HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-04-23 Kalapana Transfer Station Schedule Changes to Once a Week, starting Saturday, May 2 -- 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
Release Date: Thursday, April 23, 2020
Contact: Gregory Goodale, Solid Waste Division Chief, County of Hawaiʻi Department
of Environmental Management (office main line 808-961-8083; Solid Waste
Admin 808-961-8270)
KALAPANA TRANSFER STATION SCHEDULE CHANGING TO ONCE A WEEK,
STARTING ON SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2020
Beginning on Saturday, May 2, 2020, the Kalapana Transfer Station will be open
one day per week, on Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
This site will accept ONLY residential (household) solid waste.
The maximum is one load per day, with a maximum load size of 3 cubic yards.
(Three cubic yards will fit in a full-size pickup truck loaded up to the side rails)
Greenwaste and recyclable materials must be taken to the Pahoa Transfer Station,
which is open 7 days a week, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
This change is based on the amount of public use and tonnage collected at this site.
Thank you for doing your part in keeping our island a clean and safe paradise.
Please visit our www.hawaiizerowaste.org website for locations and future closure
information.
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer