HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-07-08 West HI Organics Facility Greenwaste is Closed this Morning -- 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
July 08, 2019
Contact: Michael Kaha, Solid Waste Division Deputy Chief, County of Hawaiʻi
Department of Environmental Management (office: 808-961-8083; cell: 808-756-8147)
West Hawaiʻi Organics Facility Greenwaste is
Closed this Morning (7/8/19) from 7:00 a.m.
Due to the limited visibility and the danger of smoke inhalation caused by a fire at the
West Hawaiʻi Organics Facility located at the West Hawaiʻi Sanitary Landfill in Waikoloa,
the greenwaste service is closed today (Monday, July 8, 2019) and will reopen as
regularly scheduled as soon as it is safe to do so. Residents and commercial
greenwaste customers are asked to hold on to their greenwaste if they can, or they may
take their greenwaste to the East Hawaiʻi Organics Facility in Hilo.
We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding.
Please visit our www.hawaiizerowaste.org website for future closure information and
locations, or call the Department of Environmental Management, Solid Waste Division
Office, at 961-8270.
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer