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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />William A. Kucharski <br />Harry Kim <br />Director <br />Mayor <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Diane A. Noda <br />Wilfred M. Okabe <br />Deputy Director <br /> <br />Managing Director <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i <br /> <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT <br />345 Kekūanāoʻa Street, Suite 41 • Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 <br /> Ph (808) 961-8083 · Fax (808) 961-8086 <br />http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/environmental-management/ <br /> <br /> <br />May 18, 2018 <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />Free Residential Household Hazardous Waste <br />Collection Event Information <br /> <br />Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection events will occur between 7:30 a.m. and <br />2:30 p.m., as follows: <br /> <br /> Saturday, June 2, 2018 at the Kailua-Kona (Kealakehe) Recycling and Transfer <br />Station. <br /> Saturday, June 16, 2018 at the Hilo Recycling and Transfer Station. <br /> <br />These events are for household-generated and self-hauled waste only. Business, <br />government agency, non-profit agency, or farm wastes are not allowed. NO electronic <br />waste and no tires will be accepted. <br /> <br />The County of Hawai‘i Department of Environmental Management holds these regular <br />collection events so that households can conveniently dispose of acceptable household <br />hazardous waste in a manner that protects both the public health and environment. <br /> <br />Acceptable household hazardous waste includes automotive fluids, used batteries, <br />fluorescent lights, and pesticides. Latex paint will be accepted at the Hilo and Kona <br />events for reuse. For a more complete list of acceptable or unacceptable household <br />hazardous waste, please visit our website at <br />http://www.hawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/household-hazardous-waste/. The website <br />includes other useful information on solid waste diversion and recycling. <br /> <br />If you are unable to attend the events described above, the next scheduled household <br />hazardous waste collection events will be on December 1, 2018, in Hilo, and on <br />December 8, 2018, in Kailua-Kona (Kealakehe). <br /> <br />Please direct your questions regarding these Household Hazardous Waste Collection <br />Events to Chris, Recycling Specialist with the Department of Environmental <br />Management, at 961-8554 or email to recycle3@co.hawaii.hi.us. Mahalo for your <br />kōkua. <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br /> <br />