UH to recycle 1.5M pounds of electronics
October 29, 2008
The University of Hawaii collected 1.5 million pounds of eWaste last week.
The university said 75 shipping containers filled with broken and obsolete electronic equipment would be recycled or properly disposed of, instead of ending up in Hawaii landfills.
The eWaste Disposal Days program collected items from public and private schools and universities; city, county, state and federal government agencies; small to medium-sized businesses and nonprofits.
Containers collected by island were:
- Oahu, 65.25 containers;
- Big Island, 6.25;
- Maui, 3; and
- Kauai, 0.5.
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