HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-02-26 Free Residential Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events in March -- press release
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
February 26, 2020
NEWS RELEASE
FREE RESIDENTIAL HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
COLLECTION EVENT INFORMATION
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection events will be held between 8:30 a.m.
and 3:30 p.m. on the following dates:
Saturday, March 7, 2020, at the Waimea Recycling and Transfer Station
Sunday, March 8, 2020, at the Pāhoa Recycling and Transfer Station.
The County of Hawai‘i’s Department of Environmental Management holds these regular
collection events, at no charge to the public, so households can conveniently dispose of
acceptable household hazardous waste in a manner that protects both the public health
and environment.
Acceptable household hazardous waste includes automotive fluids, used batteries,
fluorescent lights, and pesticides. For a more complete list of acceptable or
unacceptable household hazardous waste, please visit our website at
http://www.hawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/ household-hazardous-waste/. The website
includes other useful information on solid waste diversion and recycling.
These events are for household-generated and self-hauled waste only. Business,
government agency, non-profit agency, or farm wastes are prohibited by law. No latex
paint, no electronic waste and no tires will be accepted.
If you are unable to attend the Waimea or Pāhoa HHW collection events, the next
scheduled collection events will be in Hilo and Kailua-Kona (Kealakehe) in August 2020.
If you have any questions regarding these Household Hazardous Waste collection
events, please contact Chris Chin-Chance, Recycling Specialist with the Department of
Environmental Management, at 961-8554, or email recycle3@hawaiicounty.gov.
Mahalo for your kōkua in keeping our island a clean and safe paradise!
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer