Recycled Products Made in Hawaii
Complete the Cycle. Buy Recycled.
Simply collecting recyclable material and keeping it out of
the waste stream is not actually “recycling.” Those
materials must then be remanufactured into new products, and
we, as consumers and businesses, must purchase these products
in order to complete the cycle.
Buying recycled is as important as collection if recycling is
going to continue to expand as an economically viable alternative
to disposal. It’s basic supply and demand. Since our goal
is to significantly reduce waste by channeling material to recycling
(thus increasing supply), we have to also play a role in increasing
demand.
Recycled materials recovered in local collection programs are
remanufactured into new products by companies in Asia, Mainland
USA and here in Hawaii. By purchasing recycled products, especially
those that are made in Hawaii, you help to complete the cycle
and reduce Hawaii waste.
So what’s being made with the materials you’re collecting?
And what kinds of products could you be buying? For a full range
of available products, ask your merchant to show you their recycled-content
products that are comparable to ones you already purchase. For
a listing of companies and products made right here in the islands
from materials collected in local recycling programs, click on
the links below.
The state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism
(DBEDT) has compiled an exhaustive list of recycled products
available from local vendors (but not necessarily made) in Hawaii.
View DBEDT's "Buy
Recycled in Hawaii" Guide. But be warned, this link
will take you off our website (though you can always return!)
Recycled Product Categories
See locally made recycled products at The
Honolulu Zoo.
Click here to view a complete Guide
to Recycled Products Made in Hawaii.
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A young visitor
to the Recycled Products Store lounges on a chair
crafted from old cardboard boxes by artist Mark Alan
Chai. More recycled art is featured in the Media
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Glass
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Honolulu Recovery Systems crushes
glass to specification for use as aggregate in construction
applications (e.g.,
fill, pipe cushion) and "glasphalt."
207 Puuhale Road, Honolulu, HI 96819
(808) 841-3179
(808) 841-2438 (Fax)
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Grace Pacific
Corporation uses crushed glass as an aggregate on paving projects.
This product is called glasphalt.
Corporate Office, 949 Kamokila Blvd., Suite 100, Kapolei, HI 96707
(808) 674-8383
(808) 674-1040 (Fax)
www.gracepacificcorp.com
info@gracepacificcorp.com
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Hawaiian Cracked
Glass creates crushed glass garden sculptures and decorative
objects.
P.O. Box 5284, Hilo, HI 96720
(808) 959-0361
(808) 959-6091 (Fax)
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Oil
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Unitek
Solvent Services recycles oily waste into an alternative supplement
to diesel fuel.
91-125 Kaomi Loop
Kapolei, HI 96707
(808) 673-3227
(808) 673-3241 (Fax)
www.uniteksolvent.com
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AES Hawaii Generation
Plant uses recycled oil as a fuel source at
their power plant.
91-086 Kaomi Loop
Kapolei, HI 96707
www.aes.com |
Organics
Cooking Oil
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Pacific Biodiesel's fuels
are made from recycled cooking oils. Since November 2002,
Biodiesel (B20, a 20% blend of 100% Biodiesel and low sulphur
diesel) has been dispensed from three City fuel sites --
Honolulu, Keehi and Kapaa. The volume of fuel dispensed
from these three sites accounts for approximately 80% of
the total volume of fuel dispensed at all City automotive
fuel sites.
Pacific Biodiesel, Inc.
Maui - Main Operations
40 Hobron Avenue
Kahului, Hawaii 96732
(808) 877-3144
(808) 877-5030 (Fax) Oahu Biofuels Facility
1003 Makepono Street
Honolulu, Hawaii
www.biodiesel.com
info@biodiesel.com
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Green Waste
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Hawaiian Earth
Products, Ltd., recycles yard
trimmings into soil conditioners, compost and soil blends.
The company’s
bagged compost and soil conditioners, known as the "Menehune
Magic" product line, are available at local garden
shops.
Windward: 101 Kapaa Quarry
Road
Kailua, HI 96734
(808) 261-5877
(808) 682-0762 (Fax)
Leeward: 91-400 Malakole
Road
Kapolei, HI 96707
(808) 682-5895
(808) 682-0762 (Fax)
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Maui EKO Systems, Inc., produces
compost utilizing yard trimmings, untreated wood, pallets,
and biosolids. The majority of EKO Compost is sold in bulk
to resorts and golf courses. The nutrient-rich EKO products
are sold bagged in garden centers under the "EKO Premium
Compost" and "EKO Tropical Blend" labels.
P.O. Box 1065
Puunene, HI 96784
(808) 572-8844
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Free mulch is available at sites
around Oahu.
Paper
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Island Shell makes
the "Oil Change Box" to safely dispose of and recycle used
oil. These boxes, made with post-consumer waste paper, are available
at retail stores. They also manufacture two new products, hydro-mulch
and cellulose insulation.
98-736 Moanalua Loop, Suite C
Honolulu, HI 96701
(808) 487-1100
(808) 487-1102
www.islandshell.com
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Refrigerant
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Refrigerant Recycling reclaims refrigerant from old appliances and resells the reclaimed
product for new systems.
91-220 Komohana Street
Kapolei, HI 96707
(808) 682-1555
(808) 682-5155 (Fax)
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Tires
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Unitek Solvent Services markets
shredded and crumbed old tires for fuel.
91-125 Kaomi Loop
Kapolei, HI 96707
(808) 673-3227
(808) 673-3241 (Fax)
www.uniteksolvent.com
info@uniteksolvent.com
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AES Hawaii Generation Plant uses
recycled shredded tires as a fuel source at their power plant.
91-086 Kaomi Loop
Kapolei, HI 96707
www.aes.com |
