Hawaii is often seen as an island of paradise with beautiful sands, rich ethnic heritage, and intriguing volcanoes. The truth for most residents, however, is that the day to day routine usually doesn’t involve any of those things. Like any other well populated city, Honolulu is a hub of commerce. With commerce comes technology and with technology comes electronic waste. And like many cities around the world, electronic waste poses a problem for the environment.
As part of an environmental programme, Honolulu’s Kaua’i County Recycling Office has scheduled an electronics recycling drive for businesses this coming Friday; individual households will be serviced on Saturday. The events will take place at the Vidinha Stadium parking lot, from 8 A.M. to 4 P.M. on both days.
According to the Recycling Office, the following items will be accepted at the drop off site: computers, servers, copiers, monitors, hubs, fax machines, cell phones, scanners, keyboards, CD-ROM and DVD drives, stereo components, laptops, telephones, backup batteries, printers, typewriters, VCR and DVD players, plasma screens, stereos, speakers, camcorders, electrical gaming units, cameras, radios, GPS systems and overhead projectors.
Items that will not be accepted are: Styrofoam, microwaves, electronics in wood cabinets, appliances, cardboard and batteries not integral to computer systems.
A press release issued by the Recycling Office stated that all items collected at the site will be sent to Total Reclaim in Seattle for recycling or disposal. Donors may choose to have Total Reclaim remove all computer data from their hard drives or remove the information themselves by retaining, erasing or destroying the hard drive.
For more information, visit kauai.gov.
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