COLLECTORS & RECYCLING
COMPANIES
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The companies listed in this section provide a variety
of recycling and/or collection services.
Collectors only provide collection service for recyclable
material. They do not offer refuse collection service.
A collector will pick up recyclable material from
your home or business and deliver it to a recycling
company.
Recycling and composting companies operate the facilities
that take in and process the recyclable materials,
and they also provide collection service. For paper,
glass and metal recyclers "process" means
compacting, baling, crushing and either shipping off-island
or delivering to a local end-user. For a composting
company the word "process" means that they
are actually creating the new product onsite.
Collectors and recycling companies may be willing
to pick up high-value recyclables from high-generation
sites (condos and businesses) at no charge, and some
provide recycling containers. For household collection,
there currently are two collectors offering curbside
collection service to island homes for a fee by subscription.
Refuse haulers, who traditionally hauled garbage,
may have expanded their services to include recycling
collection services. A list of refuse haulers is not
provided on this website. Check the yellow pages in
your phone book for haulers. A refuse hauler may charge
for hauling your recyclable material, and then credit
you for the value of the material. If a hauler also
provides refuse hauling for your facility, recyclables
might be collected separately at no additional charge.
Start by asking your current refuse hauler what type
of recycling services and containers they offer.
If you deliver recyclable material directly to the
recycling facility yourself, you will receive payment
for most material. The exceptions include yard waste,
tires, auto batteries, where the recyclers will charge
you a fee to accept these materials.
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PRINTED MATERIALS
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To request, call 692-5410
- Condo & Apartment Recycling Kit: Step-by-step
guide for resident managers, property managers,
condo boards and tenants. Posters, door hangers,
container signs are included in the kit.
- Backyard Composting Handbook: How-to guide
for mulching and composting yard waste at home.
A backyard composting video is available for loan.
- Recycle Hawaii Teacher Kits: Available
in your school library or resource center.
- Taking Care of Garbage: 32-page guide providing
information and instruction on all aspects of Oahu's
waste management and recycling programs.
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VIDEOS
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To request, call 692-5410
- Recycling at Work profiles the companies
and organizations that comprise the Partnership
for the Environment. Hawaii's leaders in recycling
discuss how smart waste management strategies have
benefited their businesses as well as our island
home. 14 minutes
- H-POWER takes you through the operations
of the City & County of Honolulu’s waste-to-energy
facility. 6 minutes
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SPEAKERS
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To request, call 692-5410
SPEAKERS are available for public presentations,
seminars and workshops.
One of the best ways to better understand the new
trends in recycling and waste management is to let
us tell you about them. Local experts from business
and government are available to speak to your company
or organization on a variety of fascinating trash
topics. Whether you're interested in the latest industry
developments or want to know how to save money by
recycling, we'll tailor a presentation for your company
or organization. And we do educational presentations
for kids, too.
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TABLES AND WORKSHEETS
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Numerous examples of helpful waste audit and recycling
worksheets and tables are available for use.
You can use them as-is or adapt them to suit your
business. They are contained in a PDF file which
you can download and then read with Acrobat Reader
(Click to download PDF file containing Worksheets
and Tables). If you do not have Acrobat
Reader, you can download it and use it at no charge.
IT'S FREE!
Tables and
Worksheets
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TECHNICAL STUDIES
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The following technical studies are able to be downloaded
as PDF files which can be viewed with Acrobat Reader.
Click on desired report to download. If you
do not have Acrobat Reader, you can select the Acrobat
icon to download this software.
IT'S FREE!
The
Report of The Mayor's Advisory Committee on Landfill
Siting has moved. You can find it here.
Final
Environmental Impact Statement for Waimanalo Gulch
Sanitary Landfill Expansion, December, 2002
Review of Plasma Arc Gasification
and Vitrification Technology for Waste Disposal
Environmental Assessment
for Waipahu Ash Landfill Closure
Analysis
of Once-Per-Week Refuse Collection -- April
1999
Long-Range
Financial Plan and Solid Waste User Fee Study -- April
1999
Solid
Waste Integrated Management Plan Update -- Nov 2004
Waste
Composition Study -- May 1999
Analysis
of Residential Curbside Recycling -- April 1999
Green
Waste Collection, Processing, and Marketing -- August
1999 (part 1/2)
Green
Waste Collection, Processing, and Marketing -- August
1999 (part 2/2)
Phase
1 -- Managed Competition Study - May 1999 (part 1/2)
Phase
1 -- Managed Competition Study - May 1999 (part 2/2)
New Systems Research Study -- April 2000
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WEBLINKS
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From the City Recycling Office Staff
Here are a few web addresses from our bookmarks:
Warning: Links provided in this section will take
you off our site to other websites. You’ll be
leaving opala.org. Don’t get lost now.
H-POWER
www.honoluluhpower.com
Global Recycling Network
www.grn.com
Recycler’s World
www.recycle.net/recycle
Recycling at Work
www.usmayors.org/uscm/recycle/
Waste Wise
www.epa.gov/wastewise
The ULS Report (Use Less Stuff)
www.cygnus-group.com
Biocycle Magazine
www.jgpress.com/
National Recycling Coalition
www.nrc-recycle.org
Discovery Channel Yucky Worm site
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/noflash/worm/index.html
Annenberg/CPB Exhibits: How can my community reduce
waste?
www.learner.org/exhibits/garbage/
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