News and Events

Upcoming Events

TreeCycling (January 2005)
Greening Your Yard with Local Compost (quarterly)
Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off (quarterly)
Computer Drop-off Event (bi-annual)
Telephone Book Recycling (September through November)
Recycled Products Store (August)
Tour de Trash

Recycling and Waste Management News

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TreeCycling 2005

Recycle your Christmas trees. Island residents can choose curbside collection or drop-off. Condo and commercial buildings can arrange to haul trees directly to composting facilities (no charge for Christmas trees). Please be aware that the State has discontinued the special treecycling sites at parks and other locations around the island. Do not bring your trees to these sites. Condos and commercial buildings can arrange to haul trees directly to composting facilities - there will be no charge for Christmas trees, courtesy of the City. For more information click here. Consider reusable or live potted trees which won't require disposal or recycling. Artificial trees are another good option. The New York Times reported that, in 2003, 70 percent of the Christmas trees in American households were fake.

Greening Your Yard with Local Compost
Saturday mornings, 8:30 - 10:30 AM

NEW SCHEDULE TO BE POSTED SOON

• April 24, 2004 (Leeward HEP)
• June 12, 2004 (Windward HEP)
• August 14, 2004 (Leeward HEP)
• October 9, 2004 (Windward HEP)

Click image for more information on greenwaste recycling.

FREE Mulch, FREE Compost Workshop, Native Plant Sale, Tour of Composting Process, Worm Composting Bin.

To assure a seat in the workshop, please call ahead for reservations: 692-5408.

Hawaiian Earth Products (HEP)

• Leeward: 91-400 Malakole Road (682-5895)
• Windward: Kapaa Quarry Road (261-5877)

The next day for household hazardous waste drop-off is tentatively set for JULY 2005. Call 692-5411 to schedule an appointment, or email us. More information about household hazardous waste, click here. Once a firm date has been set, requests for appointments must be placed by email or phone no later than one week in advance. Drop-off dates are scheduled every 3 months.

The Rechargeable Battery and Cell Phone Recycling Program has Come to Oahu!

RBRC (Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation) a nonprofit, public service organization founded by the rechargeable power industry has introduced the Charge Up To Recycle! Program to Oahu.

Stores participating in the inauguration of this national program on Oahu are Radio Shack and Home Depot. Look for the RBRC recycling boxes in these stores. For more information, please click here or visit www.rbrc.org.

Get rid of that old computer you have in your closet.
CompUSA in partnership with the City and County of Honolulu, and Hawaii Computers for Kids will hold the fourth island-wide Computer Drop-Off event at CompUSA, Ala Moana. Computer equipment collected will be evaluated for reuse or recycling. Hawaii Computers for Kids will be accepting still usable equipment for reprogramming and use in classrooms. Broken and outdated equipment will be recycled for scrap.

Telephone Book Recycling

Your old telephone books can be dropped in any one of the Community Recycling Center bins located throughout Oahu during the months of July through November. For the Community Recycling Center nearest you, click here.

Verizon Hawaii - Distributes the new books during the months of September through November. Verizon is offering schools cash awards for collecting the most phone books. For more information on how you can find the closest participating school, call Verizon at 546-7335.

Paradise Pages - Distributes their phone books from July through September.

If you've ever been interested in learning what happens to your household "trash" after it's been picked up or you've dropped it off for recycling or composting, Tour de Trash 2004 is definitely for you. And since one FREE tour is offered each month through June 2005, it is easier than ever to find a tour that fits your schedule. Tour participants will get an up-close look at the recycling and waste processing technology in operation on Oahu and behind-the-scenes tours of island businesses that have instituted the most successful recycling programs. For a description and schedule of Tour de Trash 2004, and to find out how to sign up, click here.

You may also take a photo journey of past tours or view a description of Tour de Trash 2002. Can't make any of the 2004-2005 monthly tours? -- we can send you a free copy of the RECYCLING AT WORK video, which profiles the companies and organizations that are leading the way in recycling and waste management on Oahu.