Hawai'i's Education & Government eWaste Disposal Days 2008 electronics recycling event was completed on Saturday, October 25. 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 EQUIPMENT
If you are looking for information concerning disposal or recycling of University of Hawai'i eWaste you should refer to the UH Disposal Guidelines for Unused Computer Equipment page.

DOE EQUIPMENT
If you are looking for information concerning disposal or recycling of Hawai'i Department of Education eWaste you should refer to the DOE Computer Recycling page.

COUNTY RECYCLING SERVICES IN HAWAI'I
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 2008

Hawai'i's Education & Government eWaste Disposal Days 2008 was a statewide ecycling effort that provided a 5-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, and non-profits; 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 (DOE); recycling and disposal services were provided courtesy of Apple.

There were seven drop off sites on the campuses of UH at Manoa, 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 Kauai Community College and Maui Community College.

The program surpassed the success of the 2006 eWaste Disposal Days program when 51 containers comprising 1.2 million pounds of electronics were collected. 2008's eWaste total amounted to 1.5 million pounds, Containers collected per island were: Oahu 65.25, Big Island 6.25, Maui 3.0, and Kauai 0.5.
OCTOBER 20 - 24 WAS FOR BUSINESS, EDUCATION, AND INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTION

 
 
 

OCTOBER 25 WAS FOR COLLECTION FROM HAWAII HOUSEHOLDS
3,000 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 75 SHIPPING CONTAINERS

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