12-11-2007, 09:36 AM
"what is done with our glass & aluminum recycling...?"
Glass has been mostly put into road mix here on the island for paving. I understand there is also some crushed glass used for landscaping.
Metal, plastic, and paper are sold into the international market, which is red hot, especially in China and India.
Local businesses (e.g., Business Services Hawaii; Atlas Recycling) do this. In fact, the incinerator will doom these local entrepreneurs, because plastic and paper are key feedstock for WTE.
With empty containers leaving Hilo port, and the high market value of these materials, shipping is what is working.
James Weatherford, Ph.D.
15-1888 Hialoa
Hawaiian Paradise Park
Glass has been mostly put into road mix here on the island for paving. I understand there is also some crushed glass used for landscaping.
Metal, plastic, and paper are sold into the international market, which is red hot, especially in China and India.
Local businesses (e.g., Business Services Hawaii; Atlas Recycling) do this. In fact, the incinerator will doom these local entrepreneurs, because plastic and paper are key feedstock for WTE.
With empty containers leaving Hilo port, and the high market value of these materials, shipping is what is working.
James Weatherford, Ph.D.
15-1888 Hialoa
Hawaiian Paradise Park