Hawaii's free electronics recycling program has run out of money for the year, which is bad news for residents holding old TVs and computers and for the recyclers now turning people away.

• Recyclers have already hit their state reimbursement caps with four months left in the year.
• Once manufacturers hit their limit, they no longer have to pay for anything else collected.
• Only about 60% of what comes in gets reimbursed, leaving recyclers to cover the rest themselves.
• One Oahu recycler has canceled collection events and school fundraisers and laid off two workers.
• Recyclers want better statewide coordination, more realistic collection estimates, and a backup plan for when the cap is hit.

Outlook: With no fix in place, residents are being told to hang on to their old electronics until the program resets next year.