Composting
These are the three main ingredients to composting.
What are greens, browns, and water?
These are three common recyclable materials.
What are aluminum, plastic, and cardboard?
This renewable energy source is used at Waimea Valley.
What is solar energy?
This Hawaiian phrase means to care for and protect the land.
What is mālama ʻāina?
Composting, recycling, saving water, and turning off lights is a very important responibility. Who is responsible for sustainability at Waimea Valley?
who is everyone?
Fruit scraps, vegetable scraps, and coffee grounds are examples of this.
What are greens?
This lightweight metal, commonly used for soda cans, can be recycled indefinitely without losing its quality.
What is aluminum?
Turning off lights and equipment when not in use helps conserve this resource.
What is electricity?
this invasive species threatens our palm collection in Waimea valley
what is CRB?
These should never be placed in a compost pile because it does not naturally break down
What is plastic, glass, metal?
This means turning old or discarded materials into something useful or valuable.
What is upcycling?
This natural resource is essential for plants, animals, and people to survive.
What is water?
These species are found naturally in Hawaiʻi and are important to protecting our unique ecosystems.
What are native Hawaiian species?
This process introduces oxygen into a compost pile and helps materials break down
What is turning/aerating?
his happens when incorrect materials are placed into recycling bins.
What is contamination?
this device uses the most electricity amongst most offices.
what is air conditioning?
These items were banned on July 1, 2015 at all retail and grocery stores on Oahu resulting in you providing it your self.
what is plastic bags?
This nutrient-rich material improves soil health and helps plants grow.
What is finished compost?
In the classic environmental slogan "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle," it is the order in which these actions should be prioritized, with this specific action coming first.
What is reduce?
These devices convert sunlight into electricity.
What are solar panels?
This traditional Hawaiian system demonstrates how people responsibly managed land, water, forests, agriculture, and ocean resources together.
What is the ahupuaʻa system?