HONOLULU (KHON2) — A broken television, an old computer or a box of unwanted electronics can feel like yesterday’s problem. In Hawaiʻi, however, some of those items could soon become a problem for everyone.
E-Opala, one of the state’s primary e waste collectors, has reached the amount of material manufacturers will reimburse for in 2026. That leaves five months of the year, including Christmas, with no clear path for the e-waste people may want to recycle.
Jasong Gruver, who owns and operates E-Opala, said the state has required manufacturers to provide a recycling program with the amount they must cover being based on the amount of electronics collected two years earlier…