Haines Friends of Recycling thanks the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation for the grant we received in 2016 for repairs and upgrades to our recycling trailer and recycling bins. We put most of our efforts into upgrading and repairing the recycling trailer. We use the trailer at major local events including the Bike Race, Fourth of July at Tlingit Park, and especially for recycling at the Southeast Alaska State Fair. Because of the recycling and composting efforts of Haines Friends of Recycling, the Fair only was left with minimal garbage after the event. The recycling trailer was loaded with aluminum and plastic. We are still working on repairing the lids to the collection boxes at the Recycling Center and hope to have that completed before winter arrives.
Again, a big thanks to the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation for their support of the efforts of the nonprofits in the Chilkat Valley.
Melissa Aronson, HFR Chairperson