Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK Trash & Recycling: Recycling Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- MSB § 8.05.060(B)
- Curbside recycling
- None; drop-off only
- Where to recycle
- Transfer sites and disposal facility
- Applies in
- Areas outside Wasilla, Palmer, Houston
- Enforcement
- Infraction under MSB § 8.05.105
Summary
Matanuska-Susitna Borough runs no curbside recycling program. Under MSB § 8.05.060, the borough designates special waste areas at its solid waste transfer sites and disposal facility for recyclable materials, and decides for itself what qualifies as acceptable for recycling, a list that changes with the market.
(A) Special waste areas may be designated at the solid waste transfer sites and/or disposal site for recyclable materials, junked and abandoned vehicles, asbestos containing material, waste oil, batteries, paint, and for the collection, storage and transporting for disposal of hazardous wastes as defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. (B) Recyclable material: The Matanuska-Susitna Borough will be responsible for determining what materials are acceptable for recycling. The recyclable materials which will be accepted may vary from time to time depending upon the market for such recyclable materials.
Full Breakdown
020 for areas outside Wasilla, Palmer, and Houston, carries no recycling mandate for residents. 060 gives the borough sole authority to decide which of those materials it will actually take. Subsection (A) authorizes special waste area designations at the transfer sites and the disposal facility for recyclable materials, alongside junked and abandoned vehicles, asbestos, waste oil, batteries, paint, and hazardous waste. Subsection (B) makes clear the accepted list is not fixed: the borough determines what is acceptable for recycling, and that list may vary from time to time depending on the market for the material.
090, billed per ton or per cubic yard. Residents in the unincorporated borough and its special land use districts must haul recyclable material to a designated transfer site or the central disposal facility themselves rather than set it out for collection; Wasilla, Palmer, and Houston run their own separate waste and recycling arrangements outside this chapter. 45.
Violations & Fines
Dumping recyclable material anywhere other than a borough-designated special waste area is a prohibited act under MSB § 8.05.050(A)(5). Chapter 8.05 violations are infractions under MSB § 8.05.105, with remedies and penalties handled under MSB Chapter 1.45; the manager's enforcement officer may issue citations, and a citation filed in district court serves as a lawful complaint under MSB § 8.05.110.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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