Q. I went into my neighborhood Times Supermarket in Kunia and saw a big sign saying the recycling bin will no longer be available at the end of this month and you will need to drive to Ewa Elementary (a 10-mile round trip from Kunia) to dump your newspapers, cardboard, plastic jugs and other recyclables. I called just about every state and city agency asking for a closer site or suggested potential sites on state/city property but had no luck in finding the correct agency or department to handle this situation.

One ideal site would be the Kunia park-n-ride which is directly across Times Supermarket. They have ample space for a recycling container and already have a recycling center for plastic and glass bottles. Please help this neighborhood or I will see overloaded trash containers on 'rubbish day' that will quickly fill up our landfills.

A. The place to call is the city's recycling information phone line at 768-3200. However, before you call the city, you might want to call some nearby schools.

City recycling coordinator Suzanne Jones said she would love to see a new recycling site in Kunia, but she needs a willing host site, either at a school or at a location that is willing to pass along the proceeds to a school.

The city's program is designed to give money to the schools as an incentive to community members who have newspaper, glass, plastic, aluminum and corrugated cardboard to recycle. "The schools can spend the money on anything and I think it's a great way of supporting them with some revenue," Jones said. "It's also a great way of teaching our kids about the importance of recycling."

Right now the city has bins in about 75 locations and is looking to expand that by 40 more bins by the time a new contract starts in March.

The new contract comes with brand-new bins at all locations and will also give the schools about three times as much money as they currently receive from recycling, Jones said.

"There is an opportunity right now for schools who would like to join the program to contact us," Jones said.

In return, the schools need to commit to making the bins accessible to the community seven days a week, Jones said.

In March, the city will also be offering bins to collect HI-5 beverage containers for special events, including school fundraisers. The city will drop off the container, haul away the recyclables and give the money back to the schools, Jones said.

For more information, visit www.opala.org and click on Recycling Fundraisers.