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Maui County Abandons Recycling Pilot Program

Georgie Hunter via mymauiblog.com
Georgie Hunter via mymauiblog.com

 

Recycling in Hawaii is not really a local operation. A lot of the material is shipped to the far East to be processed. Maui started a pilot project to encourage more recycling by offering curbside pickup, but the economics have not worked out. Eileen Chao has more from the Maui News.

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