HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-04-08 Greenwaste Scrap Metal and Whitegoods Collection Service Closures at All Transfer Stations beginning Monday April 13 -- 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 8, 2020
Contact: Michael Kaha, Solid Waste Division Deputy Chief (808-756-8147), County of
Hawaiʻi Department of Environmental Management (office main line 808-961-
8083; Solid Waste Admin 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, Ke‘ei, Pāhoa,
Kea‘au, Volcano, and Waimea Transfer Stations.
SCRAP METAL and WHITE GOODS COLLECTION is discontinued at Hilo,
Kea‘au, Pāhoa, Volcano, Wai‘ōhinu, Pāhala, Ke‘ei, Kealakehe, Puakō, Waimea,
Hāwī, Honoka‘a, and Laupāhoehoe 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 offered at:
Hilo: East Hawaii Organics Facility located adjacent to the Hilo Transfer Station;
open from 7:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. daily (7 days a week)
Waikoloa: West Hawaii Organics Facility located within the West Hawaii Sanitary
Landfill facility; open from 7:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Monday thru Saturday.
Scrap Metal and Whitegoods 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
www.hawaiizerowaste.org website for locations and future closure information.
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer