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The Honolulu auditor issued 10 recommendations for the city's recycling program in 2017. Most have been completed, with those in process related to change in laws and existing contracts.
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Recycling is a good goal. It reuses materials that would otherwise end up in the landfill. But the world market is changing and, for Kaua?i, this means…
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Several months after Hawaii County stopped accepting plastic products at its recycling program, residents are looking for an alternative, and one not…
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The owner of RRR Recycling that handles Honolulu’s blue recycling bins says he’s had to close over half of his locations since around 2017. The president…
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Far from the view of the nearly three million visitors who travel to Maui County each year are two landfills that are filling up fast and approaching the…
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Governments in every county across the state are cutting back on plastic. On Hawaii Island, the county is no longer recycling plastic, and that’s where…
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Starting Wednesday, Hawaii County will no longer accept some traditionally recyclable materials at its collection sites. The change comes as global market…
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Recycling remains a challenge for both policymakers and consumers — not only here in Hawaii, but all around the world. In New Zealand, the government is…
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One of the world’s most ambitious recycling programs is getting underway in Australia. A new government policy aims to cut the export of plastic waste and…
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Recycling is a practice that helps the environment, but it’s also a business. That business has become more complicated in recent months, especially for…