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
Easy Way to Reduce Junk Mail - Camille Armantrout (submitted 3/30/03)
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)
Maui
and Plastic Packaging Don't Mix
West Side Neighborhood Pitches in to Recycle - Shaun Stenshol (printed 12/23/02)
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)
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)