Hawai'i's Education & Government eWaste Disposal Days 2010 electronics recycling event was completed on Saturday, October 30. Recycling opportunities are no longer available through the program. If you are searching for information concerning recycling of ewaste consider the following options:

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I (UH) EQUIPMENT
The Quarterly University of Hawai‘i eWaste Pick-up Program is designed for recyling of UH ewaste equipment ONLY; no personal or public equipment accepted. Visit the program's webpage for links to representatives on each campus who will arrange for palletizing and shipment of UH ewaste. You are encouraged to advertise UH equipment for reuse on the UH Electronic Swap Meet prior to recycling. All equipment must be processed per the Disposal Guidelines For Unused UH Computer Equipment.

HAWAI‘I DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (HDOE) EQUIPMENT
If you are looking for information concerning disposal or recycling of HDOE ewaste you should refer to the HDOE homepage.

PERSONAL EQUIPMENT
Visit one of these Hawai‘i county websites for information concerning recycling options in your area:

RE-USE OR DONATE
Before recycling of your ewaste you may want to check whether it can be re-used by someone else. For a list of options for donating your equipment for re-use to a non-profit charity, click here.


FACTS & STATS FROM 2010

Hawai'i's Education & Government eWaste Disposal Days 2010 was a statewide ecycling effort that provided a 3-day opportunity for free earth-friendly disposal of computers and other unwanted electronics by educational institutions (public/private schools or universities), City, County, State or Federal/Military branches, small to medium sized businesses (of less than 100 employees), and non-profit organizations; along with a 1-day collection from Hawai'i households. The University of Hawai'i (UH) facilitated the program, with participation by the Hawai'i Department of Education (HDOE); recycling and disposal services were provided courtesy of Apple.

There were seven drop off sites on the campuses of the John A. Burns School of Medicine, Leeward Community College, and Windward Community College on Oahu; UH at Hilo and Kealakehe High School on Hawai'i (the Big Island); and one each at Kaua‘i Community College and U of H Maui College.

The actual total collected in 2010 will not be determined until all shipping containers are unloaded at the recycling center in California; however statewide 70 containers were filled amounting to approximately 1.3 million pounds.

In 2006 51 containers comprising 1.2 million pounds of electronics were collected; 2008's total amounted to 1.75 million pounds of ewaste. This year's 1.3 million pound tally could be an indication that the two previous programs have been effective in reducing the overall amount of ewaste in the islands.

OCTOBER 27 - 29 WAS FOR BUSINESS, EDUCATION, AND INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTION
OCTOBER 30 WAS FOR COLLECTION FROM HAWAII HOUSEHOLDS
3,986 VEHICLES WERE UNLOADED STATEWIDE
EWASTE WAS DELIVERED IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS
A WIDE RANGE OF EQUIPMENT WAS RECYCLED ALONG WITH COMPUTERS
EWASTE WAS SORTED, PALLETIZED, AND FILLED A TOTAL OF 70 SHIPPING CONTAINERS

 

MAHALO TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM AND RECYCLED IN A RESPONSIBLE AND EARTH-FRIENDLY PROCESS!