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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 enterprises in Hawai'i. To achieve this, we educate the community about sound resource management and recycling opportunities for a more environmentally sustainable future.

 

New 'Keeping It Green' Newsletter

Download the latest issue of Recycle Hawai`i's 'Keeping It Green' Newsletter
   Winter 2012 Issue

To be included on our list to receive
'Keeping It Green' by e-mail,
please contact us at artpeace@hawaiiantel.net


Christimas Tree Recycling

After Christmas, drop your trees at one of the following eight (8) County Recycle and Transfer Stations:
Hilo, Puakō, Kailua-Kona, Honoka‘a, Kea‘au, Keauhou, Waimea and Wai‘ōhinu.
Dates: From December 26, 2011 through January 15, 2012.
County of Hawaii crews will be chipping Christmas trees at the
Kea‘au, Keauhou, Puakō, Waimea & Wai‘ōhinu Transfer Stations beginning on or around January 16th.

Download the Press Release

 

Scrap metal and green waste bins have been put back into place
at the Kea`au Transfer Station following completed renovations there.

 

 

Kanu Hawaii No Waste Challenge



Help us keep 50,000lbs of garbage out of the landfill this December
Join the No Waste Challenge!
We believe: change begins with us.
We will: reduce our personal waste stream,
learn what happens to the things we “throw away” here in Hawai’i,
and challenge ourselves to the “One Bag – One Week” Waste Challenge,
reducing our household waste to a single bag during the last week of December.
Join in this week as learn how much waste we produce and where it goes.

 

 

West Hawaii Civic Center approaches Zero Waste

"Zero Waste is a way of life, demonstrated by the ancient Hawaiians, that promotes the goal of reducing the amount of material we throw away. Instead, it reincorporates materials of one system for use for another system. In this way, we greatly reduce our impact on Hawai’i Island’s natural environment and how much rubbish we generate, protect Hawai’i Island’s natural environment, preserve our resources for future generations, and save our community tax dollars." Read the rest of the article here: West Hawaii Civic Center approaches Zero Waste

 


New Hawai`i Island Recycling Guide, Winter 2012

Download the latest 2012 Hawai`i Island Recycle Guide - January 2012

 


The 23rd Annual Recycle Trash Art Show at East Hawaii Cultural Center
The Recycle Hawai`i "Tutu Hana Hou" Award went to Diane Thornton for "Puppy's First Year" - Stuffed toys, leash & blanket.



Kimball Trump's "Free" (plastic people pieces were "found" at the Kea`au Recycling and Reuse Center)



Along with the Recycle Art Show at EHCC this year, the Haute Trash Fashion Show will be expanded to include a gala, full evening Trash Fashion Competition Show to be held on Saturday, October 22nd starting at 7:30pm in the sophisticated style and air-conditioned comfort of the Moanahoku Hall at Imiloa Astronomy Center on the upper UHH Campus. Awards will be presented that evening (just in time for Halloween!)


Tickets are available at EHCC at 141 Kalakaua Street in Hilo, Phone: 961-5711 and at Imiloa Astronomy Center at 600 'Imiloa Place Hilo, Phone: 969-9703.


Recycle Bins Are In!

Recycle Hawai'i has received a unique grant to support recycling efforts on the Big Island.

The winning concept from Recycle Hawai'i proposed an "Adopt-a- Bin" program. The program will match local organizations and businesses with bins put in public service; adopters will take responsibility for installing, maintaining and servicing the bins as a means to fundraise and/or demonstrate their commitment to the environment. A small plaque placed by the bin will inform the public who stepped up to provide this public service. For information on how to adopt a bin under this grant program, call Kristine Kubat, Bin Grant administrator for Recycle Hawai'i, at 969-2012. View the article at hawaiitribune-herald.com for more information.


New! E-waste disposal option in Hilo

Please see the E-Waste Recycling page for more information on what can and cannot be recycled during hours of operation only.
The County of Hawai`i Department of Environmental Management will begin collecting residential e-waste this Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011. Read the media release here.

 

Grousbeck Family Foundation helps Recycle Hawai'i

Recycling resource management education programs presented by Recycle Hawai'i were given a boost this past year with a $20,000 grant from the Grousbeck Family Foundation based in Los Angeles.

Since 2008, the foundation has provided support for various Recycle Hawai'i educational programs in the schools, such as the printing and distribution of 4,500 "Message from the Misty Forest" interactive storybooks for children ages 7-10 and the Recycle Hawai'i "Artists & the Environment" program.

Read the article from the Hawaii-Tribune Herald.

 

Earth-Friendly Schools Hawai`i

Howard Shapiro, Education Director for Recycle Hawai`i,
presents Earth-Friendly Schools Hawai`i certificate to students and teachers from Pahoa High & Intermediate

In 1993 the Earth-Friendly Schools Hawai`i (EFSH) program was created on the island of Kaua`i. In 2007 a partnership was formed between Performing and Fine Artists for World Peace and Recycle Hawai`i to promote EFSH throughout Hawai`i.

To date over 100 schools in Hawai`i have participated in the program.

For more information: Earth-Friendly Schools Hawai`i

 



Hawai'i County Free Household Hazardous Waste
Collection Events:


Scheduled for:
Hilo Transfer Station (December 3th)
Kealakehe Transfer Station (December 10th)
7:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

 For details on what types of hazardous wastes residents may drop off, go to:
Hawaiizerowaste.org Upcoming Events

 Recycle Hawai`i will be collecting usable leftover latex paints
and bases at its Waimea Recycle & Reuse Center (Waimea only – not Pahoa)

 

Kea‘au Recycle and Transfer Station is currently under reconstruction. 
The reconstruction project is on schedule for completion by the end of October 2011.

The Pāhoa Recycle and Transfer Station reconstruction has been completed on time and on budget.  Mahalo to the Pāhoa Community for their patience and support during the reconstruction. For more information about improvements please read the press releases:

Kea‘au Recycle and Transfer Station
Reconstruction project
Pāhoa Recycle and Transfer Station reconstruction project  

 


Recycling Bin Stickers for homes and businesses are
NOW AVAILABLE for pick up!
For more information: Hawai'i Beverage Container Deposit Program

 

New Recycling and Transfer Station
Hours Finalized

The Hawai‘i County Department of Environmental Management
has changed the operating hours and days at
County Solid Waste Recycling and Transfer Stations (a.k.a. Solid Waste Transfer Stations).

This change applies to the operating hours and days
for associated on site HI-5 Beverage Container Redemption Centers and Reuse Centers.

The new hours and days of operation are provided in the link below and took effect on August 1, 2010

 Please note the following Recycle Hawai`i Reuse Center hours have recently changed
separate from the downloadable schedule:

Waimea RRC
Seven days a week • 9:00 AM-4:30 PM
Directions to Waimea RRC: about a mile below Kamuela town center on
Hwy 19 (Kawaihae Road) – Follow “Solid Waste Transfer Station” sign


Hawi RRC
Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday • 12 PM-6 PM 
(5:00 closing during winter months)from Hawi
Off of Akoni Pule Hwy turn onto Hawi Rd
go up .7 mile - turn Right on Ka'auhuhu Rd
travel on road .8 mile  - Transfer Station will be on left side of street

from Kapa'au
Off of Akoni Pule Hwy turn onto Kynnersley Rd
go up 2 miles  - turn Right onto Ka'auhuhu Rd
Transfer Station will be on the right side of street

Kea'au RRC
Seven days a week  • 8:00 AM-5 PM
Directions to KRRC Kea`au Transfer Station: on Highway 130,
1st left past Humane Society Pahoa-bound


KH (Keauhou) RRC
Daily 8 AM-4 PM • Wednesday • 6:30 AM-4 PM
Directions to Keauhou RRC at the Keauhou TS: on the Heritage Highway #180
between Holualoa and Honalo/Kainaliu -
just about a half mile towards Holualoa past the Hwy 11 & 180 junction (nr. Teshima Restaurant)

 


Calculate Your Carbon Footprint

A carbon footprint is a measure of the impact
that human activities have on the environment
in terms of the amount of greenhouse gases produced,
measured in units of carbon dioxide.
The EPA Website has a tool that allows you to calculate your carbon footprint:

http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ind_calculator.html


Paradise Yellow Pages
(and all Phone Book) Recycle Bins

New year round recycle bins have been placed in Hawaii 
to give residents the flexibility to recycle their 
out of date directories at their convenience:



Great American Self Storage – 74-5499 Loloku St., Kailua-Kona
Everyday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Town & Country Moving & Storage – 888 Kalanianaole Ave Ste #B, Hilo
Mon. - Fri. 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
969-1911 - Call first