waste

Hawaiʻi Island councilmembers have reaffirmed their stance on waste facility hours despite opposition from Mayor Mitch Roth. HPR's Mark Ladao explains.

HILO — The Solid Waste Advisory Committee in Hawaii has proposed a plan that includes 82 waste management recommendations covering nine programs.The…

Communities large and small have been trying to deal with their own garbage since the dawn of civilization. The first municipal waste dump in the Western…

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…

When you hear stories about trade these days, they’re often focused on tariffs — and the ongoing dispute between the United States and China. But there’s…

It’s been almost two months since Oahu joined the rest of the state in outlawing single-use plastic bags. In the Asia Pacific, the latest country to ban…

Two of the largest grocery store chains in Australia are taking new steps to cut down on the amount of waste they produce. It’s the latest development in…

Black Friday is expected to generate billions of dollars in sales this year. According to the National Retail Federation an estimated 164 million of us…

For the past week, HPR has been looking at the issues Hawai‘i faces around solid waste. We’ve looked at the proliferation of plastic, the possibility of…

Facilities that burn waste and produce energy are located across the United States including here on O‘ahu. But for a number of reasons, construction of…