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    No answer to my 4 phone calls. Must be out of business... or just bad businesspersons.

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    Waimea Recycling and Transfer Station

    Waimea Recycling and Transfer Station

    (3 reviews)

    Every time I go there to shop or donate something, I always get the grumpy tutu (grandma)…read more Two days ago, I tried to donate a coffee table. My father had built it out of bamboo because he believed in sustainable building material. It had four legs, and it had been sanded down to a smooth finish. Unfortunately, my father was unable to install a glass inlay due to a terminal illness. The table had a frame, but no glass to finish it off. I inherited the table. Unfortunately, I don't know of anyone who works with glass. To make the table work for me, I put two planks of wood to cover the gaping hole. I used that table to put cooking appliances on it. Unfortunately, my landlord deemed it a fire hazard and wanted that table out on Tuesday. I thought I could take it to the Waimea Recycling and Transfer Station as is. Surely someone would see how beautiful and polished it looked. All it needed was someone in DIY projects who could install the glass. I took it to the Transfer Station thrift store. Unfortunately, I got the grumpy tutu. "Nope. No can take em. Gotta be complete." I had no idea that the thrift store had that policy. So now, I'm in a pinch. I can't take it back home and I don't know of anyone dealing in glass. My only option was to take this gorgeous but incomplete table to the trash chutes. I was in tears. To see my father's handiwork ending up in the dump broke my heart. There was a kind woman, a fellow shopper, who could see I was struggling to carry the table and the two wood planks to the chutes. I told this woman about my dad, the craftsman that built this table. I was struggling to hold back my tears as we took the table to the far side chute, where they were recycling refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, etc...I could NOT throw my dad's work down the chute. I was hoping that someone would see the fine craftsmanship my father put into this table, despite its flaws, and take it home. I was hoping it would find a good home. I got back to my car, which was parked in front of the thrift store, and cried my heart out. Loudly. After bawling my eyes out and screaming in my car, I drove my car to the appliance drop off to find that the table and the two wooden planks were gone. I dare not to look in the trash chute. I didn't want to. I prayed that my father's table found a good home. Moral of the story? Don't take incomplete projects, especially ones of sentimental value to the Waimea Transfer Station thrift shop. You're just going to get a grouchy grandma saying, "no. No can take em."

    Trash and recycle here. Hours open for twelve hours so makes it convenient, 7 days a week:…read more0600-1800.

    E-Cycling Maui and ReThink Recycle Center - Back in to unload your E-Waste

    E-Cycling Maui and ReThink Recycle Center

    (8 reviews)

    This place has moved to Hanson rd. They are only open Tuesday 1-5 & Saturday 9-1. We went on…read moreSaturday and they were busy but we were able to drive right in. The guy working there helped unload our trunk which we apreciated-we always seem to have old unworking electronic stuff and this is the place to take it so doesn't end up in the trash.

    I thought this was the place to recycle electronics, but not all electronics. They're a little…read moreparticular about the electronics that they accept. I've been accumulating worn out computers, printers, stereo equipment and stuff for years. If the item was functional, I would list it on Craigslist for free, just to keep it out of the landfill and to give someone else the chance to get some use out of it. But, if it's a hunk of junk, there's no point in listing it and getting someone's hopes up for a nice freebie. This stuff was junk. We found this place with a quick Google search. Open Tuesday 1-5pm and Saturday 8am-1pm, I thought they would be less busy on a Tuesday afternoon. There were people dropping off when we arrived and more showing up as we left. I violated rule #1 right away. You're supposed to stay in your car. My pile of junk was in the trunk, so I got out to open the trunk since my car has a key lock for the trunk lid. Thankfully, the fellow who came out let this violation slide. He actually was very friendly and we got along well. But, there was another problem. Some of my electronics weren't acceptable. He told me that he couldn't take my old garage stereo, complete with an 8-track tape player. I asked him why and he just shrugged his shoulders. But, if I moved that receiver, he would take the junk that was under it. He also took my old printer, but left the broken CD changer. So, I guess I have a couple of hunk of junk headed for the landfill.

    Kea'au Recycling and Reuse Center

    Kea'au Recycling and Reuse Center

    (4 reviews)

    The current workers are some of the rudest people I have ever encountered there. The lady that is…read more"in charge" denies toys, clothing, etc. She told me my freshly washed clothes were junk and that she would not except them. I told her they were not dirty and she could smell them if she liked she said "NO"! that is fine but I didn't know that she was the leader in standards, the clothing she was wearing was not that great so I'm not sure why she would act like that, its a donation center. Im just wondering if she just doesn't want to have to sort them, or just do a decent job. The past few years the way it is being ran is a disgrace, I have gone there many times and most of the clothes in the bins were not in as good of condition as the stuff I was donating. Who is she to say what the community wants or needs. To top it all off the pricing is outrageous for donated items. Its sad, I was donating that stuff so others could find clothing and toys at an affordable rate but I GUESS THAT DOESN"T EXIST ANYWHERE IN THIS STATE. For shame on your company and workers. I have been there a few times since she has started and I can only say she has never been kind to me. I think maybe you should find people that want to do the job, are happy to have the job. If you don't like what you do move on. In a state where everything is so expensive they should be ashamed of themselves and the way they treat people. I will tell everyone I know how crappy the service is, how rude they are to people,. It borders on hatefulness the way they act over there. Take a note of how awesome the donation center used to be before covid-I'm not sure what has changed over the years besides the quality of workers that they hire. Maybe that is intentional, I don't know but I do know that business' don't last long, or if they are still around aren't profiting like they used to. Keep that in mind. I will never shop there nor will I ever donate anything there. I will just give it away first, throw it away(good stuff, that's a shame), maybe I will just take it to a competitor just for spite

    I have been donating to this store for about 8 years with no problems - last week, and today, March…read more14, I was met by two women who accept the donations at the back entrance to the store building I had brought a number of items last week, including 2 sets of brand new Christmas dishes, 3 small appliances that all worked fine, a large popcorn popping machine that was brand new and a number of clothes - all of these things had been in storage for about a year, but now we had to clear it all out so I was bringing it all to this store - I had not noticed that one of the bags of clothes had a clump of something that looked like cat hair on the top shirt - the older woman looked at that, and rifled through the bag for a second, announced that everything was covered in cat hair, and she didn't want any of it - I apologized, even though I knew everything had been washed and folded before they had been put in the bag and took the bag back home - I got rid of the top shirt with the hair on it, pulled everything back out of the bag, shook them out, folded them again, and put them back into a rainbow colored, large rope tote bag that I was also donating I brought this all back to the transfer station thrift store today, and the second woman who had been there last week rudely said "so, do any of these clothes have cat hair all over them?" - I said no, they didn't, and she still rifled though them, obviously not believing me - I put another small bag of clean clothes on the table, and thanked her - she have me stink eye, never thanked me for anything, and I left Needless to say, I will never be back to this store with donations again - I recommend that anyone reading this save yourself from this bad attitude and take your donations to Salvation Army, Goodwill or any number of homeless shelters in Hilo - do not waste your time giving to this place that clearly does not appreciate what they are getting and do not know how to show gratitude

    Rainbow Recycling - recyclingcenter - Updated May 2026

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