Aluminum

Aluminum cans are recycled by the Baranof Barracudas Swim Club, who raise money for swim meets and travel. The city recycles scrap aluminum and a wide variety of other scrap metals.

Aluminum cans may be recycled at the Recycling Center at the Marine Service Center on Katlian Street. They may also be recycled at Sea Mart and Lakeisde Grocery and the main Sitka post office on Sawmill Creek Road.

Aluminum food cans should be rinsed clean and labels removed. Crush food and beverage cans if possible.

Aluminum pieces, industrial scraps, old skiffs, etc. should be taken to the Sawmill Cove Industrial Park Recycling Center. Call 747-1804 for information.

The Baranof Barracuda Swim Club -- with more than 50 swimmers presently involved -- is made up of youths aged 7 to 18 years.

The Barracudas have been reducing Sitka's waste by recycling aluminum for more than 20 years. Many believe the Barracudas' efforts to be the oldest recycling program in Alaska!

This is a great program that has been helping Sitka for decades. The program is run entirely by volunteer labor. Please help support the Baranof Barracudas by saving your aluminum cans!