How you can recycle electronics on Hawaiʻi Island

HILO, Hawaii (KHON2) — The County of Hawaiʻi Department of Environmental Management, Solid Waste Division announced its plans to begin recycling programs in Hilo and Kailua-Kona in 2022 and 2023 for electronics.

The events in Hilo will take place at Mr. K’s Recycle & Redemption on Dec. 10, 2022 and Jan. 14, 2023. Mr. K’s is located at 815 Kino‘ole St.

Another set of events will take place in Kailua-Kona at the Kona Crossroads Shopping Center in their parking lot on Dec. 17, 2022 and Jan. 21, 2023.

The hours for all of these events are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The events are free and open to the public whether businesses, private citizens, non-profits or government agencies.

Items that will be accepted are:

• computers
  • desktops
  • tablets
  • laptops
• printers
• fax machines
• computer peripherals
  • keyboards
  • mice

• TVs and monitors
  • CRT
  • plasma
  • LCD
  • LED
• uninterruptible power supply systems [UPS]
• mobile phones
• landline phones
• digital cameras
• VCRs
• DVD players
• stereo components — no speakers

Officials said that no other electronics will be accepted at these events.

While private citizens need not schedule an appointment, businesses, non-profits and other agencies will need to contact Mr. K’s Recycle & Redemption at 808-969-1222 to schedule a time for drop off in order to participate.

Also, each business, non-profit and other agencies have a strict limit of one pallet.