In Ketchikan, people can come up to the landfill and take what they want, which saves the city time, space and money.
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Talking Trash: Follow the garbage Southeast ships south
When you toss a candy wrapper in the trash in five Southeast Alaska communities, you’re sending it on a thousand-mile journey to a Lower 48 landfill.
Ferry plan calls for smaller ships, public management
A plan to reform the Alaska Marine Highway calls for replacing some ferries with smaller, more efficient vessels. It would be run by a public corporation.
Ferry reform’s next step at Southeast Conference meeting
Southeast Conference and the state ferry system are examining ways to save money while maintaining service to port communities.
Tribal conference considers climate change impacts
Southeast tribal governments are meeting with biologists and other experts during the Southeast Environmental Conference Sept. 5-8 in Wrangell. They’re planning for the impacts of climate change.
Transportation Department names new regional director
A longtime Southeast resident is taking over one of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities’ regional offices.