FIRE!

ISLAND RECYCLING, INC.

SAND ISLAND FACILITY -  5/1/04

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Island Recyling has been cited for numerous violations over the past few years!

On May 1, 2004, the City and County of Honolulu's Fire Department responded to a fire at the Island Recycling facility on Sand Island, Honolulu, Hawaii.  The fire comes as no surprise and could have been prevented.

We have been investigating Island Recycling for several months. In December we reported information we uncovered regarding numerous violations at Island Recycling that were cited by  government agencies over the past three years.  On numerous occasions  we discussed the situation with the Legislature, the Governor, and other government offices to no avail.

HERE IS a letter we wrote to Mr. Eric Crispin,  Director, Department of Planning and Permitting  on December 23, 2003, regarding violations at Island Recycling.

And, HERE IS a letter we wrote to Mr. Chiyome L. Fukino M.D., Director, State of Hawaii Department of Health on December 23, 2003.

On April 14, 2004, we wrote a letter to the Department of Budget and Fiscal Services protesting the inclusion of Island Recycling in the bidding process for island-wide trash recycling on Oahu.

Hopefully, now something will be done about this!

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