Appliances or White Goods

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.

Hawai‘i Energy Bounty Program for Old Working Refrigerators and Freezers

We Pick Up, We Recycle, You Get Paid!
The Bounty Program is a residential incentive offered through June 22, 2012 or as long as funding lasts. Rewards are available on a first-come, first-served basis to electric utility account holders, with a limit of one refrigerator and one freezer per household. The appliances must be full size (at least 14 cubic feet) and currently in use to qualify. Call us (1-877-231-8222) for more information. Some restrictions may apply.

Recycle

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

• Big Island Scrap Metal - Shipman
  16-168 Kalara St., Kea‘au
  No electronics, microwaves or dishwashers.  Please remove all trash and non-metal items.
  Monday to Friday: 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  Saturday: 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
  854-4530 (Please call first)
• Big Island Scrap Metal - Kona
  74-589 Honokōhau St., Kailua-Kona
  No electronics, microwaves or dishwashers.  Please remove all trash and non-metal items.
  Monday to Friday: 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  Saturday: 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
  854-4530 (Please call first)
• Cash4Cars
  Refrigerants (Freon & etc.) must be removed prior to drop-off
  28-354 Sugar Mill Rd., Pepe‘ekeo
  808-238-0320 or 808-230-5791
  (Please call first)

For commercial/industrial refrigerators/freezers/HVACs, the refrigerant must be removed prior to disposal.  Contact a refrigeration service company for refrigerant removal service and documentation.  Documentation of refrigerant removal must be presented to the scrap metal personnel before they will accept the item(s).

County of Hawai‘i Appliances/White Goods Recycling Facilities (Accepting self-hauled household generated material only.  Not accepting commercial (including commercially hauled), government agency or non-profit agency generated material)

• Kealakehe Recycling & Transfer Station - open daily from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm.
• Hilo Recycling & Transfer Station - open daily from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm.
• Pāhoa Recycling & Transfer Station (clean/drained white goods only - dishwashers, stoves/ovens, refrigerators, washing machines, dryers & water heaters) - Open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. No commercial generated or commercially hauled appliances allowed by law.

Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
There is no charge for household appliance recycling at these County facilities.

For more information call 961-8552.  If your permitted business would like to be listed on this website please email tchaves@co.hawaii.hi.us.