The Hawaii Island Economic Development Board and Recycle Hawaii are announcing the grand opening of the Big Island's first solid waste recycling and reuse center March 29.
The center is funded by a $400,000 grant from the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, administered through the County of Hawaii's Waste Management Department. The Hawaii Island Economic Development Board serves as the project manager.
The center will recycle aluminum, office paper, magazines, plastics, cardboard, mixed paper, inkjet and toner cartridges, scrap metal, green waste, newspaper, crayons and glass. The Reuse Center will accept office equipment, consumer electronics, household appliances, furniture and non-vehicular garden tools.
Recycle Hawaii will provide public awareness and education programs to promote use of the new center. The Rural Community Assistant Corporation and Dale Burton, rural development specialist have been awarded the contract for strategic long term planning of Big Island recycling and reuse activities.Latest from Recycling Today
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