- Reduce
- Reuse
- Recycle
- 2-Bin Recycling (Cardboard/Boxboard, Paper, Plastic, Aluminum/Tin, Non-HI5 Glass, Plastic Bags)
- Appliances
- Automobiles & Tires
- Computers, Electronics & Inkjet/ Toner Cartridges
- Organics (Green Waste & Food Discards)
- HI-5 Program
- Household Hazardous Waste
- Motor Oil
- Scrap Metal
- Other: Medical Waste, Syringes...
- Hawai‘i Island Recycle Guide
- Zero Waste
- Facilities
- Businesses
- Event Planning
- Resources
- Earth Day
Reduce
Go Vegetarian Once a Week
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One less meat-based meal a week helps the planet and your diet. For example: It requires 2,500 gallons of water to produce one pound of beef. You will also save some trees.
Rethink Bottled Water
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Nearly 90% of plastic water bottles are not recycled, instead taking thousands of years to decompose. Buy a reusable container and fill it with tap water, a great choice for the environment, your wallet, and possibly your health. The EPA’s standards for tap water are more stringent than the FDA’s standards for bottled water.
Skip the Coffee Stirrer
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Each year, Americans throw away 138 billion straws and stirrers. But skipping the stirrer doesn’t mean drinking your coffee black. Simply put your sugar and cream in first, and then pour in the coffee, and it should be well mixed. Determined to stir? Break off a piece of pasta from the cupboard!
Greener Lawn Care
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If you must water your lawn, do it early in the morning before any moisture is lost to evaporation. Have a few weeds? Spot treat them with vinegar. Not sure if you should rake? Normal clippings act as a natural fertilizer, let them be. If you’ve waited too long, rake by hand – it’s excellent exercise.
Take a Shorter Shower
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Every two minutes you save on your shower can conserve more than ten gallons of water. If everyone in the country saved just one gallon of water from their daily shower, over the course of the year it would equal twice the amount of freshwater withdrawn from the Great Lakes every day.
Maintain your Vehicle
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Not only are you extending the life of your vehicle, but you are creating less pollution and saving gas. A properly maintained vehicle, clean air filters, and inflated tires can greatly improve your vehicle’s performance. And it might not hurt to clean out the trunk- all that extra weight could be costing you at the pump.
Use One Less Paper Napkin
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During an average year, an American uses approximately 2,200 napkins - around six each day. If everyone in the US used one less napkin a day, more than a billion pounds of napkins could be saved from landfills each year.
Use the Library
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Take advantage of libraries by borrowing books and movies instead of buying them and save money too.
Stop Junkmail
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Stop junk mail from coming to your mailbox. To have your name removed from mailing lists write to Direct Marketing Service / 11 West 42nd Street / PO Box 3861 / NY NY 10163. Or go online to the Direct Mar
Use wiser. Use longer.
