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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 /> (808) 961-8083 · Fax (808) 961-8086 <br />http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/environmental-management/ <br /> <br />November 21, 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 be held between 7:30 a.m. <br />and 2:30 p.m. on the following dates: <br /> <br /> Saturday, December 1, 2018 at the Hilo Recycling and Transfer Station. <br /> Saturday, December 8, 2018 at the Kailua-Kona (Kealakehe) Recycling and <br />Transfer Station. <br /> <br />The County of Hawai‘i’s Department of Environmental Management holds these regular <br />collection events, at no charge to the public, so households can conveniently dispose of <br />acceptable household hazardous waste in a manner that protects both public health and <br />the environment. <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 />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 http://www.hawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/ <br />household-hazardous-waste/. The website includes other useful information on solid <br />waste diversion and recycling. <br /> <br />If you are unable to attend the Hilo or Kona HHW collection events, the next scheduled <br />collection events will be on March 2, 2019, in Waimea, and on March 3, 2019, in Pāhoa. <br /> <br />If you have any questions regarding these Household Hazardous Waste collection <br />events, please contact Chris Chin-Chance, Recycling Specialist with the Department of <br />Environmental Management, at 961-8554, or email recycle3@co.hawaii.hi.us. Mahalo <br />for your kōkua in keeping our island a clean and safe paradise! <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />