SORT IT OUT: What to Recycle/
How to Dispose of...

List of Common Items:

Glass Bottles & Jars
Rinse, remove and discard lids and tops; okay to leave labels on.

Drop off at Community Recycling Bins. Put in blue curbside recycling carts. Take deposit beverage containers to redemption center to redeem your deposits. Bars and restaurants are required by law to recycle their glass bottles. Small collectors and recycling companies provide free pickup service. Several local companies make recycled glass products.

Plastic Containers (1 and 2)
Look for the plastic number code in the triangle embossed on containers. Number 1 and 2 plastics include all bottles, such as beverage, detergent, shampoo, vitamin; and some other container types as well. More information on plastic numeric codes.

Drop off at Community Recycling Bins. Put in blue curbside recycling carts. Take deposit beverage containers to redemption center to redeem your deposits.

Newspaper
Remove magazines and glossy inserts.

Drop off at Community Recycling Bins. Put in blue curbside recycling carts. Some recycled products are locally made.

Corrugated Cardboard Boxes
Flatten boxes; corrugated only. No single layer chipboard such as cereal boxes, detergent boxes, tissue boxes, etc.

Drop off at Community Recycling Bins. Put in blue curbside recycling carts. Cardboard is restricted at City disposal sites to no more than 10% per truckload. Large commercial generators of cardboard, including retail operations, can arrange for separate pickup service through recycling companies and haulers.

White & Colored Office Paper
Bond paper only.

Drop off at Community Recycling Bins. Put in blue curbside recycling carts. Commercial and government office buildings are required by law to recycle office paper. Pickup service can be arranged through a recycling company or hauler. Some recycled products are locally made.

Green Waste
Yard trimmings, leaves, grass clippings, Christmas trees (no ornaments, tinsel or flocking)

Place at curb for recycling collection in wheeled green carts for automated collection areas or in bags in manual collection areas. Drop off at City Convenience Centers or take directly to the composting facility, Hawaiian Earth Products, which manufactures mulch and compost products. Leave grass clippings on your lawn when you mow to return nutrients to the soil. Green waste is restricted at City disposal sites to no more than 10% per truckload. Large commercial generators of green waste, including landscapers and property managers, should deliver to the composting facility. Onsite do-it-yourself shredding and mulching is also an option.

Trash
plastics #3-#7,
styrofoam,
plastic bags,
junk mail (reduce),
magazines,
telephone books (reduce),
cereal boxes/flatboard,
paper products,
tin/steel food cans,
ceramics, dishes, glassware,
mirrors, and
general household rubbish:
Put in gray curbside collection carts or in your building’s dumpster.

Rock, Dirt, Concrete
Do not dispose in trash. Not accepted at City Convenience Centers or Transfer Stations. Deliver to the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill (Ewa). Commercial generators are restricted from the Waimanalo Gulch Landfill and can deliver to crushing/recycling facilities or take to the construction and demolition landfill in Nanakuli.

Hazardous Chemicals
See the guidelines for proper handling and disposal of Household Hazardous Waste and call the HHW Info-Line at 768-3201 to schedule an appointment for the next drop-off (held every other month) for those items that require special handling. Limited quantities will be accepted from each householder. Commercial generators must handle and dispose of hazardous material in accordance with EPA and State Dept. of Health guidelines.

Paint
Small quantities generated at home can be disposed of with your regular household rubbish. Latex paints can be hardened in the can, then thrown away. Oil-based paints must be solidified with an absorbent material, such as shredded paper, old rags, or sawdust, then sealed in a plastic bag. An oil change box provides the same results. Commercial generators must handle and dispose of paint in accordance with EPA and State Department of Health guidelines.