01-27-2012, 05:27 AM
Although it is true that there are pickers at SOME of the county parks, most every picker I have seen has grabbers & can access those valuable containers in the can. I would love to see more of the parks have recycling waste cans, BUT the problem with those is that some people decide to dump their waste into them (even the most fool-proof designs have been fouled by fools!)
If you do leave your used containers BY the can, please do make sure that someone does pick them up after you (still talking about having some one pick up after you!)....esp at our County Beach Parks. These parks can have rain events that come on quickly & wash those "well intentioned" containers into the ocean, which is not at all good for anyone! (have actually been in the water at 4-mile & seen a little "can slide" happen... filled up a dive bag....)
Oh, and leaving the recyclables by the can is still a finable littering offense (if it was enforced), but, based on the amount of litter I see, I do not believe that Hawaii County has ever fined anyone for general littering....I think that you would need to do something on the magnitude of dumping truckloads to get a littering fine!
If you do leave your used containers BY the can, please do make sure that someone does pick them up after you (still talking about having some one pick up after you!)....esp at our County Beach Parks. These parks can have rain events that come on quickly & wash those "well intentioned" containers into the ocean, which is not at all good for anyone! (have actually been in the water at 4-mile & seen a little "can slide" happen... filled up a dive bag....)
Oh, and leaving the recyclables by the can is still a finable littering offense (if it was enforced), but, based on the amount of litter I see, I do not believe that Hawaii County has ever fined anyone for general littering....I think that you would need to do something on the magnitude of dumping truckloads to get a littering fine!