White goods are major household appliances such as washing machines, dryers, water heaters, stoves/ovens, refrigerators and freezers. Major home appliances are made up of approximately 75 percent steel. The remaining materials include other metals such as aluminum, zinc and copper, as well as recyclable plastics and CFC refrigerants. The USEPA reports that the use of scrap instead of virgin materials to make new steel results in a 97 percent reduction in mining wastes, 90 percent savings in virgin materials use, 86 percent reduction in air pollution, 76 percent reduction in water pollution, 74 percent savings in energy, and 40 percent reduction in water use.

Donate

Before recycling white goods, if they are in good working condition, consider donating them to a reuse center. Please refer to the Reuse section of this website for further details.

Recycle

Appliances or white goods can be recycled at the scrap metal area at the following locations:

• Kealakehe Recycling Point & Transfer Station
• Hilo Recycling Point & Transfer Station
• Pāhoa Recycling Point & Transfer Station (white goods only - dishwashers, stoves/ovens, refrigerators, washing machines & dryers) - Open during Transfer Station operating hours.

Open daily from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
For more information call 961-8942.