Hawaii

  • Recycling Big on the Big Island

    May 16th, 2008


    Sony Hawaii and Recycle Hawaii are teaming up to recycle old electronic devices.


  • Hawaii to Only Provide Refund for Labeled Containers

    February 29th, 2008


    Starting this Saturday, Hawaii residents seeking the state’s five cent refund for bottle and can recycling must make sure containers are marked with a “HI-5ยข.”


  • SIGG Launches Site to Acknowledge Top 100 Eco-Moments

    February 11th, 2008


    To celebrate its 100th anniversary, SIGG Switzerland is today launching a site that will explore the 100 most significant environmental moments of the past century.


  • Even a Recycle Center No Place to Leave Litter

    December 4th, 2007


    A temporary recycling center in Kihei is seeing lots of recyclables, as well as litter, despite many residents still not knowing that the site exists.


  • Recycle Bins at Work Significantly Boost Recycling Rate

    November 6th, 2007


    A new report out of Hawaii shows that when recycling bins were introduced for the first time, the number of empty bottles and cans discarded into the regular trash dropped over 70 percent.


  • Explaining the Bottle Bill

    September 21st, 2007


    Did you ever wonder about the history behind the cash refund on beverage containers, or why it only applies to 11 states? Earth 911 is here to answer all your questions about recycling for a refund.


  • Health Concerns Close Record Number of U.S. Beaches in 2006

    August 8th, 2007


    The latest Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) report on beach water quality shows 2006 had the largest number of beach closures of all time.


  • Know Before You Go with Beaches 911

    July 3rd, 2007


    Summer and especially the Fourth of July holiday means throngs of beach goers descend upon the surf and the Earth 911 Beach Water Quality section is here to help you “Know Before You Go.” The beach section was established in 2001 through an EPA grant to help provide coastal states with the beach-water-quality, public-notification tools that are required as part continue …