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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-11-29 Solid Waste Closures Today - Keei TS, Glenwood TS, Puako TS, Kealakehe GW, Keaau GW and Scrap Metal -- 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 Release Date: November 29, 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) SOLID WASTE CLOSURES TODAY (November 29, 2019) for KE’EI, PUAKŌ, and GLENWOOD TRANSFER STATIONS KEALAKEHE GREENWASTE SERVICE AND KEA‘AU GREENWASTE AND SCRAP METAL AND WHITE GOODS The Ke‘ei Transfer Station closed at 8:00 a.m. today, November 29, 2019. It should reopen as regularly scheduled Sunday, December 1, 2019, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Until 6:00 p.m. today, the public can take their residential waste to the Kealakehe Transfer Station, which is open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Puakō Transfer Station closed at 8:00 a.m. today, November 29, 2019. It should reopen as regularly scheduled Sunday, December 1, 2019, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Until 6:00 p.m. today, the public can take their residential waste to the Waimea Transfer Station, which is open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Glenwood Transfer Station closed at 8:00 a.m. today, November 29, 2019. It should reopen as regularly scheduled Sunday, December 1, 2019, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Until 6:00 p.m. today, the public can take their residential waste to the Kea‘au or Hilo Transfer Station, which is open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Kealakehe greenwaste site is also closed today and should reopen as regularly scheduled tomorrow, November 30, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Until 4:15 p.m. today, the public can take their greenwaste to the West Hawaiʻi Organics Facility (aka the Puʻuanahulu landfill), which is open six days a week (closed on Sundays) from 7:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. The Kea‘au greenwaste site and scrap metal and whitegoods services is also closed today and should reopen as regularly scheduled tomorrow, November 30, 2019 County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Until 4:15 p.m. today, the public can take their greenwaste to the East Hawaiʻi Organics Facility, which is open six days a week (closed on Sundays) from 7:00 a.m. to 4:15 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.