The Kaua'i Recycles Program is a residental recycling  program.

  The program features eight (8) drop boxes located thoughout the island

  Recycing Bin Locations

•     ~ Hanalei at the Hanalei Transfer Station
•     ~ Kapa'a at the end of Kahau Road past the Kapaa Armory and where Farmer's Market is held
•     ~ Lihu'e in the back of the K-Mart parking lot on the pavilion side of the store
•     ~ Po'ipu in the Brenneke's Parking Lot
•     ~ Lawai Post Office 
•     ~ Ele'ele at the Ele'ele Shopping Center
•     ~ Waimea at the Waimea Canyon Park
•     ~ Kekaha at the Kekaha Landfill

       The following items are accepted for recycling:

#1 & #2  Plastics (collected in a separate bin with Aluminum)

• check recycling arrows on container
• #1 Plastic usually includes water, beer, and soda bottles, and other single use beverage containers
• #2 Plastic usually includes gallon milk jugs, laundry detergent containers, and shampoo bottles
• remove lids
• drain containers
• labels are okay

Aluminum (collected in a separate bin with Plastics)

• no tin food cans paints or aerosols 
• drain all liquids
• do not place bags in the bin
• cans only-no foil wrap of food containers

Cardboard

• corrugated cardboard only
• no wet or solid cardboard
• break down boxes to conserve space in the bin
• remove tape and strapping

Glass

• remove caps and lids
• paper labels are okay
• drain all liquids
• windows and mirrors okay
• no light bulbs, television monitors, or other composit materials 

Mixed Paper (accepted in separate companion bin)

• white and colored paper
• envelopes (windows are okay) and paper mail (including "junk mail")
• magazines, catalogs, and glossy paper 
• phone books and paperback books
• box board (cereal boxes, soda boxes)
• Staples OK - NO binder clips, rubber bands or paper clips 
• NO fluorescent papers, carbon papers, or hard cover bound books.

Newspapers

• remove rubber bands and plastic bags
• do not bundle or bag
• glossy newspaper inserts okay
• NO magazines or junk mail (recycle with mixed paper)