#Recycling

Hawaiʻi Organics Compost has begun selling locally produced compost, active mulch and custom blends from its Waikapū facility — completing a loop that starts with green waste dropped off across Central Maui and ends with finished soil products ready to go back into the ground.

Hawai‘i Pacific University’s Center for Marine Debris Research is set to host its inaugural in-person Marine Debris Circularity Academy this summer on Oʻahu. The series of short courses is designed to promote sustainable solutions to the global plastic pollution crisis, with a focus on creating a “circular economy for plastics” in Hawai‘i and beyond. 

The US Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday it has awarded $2.2 million in grants to Hawaiʻi for a recycling project in Hilo and a study of waste management across several islands.

Mālama Maui Nui is holding its final Go Green Recycling event for West Maui residents on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 9 am to noon at 1870 Honoapi’ilani Highway.

Mālama Maui Nui’s monthly Go Green Recycling event for West Maui residents will take place in Lahaina on Saturday, May 21 from 9 am to noon at 1870 Honoapi’ilani Highway (parking lot behind the Lahaina District Court). 

A Hāna Metals and Electronics Recycling Event for East Maui residents is scheduled to run from May 30 to June 1, 2019 at 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Hāna Landfill.

The County of Maui Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is accepting grant application/proposals for the DEM Recycling Grant Program for 2020. According to DEM, an estimated $239,500 in funds are available for the council to award. Applicant projects must be consistent with the goals of DEM, the Environmental Protection & Sustainability Division (EP&S), and the […]

Failure to properly meet reporting deadlines or improper reporting can result in penalty fines of up to $10,000 per violation per day.

The County of Maui, Department of Environmental Management, has completed a non-exclusive license agreement and concession to allow RRR Recycling Services to operate at the Lanai Recycling Center.

The County of Maui’s Department of Environmental Management announced that the hours of operation for the Central Maui Landfill, Olowalu Convenience Center and EKO compost will be changed on August 19, 2011 due to the Statehood Day Holiday.

Residents who surrender old, but working, appliances will be eligible for a cash reward through a new “bounty” program offered by Hawaii Energy, the state energy conservation and efficiency program.

Berry Company LLC, publisher of the Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages, has launched its annual telephone directory recycling program, enabling Maui County schools the opportunity to win cash prizes based on the tonnage of directories recycled by the school.

The Verizon Wireless Communications Store in Kahului is one of 41 Verizon Wireless retail stores nationwide to recently receive the prestigious Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the United States Green Building Council.

On Friday, Governor Neil Abercrombie presented the “Hawai‘i Green Business Awards” to seven Hawaii hotels including the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua.

All County of Maui offices will be closed on Friday, August 20, 2010 in observance of the Statehood Day holiday. County landfills will operate as follows: ● Central Maui Landfill: open 7 a.m. – noon ● Olowalu Recycling: open 9 a.m. – noon ● Hana Landfill: open 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. ● Molokai Landfill […]

Hawaii’s recycling redemption rate dropped to 76 percent this year, following a 79 percent high in 2009.  The current rate represents more than 685 million containers recycled during the 2010 fiscal year.  The program began five years ago to reduce litter and conserve resources.  Under the program, consumers are charged a total of 6 cents […]

Today is Prince Kuhio Day in Hawaii.  Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana’ole served as a territorial delegate in the U.S. Congress is credited with his efforts in helping to establish the 1921 federal Hawaiian Homes Commission Act that provides homestead lands for Native Hawaiians. County observance: In observance of Prince Kuhio Day, county offices are closed.  […]