Time to red-line the white bins

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 13, 2012

~~<p>The white community-based recycling bins have been fixtures around Oahu, mostly on school campuses, for decades, and the Honolulu City Council seems to be having a problem letting them go.</p>
<p>The administration of Mayor Peter Carlisle has noted the declining volume of recyclable materials routinely left in the bins, ever since the city's curbside recycling collections went into effect, and has come to the correct conclusion: Continuing the city's substantial subsidy for this program no longer makes sense. That's why Carlisle's staff planned to end the $1.5 million annual contract, currently held by Honolulu Disposal Co., to manage the program, and eliminated program funding in its budget.</p>
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The white community-based recycling bins have been fixtures around Oahu, mostly on school campuses, for decades, and the Honolulu City Council seems to be having a problem letting them go.

The administration of Mayor Peter Carlisle has noted the declining volume of recyclable materials routinely left in the bins, ever since the city's curbside recycling collections went into effect, and has come to the correct conclusion: Continuing the city's substantial subsidy for this program no longer makes sense. That's why Carlisle's staff planned to end the $1.5 million annual contract, currently held by Honolulu Disposal Co., to manage the program, and eliminated program funding in its budget. Login for more...