facility)

Material Recovery Facility, E 56th Avenue, Anchorage, AK

Call 907-343-6250 Apple Maps Directions (OpenStreetMap)

Call ahead. Hours, fees, residency rules and accepted materials change. Call or check the official source page before you go. Open the official source page.

Address
Material Recovery Facility, E 56th Avenue, Anchorage, AK
County
Anchorage Municipality
Hours
Seasonal May 1–October 31 (see SWS facility hours link on organics page)
Fees
Reduced cost vs regular trash (see SWS organics rates).
Who can use it
No residency rule stated in our source — many sites still check ID.
Accepted
yard clippings (grass, leaves, small twigs); garden scraps; fruit and vegetable scraps; salmon carcasses; coffee grounds and tea bags; herbivore manure
Phone
907-343-6250
Notes
Community organics drop-off at the MRF for residents and commercial customers. Not the wood lot — this site takes grass/leaves/food organics. Material is composted off-site (Palmer farm). Map coordinates from U.S. Census Bureau Public Address Ranges geocoder (matched: 1111 E 56TH AVE, ANCHORAGE, AK, 99518).

Source: Municipality of Anchorage Solid Waste Services – Organics

Last checked: — Read directly from the official source page on 2026-11-09: confirmed the yard-waste service at this site, accepted materials, season; other fields not re-checked. Facility is at the Material Recovery Facility (E 56th Ave) per SWS organics page; hours via linked facility hours page — call 907-343-6250.

Source and reuse terms: Public government information (facts); linked to the official source page

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