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Posts by category

• Category: Media Library
  • Make A Difference – Hawai‘i Island Students Reduce, Reuse & Recycle Education
  • We Can Do It – Reduce, Reuse, Then Recycle
  • Reduce Food Waste At Home PSA from County of Hawai‘i
  • Polystyrene Foam Food Container & Food Service Ware Reduction Ordinance – County of Hawai‘i
  • Recycle Used Tires on Hawai‘i Island
  • It’s Important To Recycle Used Motor Oil On Hawai‘i Island
  • Category: Video
• Category: Uncategorized
  • Water, Our Most Precious Resource – County of Hawai‘i Department of Water Supply

Locations

• Afook-Chinen (Hilo) Civic Auditorium Corner Parking Lot (HHW)
• Afook-Chinen (Hilo) Civic Auditorium - HHW Collection Event
• Kea‘au Middle School Parking Lot
• Gilbert Kahele Recreation Area (Dining Hall)
• Kea‘au High School Stadium Parking Lot
• West Hawai‘i Civic Center - Mayor's Conference Room B-2 (Bldg B)
• West Hawai‘i Civic Center Community Meeting Hale, Building G
• West Hawai‘i Civic Center Community Meeting Hale, Building G
• Waimea District Park - HHW
• West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Liquor Control Conference Room
• Aging & Disability Resource Center - Training/Conference Room
• County Building, Puna Conference Room
• West Hawai‘i Civic Center - Mayor's Conference Room B-2 (Bldg B)
• West Hawai‘i Civic Center Community Meeting Hale, Building G
• West Hawai‘i Civic Center County Council Room A, Building A
• West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Building F
• Waiākea High School Parking Lot (A)
• East Hawai‘i Cultural Center
• Pana‘ewa Community Center
• Hawai‘i Community College Cafeteria
• Mo‘oheau Bandstand
• University of Hawai‘i Edwin H. Mo‘okini Library Lanai
• Mr. K’s Recycle & Redemption Center - Waimea Electronics Recycling Collection Site
• Afook-Chinen (Hilo) Civic Auditorium
• Mr. K’s Recycle & Redemption Center - Kona Electronics Recycling Collection Site
• Hilo Reuse Center
• Mr. K’s Recycle & Redemption Center - Electronics Recycling
• Kona Crossroads Shopping Center Parking Lot - Electronics Recycling
• Department of Environmental Management, West Hawai‘i Office
• West Hawai‘i Civic Center - Council Chambers
• West Hawai‘i Civic Center - Mayor's Conference Room B-2 (Bldg B)
• West Hawai‘i Civic Center Community Meeting Hale, Building G
• West Hawai‘i Civic Center County Council Room A, Building A
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• West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Liquor Control Conference Room
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• Pāhoa Recycling & Transfer Station - HHW
• Pāhoa Recycling & Transfer Station
• Mr. K’s Recycle & Redemption Center
• Ke‘ei Recycling & Transfer Station
• Keauhou Recycling & Transfer Station
• Kealakehe Greenwaste Mulch Public Pick-up Area
• Hāwī (Ka‘auhuhu) Recycling & Transfer Station
• County of Hawai‘i, Department of Environmental Management, Administration Office
• County of Hawai‘i Aupuni Center Conference Room
• Waimea Recycling & Transfer Station - HHW
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• Various Locations
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Tips

• Are you Wish-Cycling?
• Save space! Flatten your HI-5 containers
• Did you know...
• Use reusable containers & food service ware
• Picnic or Party with a Marker
• Compost food waste & shredded paper
• Aluminum Consumption
• Glass Recycling Impact
• Steel Recycling Impact
• Purchase Recycled Paper Products
• Opt-Out of Phonebook Directory Delivery or Donate Them to a Local School Phonebook Recycling Challenge
• Stop Junkmail
• Use the Library
• Use One Less Paper Napkin
• Maintain your Vehicle
• Take a Shorter Shower
• Greener Lawn Care
• Skip the Coffee Stirrer
• Rethink Bottled Water
• Go Vegetarian Once a Week
• Share magazines and newspapers
• Donate useful items
• Better coffee filters

FAQs

• Why doesn't Hawai‘i County currently recycle other types of paper?
• Why is the County of Hawai‘i collecting fewer types of recyclables?
• What product takes up the most space in US landfills?
• Why is it important to sort my recyclables according to guidelines?
• What happens to the materials that aren’t recyclable? Don’t they just get recycled anyway?
• What happens to my recyclables after processing? Are any recyclables processed locally?
• Do I have to remove the labels from my recyclable glass bottles?
• Who picks up my recycling and where is it processed?
• What commodities and how many tons are diverted in the County of Hawai‘i?

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