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How to Use Holiday Leftovers
As we head into the holiday season, this is a reminder to minimize food waste by making the most of your leftovers!
Traveling with Trash: Trick-or-Treat Edition
Spooky season is here, along with all the fun fall traditions like haunted houses, carving pumpkins, costume contests, and trick-or-treating. While we are busy enjoying
Explore Storm Water with Fun Science and Engineering Projects
Storm water is rainwater runoff that doesn’t soak into the ground – it flows over streets and sidewalks and eventually makes its way into the nearest stream, canal, or ocean.
Not All Trash is Created Equal
When it comes to protecting Hawaiʻi’s waterways and marine life, understanding what we throw away – and how it affects the environment – is an important first step.
Minimizing Trash During Your Summer Travels
Summer is the season for beach days, park visits, hikes, and getaways – but all that activity can generate a surprising amount of waste.
Understanding Different Types of Waste
Waste comes in many forms, and how we manage each type impacts the health of our environment, on land and in the water. Everything we throw away ends up somewhere.
A Greener Way to Wrap Up the Holidays
Once the presents are opened, a lot of wrapping paper and ribbons end up in the trash.
Eco-Friendly Holiday Decor with Local Style
Bring more aloha to the season with simple, sustainable decor. By reusing materials around your home and reducing waste, you can minimize the amount of trash and debris that end up in dumpsters, landfills, or even in our storm drains and ocean.
How to Use Holiday Leftovers
As we head into the holiday season, this is a reminder to minimize food waste by making the most of your leftovers!
Explore Storm Water with Fun Science and Engineering Projects
Storm water is rainwater runoff that doesn’t soak into the ground – it flows over streets and sidewalks and eventually makes its way into the nearest stream, canal, or ocean.
Clear The Road By Securing Your Load
Did you know that the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation has removed an estimated 5,234 cubic yards of trash from unsecured vehicle loads since 2021? That’s equal to around 2,617 truck beds full of trash and litter!
Celebrate National Composting Day 2025
Each year, National Composting Day is observed on May 29 to raise awareness and promote sustainable composting practices.
Eco-Friendly Back-to-School Tips
It’s that time of year again! As families prepare keiki for their back-to-school journey, many of us find ourselves navigating the bustling aisles of supply stores and stocking up on essentials.
Eco-Friendly Easter Tips
Easter is the perfect egg-scuse to gather with your family and friends for festive fun! Like many other holidays, Easter generates tons of waste—from plastic eggs and buckets to candy wrappers and decorative grass.
DIY Vinegar Cleaners
Some cleaning products can be harsh on our homes, bodies and, our environment. They can release dangerous chemicals contribute to health problems, including chronic respiratory issues, allergic reactions, and headaches.
6 Tips for an Eco-Friendly Halloween
Halloween is an exciting holiday for people of all ages, filled with costumes, pumpkins, candy, and frights. Ghosts, goblins, witches and warlocks can be spooky, but here are some statistics that are even scarier:
Quilting with Recycled Fabrics
Do you have old fabrics and t-shirts laying around? Don’t throw them out! Use them to create a simple quilt filled with memories.
Eco-Friendly Alternatives to Wrapping Paper
Did you know the majority of wrapping paper cannot be recycled? Most of the wrapping paper sold in stores today contains non-paper additives including gold or silver coloring, glitter and plastics.
DIY Vinegar Cleaners
Some cleaning products can be harsh on our homes, bodies and, our environment. They can release dangerous chemicals contribute to health problems, including chronic respiratory issues, allergic reactions, and headaches.
Quilting with Recycled Fabrics
Do you have old fabrics and t-shirts laying around? Don’t throw them out! Use them to create a simple quilt filled with memories.
DIY Papale
Hats are great for bad hair days, but not for the environment. Traditional methods often involve harmful processes and materials, from the use of virgin synthetic materials like polyester and nylon to the toxic waste generated in dyeing and finishing processes.
DIY Flowers for Valentine’s Day
Trying to find the perfect gift for your loved ones this Valentine’s Day? We’ve got the perfect solution: a homemade and long-lasting bouquet made from recycled materials.
DIY Cookie Cutters
Are you planning some holiday baking? If cookie making is on your holiday season checklist, try creating your own cookie cutters with recycled soda cans instead of buying new ones made of plastic.
Eco-Friendly Lei
May is the month of lei! Here in Hawaiʻi, making and giving lei is common practice.