Henry Gabriel, Recycling Program Branch Chief for the City & County of Honolulu, joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi ...

In order to extend the usable life of the West Hawaii Sanitary Landfill, a Hawaii County commission is drafting a bill that would prohibit disposing of recyclable materials at that facility. EMC chair ...

A battle is brewing between bottle bill proponents and opponents in Hawaii. Advocates of the bottle bill propose that beverage distributors pay the state a fee for each bottle or can sold. It ...

HONOLULU (KITV4) -- Hawaii is more than halfway to its 2030 goal of reducing, reusing or recycling 70% of its waste. Oahu residents are recycling at a good rate, but bottles and cans aren't the only ...

The higher the rate of container recycling in Hawaii, the better the chances a proposed container-deposit program would cost money instead of make money, Hawaii Department of Health officials told ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hawaii Energy, in collaboration with the County of Hawaii Department of Environmental Management, is launching a recycling drive for old refrigerators and freezers on Hawaii Island.

Hawaii consumers and businesses could see a 100% spike in the cost to discard beverage containers via curbside recycling, the trash and other means outside of a state redemption program. Senate Bill ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. On Kauai, the county’s Solid Waste Division is reminding ...

The long arm of federal regulation extends even to garbage. The Department of Agriculture has proposed allowing Hawaii to ship some of its garbage to the U.S. mainland. Landfill space is limited in ...

KEAAU, Hawaii (KHON2) — Need to free up some space? Hawaii County is holding two events to help you do just that. Get Hawaii’s latest morning news delivered to your inbox, sign up for News 2 You The ...

Above, recyclers redeemed their HI-5 recycling. At a Jan. 24 hearing held by the Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee, three people along with Reynolds Recycling Inc. and a Kauai County ...