Kauai Recycling and Batteries
We all use batteries of all sizes. PS&D Tires/Napa Auto Parts accepts batteries free of charge at their Lihue store. They accept any quantity of lead acid batteries, including car batteries, boat batteries, and UPS backup batteries with the casing from backup batteries removed. If you have 5 or fewer batteries, you can also take them to Kapaa and Hanapepe locations. Home Depot accepts rechargeable batteries Ion and small sealed Lead that are less than 2 lbs.
Waste Management sells a Dry Cell Battery Recycling Kit for $16.95 that can hold about 4 pounds of used alkaline batteries such as AAA, AA, C, D, 9 volt, 6 volt, button cells, and rechargeable batteries. The kit comes with a pre-paid return shipping label and a Certificate of Recycling that confirms your batteries are responsibly recycled. Kits are available online at Think Green From Home.
All battery types listed above are accepted for recycling at our annual Household Hazardous Waste collection. Call 241-4841 to be put on the list of people to be notified for the upcoming event. For more information, visit the county’s Kauai recycling website.
Kauai Recycling Guide
The newest version of the free “Kaua‘i Recycling Guide” is now available at all public libraries, HI-5 bottle redemption centers, Kaua‘i Resource Center, and the mayor’s office. “I encourage everyone to pick up a free copy of the Kaua‘i Recycling Guide for comprehensive information on the 3Rs and composting,” said Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. “If we all do our part to minimize waste and maximize resource recovery, it will help preserve landfill space and conserve our natural resources and energy.”
Why Recycle? Landfill space is a precious commodity, and is in short supply, especially here on Kaua’i. A community-wide recycling effort will postpone the need for future landfills and could save millions of dollars in siting and operational costs. Recycling saves valuable materials, like paper fibers and metals that can be reprocessed, reducing the need for virgin products. Recycling also reduces the use of water and energy sources such as oil, coal, and gas.
Diverting waste is more than recycling. In order to make a true impact in preserving our landfill and our beautiful island, we must all take responsibility for the garbage we produce on a daily basis, and make conscious choices to limit our waste by implementing the 4 R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Rot (compost).
For more information, visit the county’s Kauai recycling website.
