HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-04-07 Service Restrictions at All Solid Waste Transfer Stations Effective April 13 through April 30 -- 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
NEWS RELEASE
April 7, 2020
Contact: Michael Kaha, Solid Waste Division Deputy Chief,
Department of Environmental Management
(Solid Waste Administration Office: 808-961-8270)
SERVICE RESTRICTIONS AT ALL SOLID WASTE TRANSFER STATIONS
EFFECTIVE MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2020, UNTIL APRIL 30, 2020,
OR FURTHER NOTICE
• GREENWASTE COLLECTION is discontinued at Kealakehe, Keʻei,
Pāhoa, Keaʻau, Volcano, and Waimea Transfer Stations.
• SCRAP METAL and WHITE GOODS collection is discontinued at
Hilo, Keaāhoa, ʻau, PVolcano, Waiōhinu, Pāhala, ʻKeauhou,
Kealakehe, Puakō, Waimea, Hāwī, Honokaāhoehoe ʻa, and Laup
Transfer Stations.
Greenwaste Collection services will be discontinued at all transfer stations beginning
Monday, April 13, 2020, and will remain closed until April 30, 2020, or further notice.
Greenwaste collection is still offered at:
Hilo: East Hawaiʻi Organics Facility at the South Hilo Sanitary Landfill;
7:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. daily (7 days a week)
Waikoloa: West Hawaiʻi Organics Facility at the West Hawaiʻi Sanitary Landfill
(aka Puʻuanahulu); 7:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Mondays thru Saturday
Scrap Metal and White Goods Collection services will be discontinued at all transfer
stations beginning Monday, April 13, 2020, and will remain closed until April 30, 2020,
or further notice. Residents are encouraged to hold on to these materials until collection
services resume.
We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding
as we tackle the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Please visit our website at
www.hawaiizerowaste.org for future closure information and locations, or call our Solid
Waste Division Office at 961-8270.
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer