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Why raise the HI-5 fee? The HI-5 is effectively a tax that affects just about everyone in this state. Why penalize everyone for buying everyday products?
All this talk about tariffs and high prices, and our Legislature is considering raising the container fee. Some reports claim Reynolds Recycling is not paying the full 5-cent fee back and it can recycle the aluminum cans to retrieve the cost of the metal.
When HI-5 first started, a friend who was collecting cans explained that he was not able to get the money he used to get for aluminum. This fee is a burden on the public and not the retailers.
Lance Miyake
Pearl City
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