| Upcoming Events
Recycling Education Display at Public Libraries
Discover Recycling Event for Teachers (September 2012)
TreeCycling (January 2012)
Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off (every
other month)
Tour de Trash
eWaste Drop-off Events
Aloha Aina Earth Day (monthly)
Recycling Education Display at Public Libraries and Public Spaces
Look out for a new recycling educational display touring Oahu libraries and around town. The display features the new curbside recycling program and life-size representations of the cast of The Green Channel, the new interactive, digital television channel on Oceanic Time Warner Cable 332 and here at www.opala.org.
The recycling educational display completed a 10-month library tour that started March 2010, and is currently exhibiting in Honolulu Hale and Kapolei Hale. See it at Costco stores in April/May. (Click here for more information.)
TreeCycling 2012
 As you approach Christmas consider
reusable or live potted trees which won't require disposal
or recycling. Artificial trees are another good option. The
New York Times reported that, in 2003, 70 percent
of the Christmas trees in American households were fake.
If you go with a cut tree, please recycle. Island residents
can choose curbside collection (more on Holiday Collection) or drop-off. Condo and commercial
buildings can arrange to haul trees directly to composting
facilities (no charge for Christmas trees). Please be aware
that the State has discontinued the special treecycling
sites at parks and other locations around the island. Do
not bring your trees to these sites. Condos and commercial
buildings can arrange to haul trees directly to composting
facilities - there will be no charge for Christmas trees,
courtesy of the City.
Household Hazardous Waste
Drop-Off (every other month)
The next day for household hazardous waste drop-off is scheduled
for Saturday, April 7, 2012. Call 768-3201 no
later than one
week prior to each event to schedule
an appointment, or email
us. For more information about household hazardous
waste, click
here. Drop-off dates are scheduled every two months.
Upcoming drop-off dates: June 16, 2012, August 4, 2012, October 6, 2012, December 15, 2012.
Tour de Trash
 If
you've ever been interested in learning what happens
to your household "trash" after it's been picked
up or you've dropped it off for recycling or composting,
Tour de Trash is definitely for you. Tour participants
will get an up-close look at the recycling and waste
processing technology in operation on Oahu and behind-the-scenes
tours
of island businesses that have instituted the most
successful recycling programs. For a description and schedule
of Tour de Trash, and to find out how to sign up, click here.
 eWaste Drop-off Events
A list of upcoming e-waste collection events is presented below. For additional e-waste recycling options visit our eWaste recycling page.
Aloha
Aina Earth Day (monthly)
Each month, in a different Oahu neighborhood, local
businesses provide free services for the collection
of recyclables. In turn, the community is cleaned
up and the
participating recycling companies donate the funds generated to local non-profit
and
charitable organizations. Items that are typically collected include: scrap
metal, appliances, newspaper and cardboard,
beverage containeers, cellular phones, car batteries, old computers, and
much more. For more details, please view
the flyers for upcoming events: January 7, 2012, January 13, 2012, January 14, 2012, January 21, 2012. Here is a listing of all events planned for 2012.
 For
more information on the Aloha Aina Earth Day events, please contact Rene
Mansho at 306-1876.
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