SWAN - Solid Waste Alaska Network

A collection cart can hold a lot of waste and can significantly reduce the number of trips taken to the dump which can also reduce the labor hours needed for collecting waste. Using a collection service keeps people away from the dump and its risks.

Purchase a cart
Make your own

ATV driven collection carts can be purchased for about $2,000 (not including the ATV and not including shipping) from:

Tag-A-Long Trailers
Contact: Dave
7751 Rancho Dr., Anchorage
Phone: 1 (800) 285 4301 or (907) 344 8451
www.tagalongtrailers.com (check out their website for different styles)

An ATV driven waste collection cart was purchased for the Native Village of Chefornak with a Central Council of Tlingit and Indian Tribes grant. The collection cart was purchased from Tag-A-Long Trailers in 2001. The specifications of their collection cart are as follows:

Model: 48-96-T
Tandem axle, 4’ wide, 8’ long, 4’ high
Overall width: 70”
Two top loading doors
Rear unloading door
25” tires
Approximate weight: 550 lbs

See pictures below of their ATV driven cart.

Several communities have built their own collection carts out of local materials. Here are a few examples:

The Native Village of Selawik made their collection cart locally. Trash is put into a supersack which can be seen in the pictures above.

Village contact: If you would like to contact Selawik to ask about their collection cart, contact Raven Sheldon at 484 2006

Pictures from EPA’s website: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/tribal/thirds/kipnuk.cfm

The Kipnuk Traditional Council (KTC), through an ANHB Solid Waste Demonstration grant, built ten wooden sleds to use as collection carts for waste in the winter and as stationary dumpsters during the summer months when their ATV carts are used. A Raven Americorps member and a local sled builder constructed the sleds from local materials.

Village contact: If you would like to contact Kipnuk to ask about their sled collection program, contact Nelson Anaver, at the Native Village of Kipnuk Traditional Council, at 907 896-5515 or by e-mail at kipnuk2000@aol.com

Village of Grayling’s locally built collection cart

ATV driven sleds are also used by several communities for waste collection

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