HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-10-10 West Hawaii Solid Waste Facility Closures Due to Ironman Triathlon -- 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
Note: Change is to include that there will be no HI-5 redemption at the Keauhou
Recycling and Transfer Station on October 12, 2019.
October 10, 2019
West Hawaiʻi Solid Waste Facility Closures Due to Ironman Triathlon
On Saturday, October 12, 2019, due to road closures for the Ironman World
Championship Triathlon, the following facilities and services will not be available:
• West Hawaiʻi Sanitary Landfill (Puʻuanahulu) and Organics Facility
• Kealakehe Recycling and Transfer Station, Reuse Center, and HI-5
Redemption
• Keauhou HI-5 Redemption
The closure at the Kealakehe Recycling and Transfer Station will affect all services,
including residential trash disposal, HI-5 redemption, 2-bin recycling, green waste
recycling, the Re-Use Store, and mulch pick-up.
The Keauhou Recycling and Transfer Station will provide services for residential trash
disposal, Re-Use Center, and 2-bin recycling during this closure.
Regular operations and services will resume as follows:
• Kealakehe Recycling and Transfer Station will resume regular operations of
all services on Sunday, October 13, 2019 (it is open daily from 6:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m.).
• West Hawaiʻi Sanitary Landfill will resume its normal schedule and reopen on
Monday, October 14, 2019 (it is open Mondays to Saturdays from 7:00 a.m.
to 4:15 p.m.).
• HI-5 Redemption services at the Keauhou Recycling and Transfer Station will
resume on Sunday, October 13, 2019, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Mahalo for your cooperation. 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