 Recycling on Campus
The campus is committed to increasing our recylcing efforts.
There is a large multi-material collection bin on the top left of the campus (near Hale Akoakoa) for plastics, glass, paper and cardboard. The bin is part of the City and County's Opala program. The bin made its appearance on March 5, 2009.
There are also smaller bins for plastic and glass containers in each building.
For paper the Media Center has a paper shredder which is available during regular hours. For college, paper, Duplication will even shred and haul to the recycle bin for you.
Paper
Save used office paper, junk mail, corrugated cardboard, and newspapers in a box and when full, bring home for curbside recycling or take to a school recycling bin.
Repurpose paper for wrapping gifts. Hawaii news for non-Hawaii recipients, comics, brown paper bags, magazines, and calendars make for interesting wrapping.
Organic Waste
Put plant-based scraps into your garden. No need for a formal compost bin – just toss them in. They will break down in a matter of a couple of weeks; even a banana peel will decompose in 4 weeks.
HI5
Check plastic, aluminum, and glass drink bottles for HI5 notation
If drink containers say HI5, you can collect and donate them to a school (look for the blue HI5 bin) or recycle and redeem 5 cents.
If you must toss a HI5 can or bottle, try to put on the side of a bin for someone else to pick up
It takes an aluminum can 300-500 years to decompose; a plastic jug can take up to 1 million years.
Plastics
You can tell the kind of plastic that a container is made out of by finding the symbol (normally at the bottom).
Type #1 (PETE) and Type #2 (HDPE) include plastic bags, detergent containers, and milk, soft drink, juice, cooking oil and water bottles., and are recyclable curbside (Kailua and Lanikai at present) if you have pickup, or at schools with recycling containers. (Rinse and remove caps.)
Grocery bags of types #2 and #4 can be returned to the grocery stores – usually bins are located out front.
Wash and reuse plastic utensils. (Hint: Soak in a small tub of warm, soapy water, then rinse in another small tub of clean water to minimize water use.)
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