Posted at 3:01 p.m., Monday, April 2, 2007
Metal recycling pilot project begins at landfill
Advertiser Staff
Operators of the Waimanalo Gulch Landfill will begin a two-month pilot project to recover metal from waste, a move designed to expand recycling and increase the life of the landfill, a city news release said.The 60-day project begins this week. Waste Management Hawaii, which operates the City landfill under contract, will use a large electromagnet to remove metals from the incoming solid waste. The metal will be hauled to Schnitzer Steel in Campbell Industrial Park for recycling.
"If this pilot project works the way we expect, this will become a permanent program," said Mayor Mufi Hannemann in a news release.
The city already recovers metal from the H-POWER garbage-to-energy plant, where much of O'ahu's solid waste is burned to generate electricity. However, the pilot project will recover metal that goes directly to the landfill, primarily from the city's refuse convenience stations and bulky item pickup, the city said.
