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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 />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />July 8, 2019 <br /> <br />Contact: Michael Kaha, Solid Waste Division Deputy Chief, County of Hawaiʻi <br />Department of Environmental Management 808-961-8270 <br /> <br />NEW Residential Greenwaste Disposal Guidelines for County Transfer Stations, <br />Effective Immediately <br /> <br />The County’s greenwaste recycling facilities are only for the use of residential <br />customers with self-hauled greenwaste from their private residential properties. The <br />following NEW greenwaste guidelines apply to residential customers, effective <br />immediately: <br /> <br /> One load per day <br /> Maximum 5 cubic yards per day <br /> Maximum 5 feet in length and 6 inches in diameter (logs, branches, and other <br />greenwaste, with the exception of palm fronds) <br /> <br /> Hours of operation for greenwaste disposal are 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. <br />(Please note the greenwaste hours differ from transfer station hours.) <br /> <br />Businesses, farms, government and non-profit agencies are prohibited from disposing <br />greenwaste at County Recycling and Transfer Stations, and may dispose of greenwaste <br />at the East Hawai`i Organics Facility (Hilo) and the West Hawai`i Organics Facility <br />(Pu`uanahulu). <br /> <br />Please do not transport any ‘ōhi‘a vegetative material to our facilities, even if it appears <br />uninfected. Please compost ōhi‘a material at the site where it originated, to prevent the <br />spread of Rapid Ō hi‘a Death. <br /> <br />Mahalo for recycling! <br /> <br />For more information on recycling in Hawai‘i County, visit www.hawaiizerowaste.org or <br />call our Solid Waste Division Office at 961-8270. <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />