Hawai‘i State Department of Health

Effective September 1, 2012, consumers will be charged a 5¢ refundable deposit on labeled beverage containers, plus a non-refundable 1.5¢ container fee. Consumers are refunded their 5¢ deposit when they return the labeled container to a redemption center. The 1.5¢ container fee is used to pay recyclers for redemption center operations.
	Consumer Information Information about the HI-5 Program for consumers.
	Weight to Refund Rates Information about the HI-5 Program for consumers.
	Weight vs. Count Facts Information to help consumers decide which method they prefer when redeeming their deposit beverage containers.
	How the Money Flows Diagram showing how money flows through the HI-5 Program Special Fund.
	Recycle Bin Sign Print out this sign to attach to containers that you want to use as recycle bins.


Information and resources for schools interested in developing a recycling program.