Cleanup will help Earth ... and your messy home
Advertiser Staff
A group of urban Honolulu politicians is inviting people to clean up their clutter and recycle it tomorrow at Kaimuki High School.
The Third Annual Community Clean-up — from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. — is a benefit for Kaimuki High School, Kapahulu Community Center and the Mo'ili'ili Community Center.
The project aims at reducing illegal dumping and promoting recycling, and covers more types of items than a basic recycling drive.
It was started by U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie, city Councilwoman Ann Kobayashi, state Sen. Brian Taniguchi, state House Speaker Calvin Say, and state Reps. Kirk Caldwell, Scott Nishimoto and Scott Saiki.
Volunteers will help unload recyclables in the parking lot of Kaimuki High School. They also will pick up recyclables in Kapahulu, Kaimuki, Palolo, St. Louis Heights, Manoa, Makiki, Ala Moana and McCully-Mo'ili'ili.
Residents in those neighborhoods also can call 527-5587 to request pick-up.
Kobayashi aide Steve Uyeno said the volunteers also will drive through neighborhoods picking up discards they find and reporting other bulky items.
The volunteers are accepting:
Business partners supporting the event include: Schnitzer Steel Hawaii Corp., Refrigerant Recycling Inc., Grace Pacific Corporation, Goodwill Industries of Hawaii, Interstate Battery Systems, Honolulu Recovery Systems, Hawaiian Earth Products, Unitek Solvent Services, Intrade Corporation and T & N Services.
