HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-12-05 Closures Today at Volcano Transfer Station, Hilo Scrap Metal & White Goods, Pahoa Scrap Metal & White Goods, Keaau Greenwaste, Scrap Metal & White Goods -- press releases
Harry Kim
William A. Kucharski
Mayor
Director
Roy Takemoto
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
December 5, 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 TRANSFER STATION AND SERVICE CLOSURES TODAY,
DECEMBER 5, 2019:
• Volcano Transfer Station
• Hilo Scrap Metal and White Goods
• Pāhoa Scrap Metal and White Goods
• Keaʻau Greenwaste, Scrap Metal, and White Goods
The Volcano Transfer Station Due to staff shortages, the Volcano Transfer Station will
close at 8:00 a.m. today (Thursday, December 5, 2019), and will reopen as regularly
scheduled on Saturday, December 7, 2019, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Until 6:00 p.m.
this afternoon residents can take their household generated waste to the Kea’au
Transfer Station, which is open seven days a week from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. or the
Hilo Transfer Station, which is open seven days a week from 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Hilo Scrap Metal and White Goods services at the Hilo Transfer Station are
closed today. Services should resume as regularly scheduled tomorrow, December 6,
2019, from 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Pāhoa Scrap Metal and White Goods services at the Pāhoa Transfer Station are
closed today. Services should resume as regularly scheduled tomorrow, December 6,
2019, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The Keaʻau Greenwaste, Scrap Metal and White Goods services are also closed
today. Greenwaste services should resume as regularly scheduled tomorrow,
December 6, 2019, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Scrap Metal and White Goods
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
services should resume as regularly scheduled tomorrow, December 6, 2019, from 6:00
a.m. to 6:00 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.