Posted at 10:05 a.m., Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Metal recycling pilot project under way at landfill
Advertiser Staff
Operators of the Waimanalo Gulch Landfill will this week begin a two-month pilot project to recover metal from waste — a move designed to expand recycling and increase the life of the landfill, according to a city news release.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," Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann said in the 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. 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.
