"nourishing our neighborhoods"
Jun 17, 2010
By Appi
help to "nourish our neighborhoods" by feeding hawaii's hungry. bring in canned goods in exchange for a free recycling service. the drive takes place this saturday, june 19, at washington middle school.
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Recycling #5 plastic comes to O'ahu - That's #5, not Johnny-Five.
Jun 09, 2010
By Kaimana
Like a robot in an 1986 movie I nearly short circuited looking for a location to recycle Polypropylene (PP) plastic on O'ahu. Polypropylene is a thermoplastic polymer most commonly known for it's resin identification number usually found on the bottom of containers surrounded by chasing arrows. Companies like Stonyfield Farm prefer the more rigid #5 over #2 because 30% less material is used, which translates to cheaper transportation cost. Unfortunately the higher the number (there's seven of them), the more expensive for both manufacturing and recycling. And it hit me! Instead of a lightning bolt from the sky and gaining a striking new personality, the answer
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Baby steps.
Feb 25, 2010
By Carmille
My mind is frazzled from writing papers on Machiavelli, Plato, and disability studies. I'm finally taking a well-deserved break to enjoy a salad for dinner, but have decided to quickly reflect/update on one of my bigger commitments: During our Kanu Organizer's Boot Camp, we each had to share a personal commitment; mine was the effort to be not only more conscientious of waste, but actually doing something about it. Coming from a medical-field dominated family, and also working in the dental field for three years, the practicality and easiness of prepackaged goods and disposables, and the necessity (or habit?) to overstock and purchase/use things excessively has
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Recycle Plastic Bags
Feb 20, 2010
By Duane
One of the most common recyclables we encounter everyday are plastic bags. We usually get one whenever we buy something at a store. While some people have gotten reusable bags to carry groceries in, not everyone has and there may be times that you didn't bring it with you. What to do? If you shop at Walmart, KMart or Safeway, you may have noticed that each of these stores has a dropoff available for people to place their plastic bags for recycling. I've been told that they are turned into new plastic bags for future
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The Importance of Recycling
Feb 03, 2010
By marlene
About one-third of the Reviews submitted on Consumer Change are about recycling, usually about the lack of recycling facilities in an establishment or a “thanks” for supplying those facilities. So for this weeks’ Blog we thought we would do a quick recycling Q&A. Read the rest of the Blog at http://www.consumerchange.com/blogs/view_blogs to find out: 1) How much of our waste is recycled? 2) Is recycling better for the environment? 3) Why is recycling important? 4) How can I recycle?
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Survey recycling
Feb 01, 2010
By Sky
I recently had the honor of participating in a survey taking project on Lana'i. Kanu joined Lanaians for Sensible Growth in the event. It was a special experience for me and I had a great time. I'm fortunate to be involve with such passionate individuals. When I got back from Lana'i, I had some extra surveys in my bag. I decided to share the information with others and recycle the paper somehow. I though it might be interesting to feed this paper to my composting worms so that the energy or "mana" of this paper could pass to my plants when I fertilize them with the mature vermicast. This may seem strange to some, but I believe in the never ending cycle of life.
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TheEcoBossProject - Commitment #27
Jan 30, 2010
By Keana
Woohoo, got the new iPhone 3GS today! Though I am feeling a little down over parting with an old friend — a slightly malfunctioning first generation iPhone, purchased the day after Apple released it in 2007 and still operating off the quad-based GSM with EDGE network — I am happy to have an efficient and beautiful replacement. (Thank you, Chris!) Now, what to do with the old iPhone? E-waste is a huge social and environmental problem that I don't want to be a part of. One of the other two cell phones I've owned — an old Nokia my dad used to have me keep in my glovebox "for emergencies only" during high school and a Samsung which served me until I purchased the
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Year End Summary on Marrowstone Island. Plastic headed to Hawaii.
Jan 03, 2010
By ron
I sorted, counted, and put together the next load of recyclables today. Basically, the following is a summary of plastic I picked up at the beach here on Marrowstone Island, Washington during December 2009. The list below doesn't include the truckloads of foam, styrofoam, and drinking water bottles already to the dump and recycle center. The following is mainly small pieces that an albatross or other seabird could swallow. They are the things I set aside to show people during my workshops, attempting to convince people to go plastic free. Here is the list with numbers of individual items of that category: 193 Bottle Caps 178 Shotgun shells and/or Shotgun shell
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Aloha 'Aina Recycling Day at Kalihi Waena Elementary, Saturday, Nov. 28, 8am-2pm
Nov 23, 2009
By Barbara
Aloha friends - Just to let you all know, KAUPA (the non-profit I work for) is having a huge recycling drive/fundraiser on Sat. November 28 at Kalihi Waena Elementary School (1240 Gulick Ave.). This is a great opportunity to get rid of all those recyclables that we let pile up around our houses - tires, batteries, old computers, cell phones, etc. KAUPA will receive the proceeds from any scrap metals that are recycled (old washer, dryer, stove, car parts, etc.), so bring them on down! We also receive proceeds from cell phones, printer catridges, of course HI-5 recyclables AND cooking oil... so any of you that deep fry your turkey!! Get your holiday cleaning done
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love...for...people.....much...love
Oct 25, 2009
By Dominik
I’m currently working with about 145 people on a major project. With so many people we need food, water and a bathroom (maybe about 10 of them)… Anyway- The issue of recycling is strong in Hawaii (at least people I know of). Now- we have a trash bin as well as a recycle bin RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER! Yet every time I pass I see several cans and bottles on TOP of the trash pile in the bin… I grab a bag- I put them in the recycling of course. But my issue is- what the heck?! Are people that lazy or don’t care? I know of some people who don’t “believe” in recycling as if its some god or superstition.. But what if they accidentally dropped it in there and didn’t see the
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Little Ripples (part 1 of 2)
Oct 17, 2009
By Dominik
One of our Kanu members, Caroline Antilla, had a moment to teach a elementary class how to recycle paper. For this post I will show the video and I will follow up with her explanation of her purpose, learnings and next steps. Enjoy! PS I'm sorry for the strange music- I like it- but others have told me it is
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Garbage Warrior
Aug 23, 2009
By Makena
After messing around on Youtube I began watching clips of Garbage Warrior. There is now a full documentary as well. However, I have not watched it. Through watching several clips I learned that Garbage Warrior was an interesting take on using garbage in a productive way. The United States produces hundreds of millions of tons of garbage each year. All of which goes into landfills around the states including Hawaii or finds its way into the ocean. Some states that have run out of landfill space are now using trucks to carry their states rubbish into other states landfills. Michael Reynolds the inspiration of Garbage Warrior has been implementing a solution to the
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Walking the neighborhood, but how can I recycle the used tires I see?
Mar 24, 2009
By Olin
I love the commitment to walk in your neighborhood. My two sons (4 and 1) and I (and sometimes our dog) try to go out after work every day. We mostly just walk but sometimes we take a bag and collect cans and bottles which go to a local non profit (Kaupa!!!). Now, though, we pass this pile of tires every day and I am not sure how I can help get it to a recycling center. So, after I get back from a quick trip with James this week, am going to make some calls to see how a truckless person can get these tires to a recycling center. If anyone has any tips, please send them my
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Recycling in Kalihi - or Your Neighborhood
Feb 17, 2009
By Barbara
Lately I've been inspired by my favorite TV channel to "Start at Home". And then, of course, it was Ghandi who said "Be the change you want to see in the world". I live in Kalihi, and there is no recycling program provided by the City. It will begin in November 2009, but it will only be for those that are on the automated pick-up route. I am not on the automated pick-up route.So besides doing my own recycling, I have asked my tenant and neighbors to save their recycling for me. Three of my neighbors did not recycle because of the incovenience of taking their recycling to the redemption center. I feel privileged that I have the
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Visiting CONUS
Oct 16, 2008
By Kamakana
Hey TOUGH GUYS! I just got back from the continental United States. I was sorry to hear that I missed the Mokauea restoration. For me, the most rewarding part would have been to watch Tataupu and Aito paddle out the the island. Anyway, the purpose of this blog, and the reason I chose to do a blog entry rather than a discussion post, is to share some of the environmental initiatives I saw during my travels. On my trip, I visited Oklahoma City, Wichita, Tulsa, Westlake Village, and Anaheim. While visiting each of these cities, I noticed efforts to recycle that I know in some cases did not exist a few years ago. When I was in
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