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Hawaii Island & Environmental Sustainability

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Recycle Directory For Residents

We’re happy to announce that our Where To Recycle Directory For Residents is live! We have...

2016 Achievements

Our long-term goal is to facilitate a massive shift in consciousness that favors resource management over waste generation and disposal.

In 2016, Recycle Hawaii worked towards fulfilling its mission and long term goal through its programs and services. These are just some of our achievements.

400 +

Volunteers

We are thankful to all our volunteers that made our island-wide programs possible.

280

Attendees

Our Free Recycling Presentations and Workshops educated these keiki to kupuna to recycle and reduce waste.

368 Tons

Diverted

Our Reuse Centers Captured and Returned These Resources Back to Our Island Community.

A Word from Our Executive Director

This year, 2017, marks 25 years for Recycle Hawai`i as a non-profit community educational organization serving the residents and businesses of Hawaii Island.

May the next 25 years bring renewed, effective efforts by our members and staff in striving to promote and increase sustainable practices to improve and protect our special island environment.

Paul J. Buklarewicz, Executive Director

Our Events

Get involved and join one of our sponsored education and outreach events!

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From Our Community

Local People = Real Results

Grassroots Sustainability At Its Best

Vicki

Hilo, HI

"My Senior Year, I helped lay the foundation for a Waste Diversion Sort Station pilot project at UH Hilo."

Jennifer

Honomu, HI

"During my Trash Free Year, I produced less than a pound of trash that fit in a gallon-sized Ziploc bag."

Our Programs

Learn About Our Educational Programs We Offer Island-Wide & Throughout the Year!

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Keeping It Green Hawaii

Recognizing Community Action

Our Keeping It Green Hawai‘i Award recognizes organizations for green practices, projects, education and/or services that foster resource awareness for an environmentally sustainable future in Hawai‘i.

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Recycle-Bowl

Recycling Competition for K-12 Schools

Recycle-Bowl, sponsored by Keep America Beautiful (KAB), is a national school recycling competition open to K-12 schools. This program is a great way to kick start or improve recycling at your school. Awards for Recycle-Bowl in Hawai‘i are donated by local businesses.

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Community Outreach

Learn - Act - Share

Connect with us to learn more about recycling on Hawaii Island and action steps to reduce personal waste for a more environmentally sustainable future.

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Get the Drift and Bag It!

Big Island's Coastal Clean Up

GET THE DRIFT & BAG IT! is Hawaiʻi’s contribution to the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) which started in 1986. Ocean Conservancy’s ICC engages volunteer organizations and individuals to remove trash and debris from the world’s BEACHES & WATERWAYS.

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Our Reuse Centers

Come visit us at one of our six (6) Reuse Centers located around the Island!

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