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<br />• The County operates seven Reuse Centers at Recycling and Transfer Stations <br />located in Hilo, Kea‘au, Pāhoa, Kealakehe, Keauhou, Waimea, and Wai‘ōhinu. <br /> <br />F. ELECTRONICS RECYCLING: <br />• The IFB 3514 contract with Mr. K’s R&R expires April 17, 2019. <br />• Residents are allowed no-charge household electronics recycling on Saturdays <br />at Mr. K’s R&R. Businesses, non-profits, schools, and others are offered <br />discounted fees on Saturdays. An acceptable list and more information is at <br />http://hawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/e-waste. Mr. K’s is open and accepting <br />electronics daily. <br />• Mr. K’s again offered a “free” electronics collection event for businesses and <br />agencies on September 29, 2018, partially sponsored by his recyclers and the <br />County of Hawai‘i. Both June and September collections were very successful, <br />but required significant County funding. Mr. K’s is not planning similar future <br />events. <br />• The County provides free monthly electronic recycling collections in Hilo, <br />Kona, Waimea and Wai‘ōhinu for residential electronics only. Details of the <br />County collections and any changes to private collections will be posted on <br />our website at http://hawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/e-waste. <br />• Currently, no manufacturer offers convenient on-island take-back of <br />electronics. Manufacturers only offer this convenience on O‘ahu to comply <br />with the Electronic Waste and Television Recycling & Recovery Act mandatory <br />take-back provisions. A stronger EPR law requiring convenient on-island <br />manufacturer sponsored take-back should be considered. The DOH awarded <br />the County grant funding in FY2019, partially reimbursing SWD electronics <br />recycling expenditures. <br /> <br />G. HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE (HHW): <br />• The next HHW Collection Events are scheduled for December 1, 2018, in Hilo <br />and December 8, 2018, in Kealakehe. More information is available at <br />http://www.hazardouswaste.org/recycle/household-hazardous-waste/. <br /> <br />H. GREEN WASTE DIVERSION: <br />• The State Department of Agriculture finalized a permanent rule (HAR § 4-72- <br />13) prohibiting the interisland transport of ‘ōhi‘a plant material to prevent the <br />spread of Rapid Ōhiʽʽa Death caused by Ceratocystis lukuohia or Ceratocystis <br />huliohia. They also recommend not transporting ‘ōhi‘a plant material from an <br />infected area to a non-infected area. DEM has recommended that people not <br />bring any ‘ōhi‘a plant material to our greenwaste collection sites and <br />recommends composting on-site. <br />• The County’s contract with Hawaiian Earth Recycling continues greenwaste <br />recycling. Enhanced mulch is available at the East Hawai‘i Organics Facility. <br />The mulch is treated for invasive species at EHOF since the modified State <br /> <br /> <br />