Jennifer Milholen of the Kokua Hawaii Foundation and the host of Hawaii is My Main Land, Kaui Lucas, look at what went right and what went wrong in this 9th year of attempted legislative regulation of polystyrene take-out food containers. Old problems AND some new solutions. Many Hawai’i retailers have already made a profitable switch, […]
From Waste to Revenue with Styrophobia
As the President of Styrophobia, Jennifer Milholen has spent the past couple years researching the options and capacity for expanding composting services in Hawaii in order to reduce the amount of reusable resources going into the waste stream. Today we’ll hear from Jennifer how these resources and services can benefit farmers as they help rebuild […]
Resource Conservation at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
How well did the World Conservation Congress conserve the world’s and Hawaii’s resources? What was done to conserve paper, food, water, gasoline, and jet fuel? Were targets met? How successful was the pilot composting program? What are the lessons learned to help make future events more sustainable? Jennifer Milholen, the president of Styrophobia, answers these […]
Can Mega Gatherings Be Sustainable? Jennifer Milholen
Learn about the environmental impacts of meetings, conventions, and concerts and find out what can be done to make these gatherings green. ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live on the Internet from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check us out any time for great content and […]
Towards a Zero Waste Economy – Jennifer Milholen and Nicole Chatterson
From learning about the complete lifecycle of a plastic water bottle to the potential new jobs created by the three Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle), Jennifer, Nicole, and Kirsten discuss the negative impacts of our waste and learn how to put it to use instead. ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live on the Internet from 12:00 noon to 5:00 […]