HONOLULU (KHON2) — ʻŌpala (rubbish) in Hawaiʻi is a bigger deal than most people think. With limited land resources and even more limited options for throwing away the things we no longer want, understanding how to navigate recycling and waste is an important life skill.
KHON2.com’s Unfit Adventurer recently went on a Tour de Trash offered by the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Environmental Services. A large group of people, including several families, took the tour and learned how the city eliminates our `ōpala.
During this tour, Marvin Min, Senior Vice President for Hawaiian Earth, remarked that the only way to really teach adults how to recycle is if their keiki teach them…