Recycle Hawai`i is a 501(c)3 non-profit educational organization serving Hawai`i Island. We currently offer free public recycling educational services on behalf of the County of Hawai`i, the State Department of Health, and our contributors.

The mission of Recycle Hawai`i is to promote resource awareness and recycling on the Island of Hawai'i. To achieve this, we educate and inform people about environmentally sound resource management and recycling opportunities for a more sustainable future.

Workshop: How to Build A Rotating Composter

Date & Time: Saturday, May 3 @ 11 am - Noon
Location: Kea'au Reuse & Recycle Center (KRRC)

For more information, please contact Recycle Hawai'i at 969-2012 or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

2008 Art of Recycling School Competition

The deadline for student recycled artwork submissions is fast approaching. Below are the island-wide drop-off locations for submissions. For more information, please visit the Art of Recycling School Competition website.

Entry Deadline:

The entry deadline is April 12, 2008.

East Hawai`i – Hilo
Kea’au High School’s Covered Bus Ramp
16-725 Kea’au-Pahoa Highway (130 Bypass)
8:00 – 9:00 am: Students drop off their entry
9:00 – 10:00 am: Jurying of artwork
10:00 – 11:00 am: Students pick up unaccepted works

North Hawai`i – Waimea
Firehouse Gallery-Waimea Arts Council
67-1201 Mamalahoa Highway
10:00 – 11:00 am: Students drop off their entry
11:00 – Noon: Jurying of artwork
Noon – 1:00 pm: Students pick up unaccepted works

    West Hawai'i - Kailua-Kona
    Kahakai Elementary School, Room F – 101 (directly behind the Office)
    74-197 Royal Poinciana Drive (off of Ali’i Drive or Kuakini Highway)
    1:00 – 2:00 pm: Students drop off their entry
    2:00 – 3:00 pm: Jurying of artwork
    3:00 – 4:00 pm: Pick up unaccepted works

Please note: Entries that are not accepted must be picked up on April 12^th at the times indicated above. Recycle Hawai’i cannot be responsible for items left at the drop-off location.

Wal-Mart Announces Shopping Bag School Competition

Students! Do you want to win a computer with printer and earn cash prizes for your team, club or class? Wal-Mart announces its Earth Day Festivals plastic shopping bag contest open to all Hawaii Island Schools from April 1st through the 30th.

Rules: Gather as many plastic grocery/shopping bags as possible, place them in clear plastic trash bags and tie them off with tape listing your school’s name and the number of plastic bags in each bag. Drop off properly labeled bags at the special tents to be set up at the Hilo and Kona Wal*Mart stores every Friday during April between 3 and 6 p.m.

PRIZES

First Place for the most plastic bags collected - computer, printer and $500 cash

Second Place - $500 cash

Third Place - $250 cash

Household Hazardous Waste & Latex Paint Collection

Hilo Transfer Station: June 7, 2008 @ 7:30 am - 2:30 pm

Kealakehe Transfer Station: June 14, 2008 @ 7:30 am - 2:30 pm

Please visit the Calendar of Events for detailed information. Mahalo!

"Still Good Stuff" garage sales at Kea'au Recycling & Reuse Center 7 days/week from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The following items are now accepted in the *Mixed Recycling drop-off
bins* at the County Transfer Stations:

Paperboard or boxboard (cereal, tea, snack food boxes, etc.) Plastics #1, #2 & #5 (milk jugs, detergent bottles, yogurt cups, etc.) Metal cans (Rinsed tuna and cat food cans, soup cans, etc.)
Newspapers and magazines
Cardboard and brown paper bags (flattened)
Mixed office paper and junk mail (No Brites)
Shredded paper
Phonebooks and paperbacks
Plastic bags (#2 or #4)

NO wax-coated boxes or paper
NO food or oil contaminated materials
NO Styrofoam

Please note: Some materials taken to the Kealakehe, Hilo or the Kea‘au
Transfer Stations can still be commodity-separated. Please look for
signage on where to place recycled materials at these sites.