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WHAT YOU CAN DO:
FOUR WAYS TO INCREASE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS ON MAUI:
1. Write to your Government officials and demand strong
recycling initiatives. Click on
Maui
County Government Officials for contact information.
2. Send letters to the local newspapers. Click on
Newspapers
for email addresses for five local papers.
3. Browse our Newspaper Letter Archives. The
following letters to the editor are in regards to recycling on Maui and have
been published in The Maui News, Haleakala Times, Lahaina News, Maui Time and
Maui Weekly.
4. Be a good example. Show your family members,
neighbors and co-workers just how easy it is to recycle.
NEWSPAPER LETTER ARCHIVES
Signs
don't point to issues -
Camille Armantrout (Submitted 10/26/04)
Don't
overlook recycling - Rick Woodford (Submitted 10/18/04, Printed 10/24)
Political
signs make a bad impression
- Camille Armantrout (Submitted 9/16/04, Printed 9/17/04)
Publisher
takes responsibility for product - Rick Woodford (Submitted 9/16/04)
Publisher
does the right thing - Rick Woodford (Submitted 9/15/04)
Alaskans
have the right idea about caring for the land - Pam Wolf (Printed 8/31/04)
Shipping
our trash 2,500 miles is no solution - Shaun Stenshol (Printed 8/13/04)
More
than a third of all waste tonnage is recycled on Maui - Bruce Erfer (Printed
8/9/04)
Maui
has many recycling programs - Joy Webster (Submitted 8/5/04, printed 8/9)
Composting
a good short term solution - Camille Armantrout (submitted 7/26, printed 7/29)
Exporting
garbage is socially irresponsible - Bob Armantrout (submitted 7/6/04, printed
7/10)
Shipping
out Hawaii garbage out would be an immoral action
- Camille Armantrout
(submitted 6/25/04, printed 6/27)
Owners
of scrap metal facility unfairly vilified - Paul Brandt (printed 6/3/04)
Ad
Ventures phone books look like litter and landfill - Camille Armantrout
(submitted 5/28/04, printed 6/2)
Publisher
confused about the difference between end user and manufacturer responsibility - Camille Armantrout
(submitted 5/13/04, printed 5/20)
Un-recycled
phone books add unwanted tonnage to our landfills - Camille Armantrout
(submitted 4/23/04, printed 4/29)
Imported
recycled plastic tables for Makena State Park?- Bob Armantrout
(submitted 4/12/04, Printed 4/14, 4/16, 4/21, 4/22)
Tourists
are put-off by lack of recycling on Maui (Maui News 3/25/04)
Increase
in plastic recycling good for Kealia boardwalk - Camille Armantrout (submitted
3/9/04, printed 3/14/04)
No
need to wait for Maui to mandate recycling before using existing programs - Camille Armantrout (submitted
2/26/04, printed 3/1/04)
Recycling
services available to those who look - Shaun Stenshol (submitted 2/26/04,
printed 3/1/04)
The
cure for over-consumption is simple - Camille Armantrout (submitted 2/17/04,
printed 2/20/04)
'Recycling
Guide' to debut biggest project yet - Joy Webster (printed 1/22/04)
Island
life demands conscientious recycling efforts - Pam Wolf (printed 1/21/041)
Maui
does take recycling seriously, one problem at a time - Joy Webster (submitted 1/8/04, printed
1/11/04)
Sustainable
living has many personal benefits - Camille Armantrout (submitted 12/28/03,
printed 1/1/04)
National
Bottle Bill introduced on America Recycles Day - Camille Armantrout (submitted
11/18/03, printed 11/23)
EKO
Style Compost Used for Decades - Pam Wolf (printed 11/1/03)
EKO
Compost has earned the trust of consumers - Joy Webster (printed 10/21/03)
Title
of Last Letter Misleading - Camille Armantrout (submitted 10/3/03, printed 10/6)
Local
Food Good for Consumers and Our Community - Camille Armantrout (submitted
9/27/03; printed 10/1/03)
Easy
Way to Reduce Junk Mail - Camille Armantrout (submitted 3/30/03)
Rejection
of Bottle Bill Sends Wrong Message - Camille Armantrout (submitted 2/13/03;
printed 2/17/03)
State
Shortchanges Maui's Best-In-State Efforts - Tom Reed (printed 2/13/03)
Material
Recovery Facility Needed for Recycling - Lee Guthrie (printed 2/9/03)
The
Truth Behind County Plastic Restrictions - Shaun Stenshol (submitted 1/18/03;
printed 1/22/03)
Budget
Hearings Representation Crucial to Recycling - Camille Armantrout (submitted
1/18/03; printed 1/22/03)
Product
Stewardship Needed for Phonebooks - Joy Webster (submitted 1/18/03; printed
1/22/03)
Advance
Disposal Fee Keeps Glass out of Landfill - Camille Armantrout (submitted
1/12/03; printed 1/16/03)
Maui
and Plastic Packaging Don't Mix
- Bob Armantrout (submitted 1/5; printed 1/8, 1/15/03)
West
Side Neighborhood Pitches in to Recycle - Shaun Stenshol (printed 12/23/02)
Improved
Planning Needed for Recycling Phone Books - Joy Webster (submitted 12/7/02;
printed
12/11, 1/16/03)
Reusing
Grocery Bags Results in Peace of Mind - Camille Armantrout (submitted 11/29/02;
printed 12/7, 1/9/03)
Future
Mayor Raises Hopes for Alternative Energy - Camille Armantrout (submitted
11/13/02; printed 11/16, 11/29, 12/4, 1/2/03)
Maui
County Missing an Essential Service - Camille Armantrout (submitted 10/25/02;
printed 11/7, 11/13, 11/29)
Latest
Recycling Task Force Comes to the Same Conclusions as Its Predecessors - Joy
Webster (submitted 10/19/02; printed 11/6, 11/14, 11/29)
Political
Candidates Should Make Our Economy Strong Using Renewable Energy - Camille
Armantrout (submitted 10/9/02; printed 10/13, 10/31)
Make
Your Vote Count - Tonya Duncan (submitted 10/3/02; printed 10/8, 10/16)
Maui's
Future is in Our Hands - Camille Armantrout (submitted 9/28/02; printed 10/2,
11/6, 11/7)
Einstein
Figured Out Why Maui's Landfill is Growing into a Mountain - Bob Armantrout
(submitted 9/16/02; printed 9/22, 10/3)
Smoking
and Incinerators - Camille Armantrout (submitted 9/12/02; printed 10/3, 10/5)
Landfill
Problems Encourage Recycling - Tonya Duncan (submitted 9/5/02; printed 9/9,
9/12)
You
Can Give New Life to Old Items - Camille Armantrout (submitted 8/30/02; printed
9/13/02)
Food
Composting Reduces Greenhouse Gases - Joy Webster (submitted 8/15/02; printed
8/21/02)
Worried
About the American Dream - Camille Armantrout (submitted 8/9/02; printed 8/12,
8/22, 9/5)
Why
Recycle? - Tonya Duncan (submitted 8/2/02; printed 8/6/02)
Networking
With Aloha Shares - Joy Webster (submitted 7/18/02; printed 7/21, 8/7)
Waste-to-Energy
a Waste of Energy - Camille Armantrout (submitted 7/10/02; printed 7/17/02)
Recycling
Means Using Products - Tonya Duncan (submitted 7/3/02; printed 7/7/02)
Why
Plastic Should Be Avoided - Bob Armantrout (submitted 6/27/02; printed 6/29,
7/4)
Drop
Box Contamination - Joy Webster (submitted 6/20/02; printed 6/23, 7/11)
Why
I Recycle - Camille Armantrout (submitted 6/13/02; printed 6/16/02)
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