A battle is brewing between bottle bill proponents and opponents in Hawaii. Advocates of the bottle bill propose that beverage distributors pay the state a fee for each bottle or can sold. It ...

The Hawaii House and Senate moved closer to resolving their differences on the bottle bill, legislation to establish a 5-cent redemption fee and 2-cent handling fee on a beverage container. Sen.

In order to extend the usable life of the West Hawaii Sanitary Landfill, a Hawaii County commission is drafting a bill that would prohibit disposing of recyclable materials at that facility. EMC chair ...

Hawaii consumers and businesses could see a 100% spike in the cost to discard beverage containers via curbside recycling, the trash and other means outside of a state redemption program. Senate Bill ...

HONOLULU (KITV4) -- Hawaii is more than halfway to its 2030 goal of reducing, reusing or recycling 70% of its waste. Oahu residents are recycling at a good rate, but bottles and cans aren't the only ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hawaii Energy, in collaboration with the County of Hawaii Department of Environmental Management, is launching a recycling drive for old refrigerators and freezers on Hawaii Island.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii is implementing one of the most ambitious electronic waste recycling plans in the country, but some Hawaii retailers are afraid it will mean higher prices and less ...

As the holiday season draws to a close, counties across the state are providing several disposal and recycling options to encourage residents to recycle their fresh Christmas trees and manage holiday ...

The long arm of federal regulation extends even to garbage. The Department of Agriculture has proposed allowing Hawaii to ship some of its garbage to the U.S. mainland. Landfill space is limited in ...

Above, recyclers redeemed their HI-5 recycling. At a Jan. 24 hearing held by the Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee, three people along with Reynolds Recycling Inc. and a Kauai County ...