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About Us

Reynolds Recycling is a locally owned company that has been serving Hawaii’s people for almost 40 years. In that time, we have paid out over $245 million to Hawaii residents for their recyclables, of which over $3.5 million has gone directly to our schools to fund important programs and projects.

Our main goal is to make recycling a way of life for Hawaii’s people. That’s why, here at Reynolds Recycling, we do our best to have a full range of recycling options available.

Each year since 2005, Reynolds Recycling has recycled enough used beverage containers, and scrap metal to extend the life of our municipal landfill by one month.

Key Personnel

Terry Telfer President

Joey Hokutan Director of Operations

Marc Matsui Scrap Sales Manager

Bruce Iverson Director of Marketing and Development

Nicole Cadaoas Controller

Tammy Kaopua Human Resources Manager

Our Company History

In 1980 Reynolds Metals honored a commitment they made to build a recycling center wherever there was a Reynolds can manufacturing facility.

The late Ed Doty, President of Eagle Distributors, and the late Betty Crocker, head of the Outdoor Circle, shared a vision of a cleaner Hawaii and convinced Reynolds Metals that their recycling operations were needed immediately.

In 1981, Reynolds Metals opened up its Halawa processing plant with just a handful of employees accepting various forms of aluminum. In 1997, Tomra purchased Reynolds Metals and due to shifts in the industry, sold the company to local investors in 2002. Now in its 42nd year, Reynolds has over 65 employees.

Since the January 2005 start of the beverage container deposit program, Reynolds has been redeeming aluminum cans, plastic bottles, glass bottles, steel and bi-metal cans at the State’s largest certified redemption center network.

Currently, we are operating at 15 locations statewide, and process over one million transactions a year.Over the course of its history, Reynolds has recycled over 3 billion aluminum cans and has paid out over $3 million to Hawaii schools for their recycling efforts.

Reynolds Recycling is committed to protecting Hawaii’s future by recycling today and remains invested in the community that opened its arms to recycling so many years ago.

2024/2025 Holiday Schedule

All Reynolds Recycling locations will be closed on the following dates. Additionally, the KRC Redemption Center will be closed all Kauai County observed holidays.

Day of Week	Day of Month	Holiday
Thursday	July 04th	Independence Day 2024
Monday	September 02nd	Labor Day 2024
Thursday	November 28th	Thanksgiving Day 2024
Wednesday	December 25th	Christmas Day 2024
Wednesday	January 01st	New Year's Day 2025
Monday	May 26th	Memorial Day 2025

Affiliate Links

Government

State of Hawaii Department of Health
www.hi5deposit.com
City & County of Honolulu Recycling
www.opala.org
Maui Department of Environmental Management
www.co.maui.hi.us/index.aspx?nid=114
Kauai County Recycling Office
www.kauai.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=68
Hawaii County Department of Environmental Management
www.hawaii-county.com/directory/dir_envmng.htm

Corporate Partners

Can Manufacturers Institute
www.cancentral.com
Ball Corporation
www.ball.com/page.jsp?page=1

Non-Profit Organizations

Keep America Beautiful
www.kab.org
Keep the Hawaiian Islands Beautiful
www.khib.org
Kokua Hawaii Foundation
www.kokuahawaiifoundation.org
Container Recycling Institute
www.bottlebill.org

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