Contact: Russell Nanod
(808) 668-2985 / (808) 479-5140

Waste Management of Hawaii wants to encourage all Hawaii residents to "think green"

Waste Management of Hawaii wants to encourage all Hawaii residents to "think green" and become better recyclers in 2008 with these recycling tips to follow throughout the year and for years to come. By developing and maintaining these recycling habits, together we can protect our aina and help our community.

• A mature tree will produce just 14 newspapers.
  
  
• The energy saved by recycling one aluminum container runs a television for three hours.
  
  
• Recycling one glass bottle saves enough energy to light a 100-watt bulb for four hours.

• Clean paper – newspaper and inserts, junk mail, white and colored office paper, wrapping, art and craft paper, telephone books, magazines, paper bags, catalogs, envelopes (including those with windows), shredded paper (in a closed paper bag or box), note cards, Post-it notes
  
  
• Cardboard boxes and chipboard – frozen food boxes, shoe boxes, paper and toilet rolls, and corrugated boxes (flattened)
  
  
• Aluminum, tin, metal and bi-metal cans – (preferably rinsed) soda, juice, soup, vegetable, and pet food cans, pie tins, wire hangers
  
  
• Glass bottles and jars – (preferably rinsed) soda, wine, and beer bottles, food jars
  
  
• Plastic bottles and containers – (#1 and #2) including soda, juice, detergent, bleach, shampoo, lotion, mouthwash, dishwashing containers, milk jugs, tubs for margarine and yogurt, plastic planters

• Plastic bags – from grocery stores
  
  
• Contaminated paper – juice boxes, coated milk cartons, all soiled papers or bags with oil and food waste, paper cups, paper towels, wax paper and unclean food boxes
  
  
• Boxes – cereal, detergent and tissue boxes
  
  
• Broken glass – window glass, mirrors, auto glass, light bulbs, fluorescent lights and ceramics, drinking glasses and mugs
  
  
• Other plastic materials – laundry baskets, garden hoses, plastic wrap, packaging materials and old trash containers
  
  
• Miscellaneous materials – cloth, carpet and padding, diapers, dryer lint, food waste, packaging materials, pens and pencils, phones, clocks, water pipes, wood/lumber and construction materials

• Hazardous materials – batteries, syringes, electronic items, all partially filled aerosol cans and containers for cleaning fluids, automotive fluids, pesticides, paint, garden chemicals, and pool cleaners