Holiday Wrap Up
Posted On: Dec 30, 09Mahalo for choosing to ‘Simplify the Holidays’ with the Kokua Hawai’i Foundation and Kanu Hawai’i. We hope you had an enjoyable holiday season and will continue to choose ways throughout the year to help our environment and simplify your life!
We would love to see pictures of how you simplified your holiday season. Please send your pics to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) and share your story with us!
Treecycle! Many of our members chose potted Christmas trees this year, which is wonderful since you can either keep them in their pots for next year or start a family tradition of planting your tree after the holidays. If you chose a tree that needs to be composted and haven’t done so already, please Treecycle:
On O’ahu, recycle your trees curbside on your regular twice-per-month green waste collection day. Trim branches to three feet or less and place in your greenwaste cart. For households in the bag pickup system, cut the tree into lengths of up to three feet and place at curb.
You can also drop off whole trees at any of the City’s Refuse and Recycling Convenience Centers around the island or at the composting facilities in Kailua and Campbell Industrial Park. Find locations and more details.
For treecycling on neighbor islands, click for more info: Hawaii Island, Maui County, and Kauai.
Precycle for Next Year: Create a holiday storage box and fill it with salvaged items from your holiday festivities. Ribbons, paper, gift bags, tablecloths, ornaments, and even things that seem to be broken can provide great raw materials for the next season’s projects. By doing this you’ll have all the materials you need to start the holidays without buying anything new. It’s like starting a holiday piggy bank. You’ll be glad you did it next year.
Happy Holidays from your friends at the Kokua Hawai’i Foundation and Kanu Hawai’i!
