A problem in creating processing facilities here in Hawaii is the fact that processing recycled materials creates a great amount of industrial waste that would need to be disposed of somewhere. For instance, the amount of chemicals used to clean paper pulp for reprocessing as recycled is both plentiful and toxic. This is one reason why most facilities that take in and recycle materials are not located in the United States. This on top of the fact that, cost-wise, it is way more expensive to process recycled materials in the United States than abroad