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Hawaii Needs to Fix Solid Waste Problems
2021-09-22 14:09:00| Waste Age
An Hawaii county official suggested imposing new fees for residential disposal. He said the county needs to lower the cost of transporting waste around the island. While commercial tipping fees were $114 per ton, transporting waste to landfill costs
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Hawaii Wildlife Fund Takes Two Years Worth of Ocean Waste to Landfill
2021-05-10 14:07:00| Waste Age
The Hawaii Wildlife Fund recently dumped 14.4 tons, or 28,800 pounds, of derelict fishing net and line bundles in the Waikoloa landfill. HWF commented in a press release that while some might think this is a step in the wrong direction to
Lightning eMotors partners with Soderholm Bus & Mobility to sell electric commercial vehicles in Hawaii
2021-04-08 14:55:32| Green Car Congress
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Hawaii County Lags on Landfill Closing Costs
2021-04-01 08:00:00| Waste Age
Hawaiis Kekaha Landfill Phase II is projected to hit capacity in June 2027. The Kekaha Landfill Phase I opened in 1953 and closed in 1993. Phase II was initially vertically expanded in 1998 to about 60-feet ab
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Hawaii Waste Veteran Roy W. Eccleshall Passes Away at 77
2021-02-24 07:00:00| Waste Age
On January 24, 2021, in Oahu, Hawaii the waste collection and disposal industry lost a legend - Roy W. Eccleshall. Roy passed away suddenly from a heart attack at home on January 24, 2021, at the age of 77. He was a kind, loving husband, father, gran