HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-07-26 Ke'ei Solid Waste Facility Reaches Capacity, Closes Today at Noon -- 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 26, 2019
Contact: Michael Kaha, Solid Waste Division Deputy Chief, County of Hawaiʻi
Department of Environmental Management (office main line 808-961-8083; work cell
808-756-8147)
Ke’ei Transfer Station Is Closed Today (7/26/19) From 12:00 P.M.
The Ke’ei Transfer Station Green Waste Collection storage is at capacity, and will close
at 12:00 p.m. today (Friday, 7/26/19), and will reopen as regularly scheduled on
Sunday, July 28, 2019, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The public can take their waste to the Kealakehe Transfer Station up to 4:00 p.m. this
afternoon. That facility is open seven days a week, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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 our Department of Environmental Management, Solid Waste Division
Office, at 961-8270.
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer