A group of Kaʻū High School students recently traveled to New York City to give a presentation to the National Recycling Congress. They shared information about their school’s new zero-waste program — the “Hawaiʻi Youth Clean Stream Campaign and Waste-to-Wealth Initiative.”
The first phase of the program aims to divert cafeteria food waste from the landfill. For some of the group, it was their first trip to a big city.
HPR talked to senior Nyori Noelle Soriano, junior Kona Smith and teacher Ulu Makuakane about the zero waste program and their experience in New York.
This interview aired on The Conversation on Dec. 23, 2024. The Conversation airs weekdays at 11 a.m. on HPR-1.
