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Upcoming Events
E-Waste Recycling Event (October 2008)
Discover Recycling Fair (September
2008)
TreeCycling (January 2008)
Greening Your Yard with Local Compost
Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off (every
other month)
Tour de Trash
Aloha Aina Earth Day (Monthly)
E-Waste Recycling Event
The University of Hawaii is promoting an E-Waste collection
event sponsored by Apple from October 20 24, 2008 for UH,
DOE, public and private K-12 schools, City & County,
State, Federal agencies, and Military branches. A public
drop-off
day is schedule for October 25. Click here for details.
TreeCycling 2008
 Thinking
about Christmas yet? This year, you may want to 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.
If you go with a cut tree, please recycle. 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.
Greening Your
Yard with Local Compost
Click image for more information on greenwaste recycling.
Ongoing
tours of Hawaiian Earth Products green waste/compost facility available
for individuals or groups upon request. For more information call Reina
at 682-5895.
Household Hazardous Waste
Drop-Off (every other month)
The next day for household hazardous waste drop-off is scheduled
for Saturday, August 2, 2008. Call 768-3201 no
later than Friday, July 25 to schedule
an appointment, or email
us. For more information about household hazardous
waste, click
here. Drop-off dates are scheduled every other month.
Future events dates include: October
4, and December 6, 2008.
Tour
de Trash 2008
 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 is definitely for you. 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 2008, and to find out how to sign up, click
here.
Aloha
Aina Earth Day (monthly)
Each month, in a different Oahu neighborhood, local
businesses provide free services for the collection
of recyclables. In turn, the community is cleaned
up and the
participating recycling companies donate the funds generated to local non-profit
and
charitable organizations. At the next Aloha Aina Earth Day, scheduled for
October 13, 2007 at Kaimuki High School, the following
materials
will be collected: scrap metal, appliances, newspaper
and cardboard,
beverage containeers, cellular phones, car batteries, old computers, and
much more. For more details, please view
the flyers for upcoming events: June
28, 2008;
July
12, 2008; July
26, 2008. For
more information on the Aloha Aina Earth Day events, please contact Rene
Mansho at 306-1876.
Here are a few photos from past events.
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