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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Pilot reuse program to begin at Kapaʻa Transfer Station
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Honolulu Department of Environmental Services is partnering with Re-use Hawaiʻi and Goodwill Hawaiʻi to create a new reusable materials drop-off site at the Kapaʻa Transfer Station beginning May 31. The partnership is in alignment with the city's long-term sustainability and waste reduction strategies. The new site is set to be in a pilot phase for approximately six months on Saturdays and Sundays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wife of Maui doctor withdraws request for restraining order Items such as clothing, textiles household goods, small appliances, mirrors, furniture and more will be accepted at the Kapaʻa Transfer Station during the weekend hours. 'This reuse pilot is part of our department's commitment to resource recovery and landfill diversion,' Environmental Services Director Roger Babcock said. 'We're proud to partner with respected organizations like Re-use Hawaiʻi and Goodwill Hawaiʻi, who will ensure the materials collected are put to good use in our community.'The collection and distribution of donated items will be managed by Re-use Hawaiʻi and Goodwill Hawaiʻi, with the donations repurposed, resold or redistributed to support the local community and environment. 'The pilot project represents an exciting collaboration that makes it easier for residents to choose to recover resources,' Re-use Hawaiʻi Executive Director Quinn Vittum said. 'By partnering with Goodwill Hawaii and the City and County of Honolulu, we're expanding access to donation options for the community right at the point of disposal. Together, we're helping to keep valuable resources out of the landfill and support the circular economy.' For more information regarding the donations, visit Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
E&E News
23-05-2025
- Business
- E&E News
New York plastics bill runs into caucus cost concerns
ALBANY, New York — Some lawmakers are heeding the affordability drumbeat from business groups opposed to an aggressive waste reduction measure. A few Democratic lawmakers, mainly members of the influential Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus, have signed on in recent weeks to competing 'extended producer responsibility' legislation backed by the plastics industry and other business interests. Environmental advocates are concerned this imperils their preferred measure with strict limits on toxic chemicals and mandated reductions in plastics and packaging materials. Advertisement 'There's a question around affordability,' said Michaelle Solages, who chairs the caucus.
BBC News
07-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Communities in Bradford urged to dispose of waste responsibly
Communities urged to dispose of waste responsibly 9 minutes ago Share Save Tim Dale & Nicola Rees BBC News, Yorkshire Share Save Nicola Rees/BBC Volunteers are taking part in clean-up days to remove rubbish from estates in Bradford Fly-tipping is a "massive problem" and waste should be disposed of responsibly otherwise it ends up with a price tag for local residents, the organisers of a series of community clean-up days have said. The campaign in Bradford aimed to tackle the impact of fly-tipping, waste dumping and littering on estates across the city, housing provider Incommunities said. The six days of action organised by Incommunities were are also aimed at educating people and reminding residents the price of clearing rubbish fell on them, a spokesperson explained. Patrick Collinson, the organisation's director of communities, said: "What residents need to realise is if we come and shift it, it is costing them." Nicola Rees/BBC Patrick Collinson says residents need to realise the cost of clearing waste falls on them The most recent council figures showed the number of reports of fly-tipping in Bradford had risen from 10,193 in 2023-24 to 10,624 in 2024-25, though the amount of material collected had dropped slightly. Mr Collinson explained that the community clean-up days involved volunteers, residents, West Yorkshire Police, Bradford Council and community payback, with activities such as litter-picking, painting, weeding, and planting shrubs. "We're just cleaning areas up. We're moving fly-tipping , bringing out rubbish from the gardens and getting it into skips," he said. Nicola Rees/BBC Luke Colman says there needs to be a lot of education to encourage people to dispose of their waste responsibly The first day of action run by Incommunities - which was set up as a registered provider in 2003 to take over homes from Bradford Council - was held earlier in Hendford Drive and Alcester Garth. Luke Colman, team leader of estate services with Incommunities, said those involved normally moved about two tonnes of waste a week from the area. "We have a lot of waste build-up in this area on a weekly basis. That's excess waste from residents and people coming in and fly-tipping," Mr Colman said. "We've got mattresses, sofas, nitrous oxide cannisters, a shed dismantled, wheelie bins full of contaminated waste. The majority of this is all just household waste." Mr Colman said there needed to be more education on how to responsibly dispose of household waste. He said he believed there was a behavioural problem with people used to putting waste in bags at the side of the road rather than in wheelie bins. "There are a lot of children and families around here and it's not fair that children can't come out and enjoy their green spaces," he said. Nicola Rees/BBC Resident Beverley Atkinson said the estate where she lives used to be "beautiful" Beverley Atkinson, who has lived in the area for 24 years, said it used to be "beautiful" but things had changed. "When it's bad, I've had three-piece suites, bedding, all sorts, dumped out here over the years," she said. "I'm ashamed to even bring my own family around. I don't bring no-one home. "People just assume its all my mess because it's on the end of my grass." Ms Atkinson said she believed the majority of the rubbish was dumped by local residents. Nicola Rees/BBC Volunteers take part in the action days by trying to clear as much rubbish as possible Mr Collinson said there was an issue with people getting rid of waste inappropriately and individuals offering to remove rubbish for a fee who then just went on to dump it. "What residents need to realise is if we come and shift it, it is costing them," he said. He added that the action days did improve areas and also helped staff get to know their tenants better and engage with them and their concerns. "Educating them around rubbish, we want to make sure they are recycling where they can, but also to tell us when people are dumping," Mr Collinson said. Kamran Hussain, Bradford Council's portfolio holder for neighbourhoods and community safety, said the clean-up events usually attracted an "enthusiastic response" from residents. They allowed people to take "positive action and pride in their neighbourhoods", he said. Further events were expected to take place across the Bradford district throughout the year, according to Incommunities. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
