HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-05-28 Keei Transfer Station Green Waste Site Reopens -- press release
Harry Kim
William A. Kucharski
Mayor
Director
Wilfred M. Okabe
Diane A. Noda
Managing Director
Deputy Director
County of Hawai‘i
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
345 Kekūanāoʻa Street, Suite 41 · Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
Ph: (808) 961-8083 · Fax: (808) 961-8086
Email: cohdem@hawaiicounty.gov
NEWS RELEASE
May 28, 2019
Contact: Michael Kaha, Solid Waste Division Deputy Chief, County of Hawaiʻi Department
of Environmental Management (808-961-8270)
Keʻei Transfer Station Greenwaste Site Reopens
The County of Hawaiʻi Department of Environmental Management, Solid Waste Division,
announces that the Ke‘ei Transfer Station is now accepting residential greenwaste for
disposal.
The greenwaste closure was due to the facility having reached the maximum storage
capacity allowed by the State Department of Health. The Solid Waste Division worked hard
and successfully removed all stored greenwaste at the facility, to pave the way for
reopening the facility.
The Solid Waste Division would like to advise all residential users of new greenwaste
acceptance guidelines for the Ke‘ei Transfer Station:
• Hours of operation for greenwaste disposal are 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on
Sundays, Tuesdays, and Fridays.
• One load per day is allowed per residential customer, with a maximum quantity
of 5 cubic yards.
• Accepted are logs, branches, or other greenwaste material less than 6 inches
in diameter or 5 feet in length.
Only residential customers with self-hauled greenwaste from their private residential
property will be allowed to recycle greenwaste. Businesses, farms, government agencies,
and non-profit agencies are prohibited from dropping off greenwaste at any County
Recycling and Transfer Station.
Please do not transport any ‘ōhi‘a vegetative material, even if it appears uninfected, to our
facilities. Please compost ‘ōhi‘a material at the site where it originated to prevent the
spread of Rapid ‘Ōhi‘a Death.
Please visit our www.hawaiizerowaste.org website for future closure information and
locations, or call our Department of Environmental Management, Solid Waste Division
Office, at 961-8270.
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer