Closing the Maui Recycling Loop
Thanks to the enthusiasm, energy and commitment of the citizens and businesses of Maui nearly 34% of Maui's "waste stream" is now diverted from disposal in Maui's landfills.


From paper to plastic, from glass to grass, over 66% of these diverted  materials  are now used to manufacture new, value-added products for sale here on Maui and throughout the world.


To find out more about the variety of REMADE ON MAUI products please
contact the REMADE ON MAUI manufacturers listed below.

Contact	Company Name	Address	Telephone/Fax Email/website	Product Diverted	Product Manufactured
Chris & Skye Davis	Pallet Products	RR1, Box 791 Kula, HI 96790	878-2455	Wood Pallets	Cabinets, crafts, woodworks
Jamie Woodburn	Ka Lima O Maui	95 Mahalani Street Wailuku, HI 96793	244-5502	Mixed Paper	Packaging material,
Joe	Unitek Solvent Services	140G Hobron Avenue Kahului, HI 96732	877-2667	Used Motor Oil	Fuel for Sugar Cane Train
Kalei Engel	Paper Pottery	P.O. Box 873 Paia, HI 96779	573-1408	Mixed Paper	Paper pottery
McKenna	Currents	452 Kalalau Place Kihei, HI 96753	874-7649/875-1532 kenna@maui.net	Metals	Sculpture & other artworks
Larry Zolezzi	Pacific Biodiesel	285 Hukilike Street Kahului, HI 96732	871-6624 871-5288 bking@maui.net http://biodiesel.com	Cooking oil	Diesel fuel
Rubens Fonseca	Maui Eko Systems	P.O. Box 1065 Puunene, HI 96732	572-8844	Biosolids, yard trimmings, foods, oil & grease, pallets	Compost and soil amendments
Tim Gunter	Maui Earth Composting Company	P.O. Box 1282 Wailuku, HI 96793	877-0403 244-8051	Yard trimmings	Compost and soil amendments
Charles Davidson	Campaign Recycle Maui	P.O. Box 1469 Wailuku, HI 96793	244-0722	Yard trimmings	Compost and soil amendments
Tom Reed	Aloha Plastics Recycling	75 Amala Place Kahului, HI 96732	877-0822 info@ aloharecycling.com	Plastic	Plastic building products, furniture, industrial products
Tom Reed	Aloha Glass Recycling	75 Amala Place Kahului, HI 96732	875-2520 info@ aloharecycling.com	Glass	Industrial, architectural, artistic and bulk glass products
Shelly Powers	Metamorphosis	5095 Napilihau #367, Lahaina 96761	283-2009	Sculptures	Construction material, glass and metals
Ray Roberts	The Tin Can Man	Maui Mall Kahului, HI 96732	877-8916 www.shaka.com/~edynray/ pam/index.htm edyray@webtv.net	Airplane Models	Aluminum Cans
Joy Webster	Joy of Worms	609 Loulu Way Makawao, HI 96768	572-6668 sjoy@flex.com	Junk mail, food scraps	Red wigglers for home composting
Robert Bell	Maui Earthkeepers Earthworm Farms	PO Box 791417 Paia, HI 96779	283-6118	paper	Commercial worm composting

MAUI RECYCLING GROUP AND REMADE ON MAUI
CLOSING THE MAUI RECYCLING LOOP

MRG has always supported the concept of purchasing recycled content goods to close the recycling loop.  If recyclable materials are not re-processed from the waste stream to the manufacturing stream then recycling programs are not truly productive.  However, when the loop is closed, landfill diversion becomes only one of the benefits.  Businesses that utilize recycled feedstock to create value-added products are on the cutting-edge of  economic development and diversification, job creation,  global export of environmentally appropriate technology, environmental protection and community service.

Here on Maui we currently recycle around 30%, or 60,000 tons of our waste stream.  Of that 60,000 tons about 36,000 tons, or 60%, is utilized to create a variety of  value-added products on Maui.  Our recycled plastic is made in to outdoor furniture, plastic lumber and other products.  Our green waste, biosolids, and other organics are processed into compost.  Used cooking oil from restaurants becomes diesel fuel.  Glass is ground and used in water filtration systems, on roadways and for decorative uses.  Metals are sold as commodities.   Paper is also sold as a commodity, re-processed for packaging,  and used to manufacture paper pottery.  In some cases these products are marketed to export as well as local markets, in some the technology developed here is also being exported.

Taken together these recycling entrepreneurs employ over 50 Mauians, many in highly-skilled, and highly paid, professional and technical positions.  Their wages and company revenues inject money into Maui's economy and contribute their fair share of County taxes.

These recycling entrepreneurs are literally remaking Maui.  That's why MRG, with funding from the County of Maui and the State of Hawaii, is leading the way in educating Mauians and others about our Island's REMADE ON MAUI merchants.  They are helping us all close the recycling loop on Maui and worldwide.  Look for the REMADE ON MAUI logo in Maui publications in 1998 and buy REMADE ON MAUI!