HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-06-02 County opens Hilo Recycling & Reuse Center on June 5, 2017
Wil Okabe
Managing Director
Harry Kim
Mayor
Barbara J. Kossow
Deputy Managing Director
County of Hawai‘i
Office of the Mayor
25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603 Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 (808) 961-8211 Fax (808) 961-6553
KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy., Bldg. C Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740
(808) 323-4444 Fax (808) 323-4440
June 2, 2017
NEWS RELEASE
Hilo Recycling and Reuse Center Opens to Public on June 5, 2017
The Department of Environmental Management opens its Hilo Recycling and Reuse Center at
the Hilo Transfer Station on Monday, June 5, 2017.
The latest County Reuse Center will be open for business daily from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on
Ho‘olaulima Road, on the makai side before the Transfer Station.
The following types of materials accepted for reuse include, but are not limited to:
Books
Clothing and Fabric
Construction Materials
Crafts & craft supplies
Garden/Farm Items
Home building materials
Latex base paints
Office Equipment (non-computer or electronics)
Recreational Items
School supplies
Small furniture and furnishings
Small Household Appliances
Tools
Working appliances (based on available space)
The five existing Hawai‘i County Reuse Centers, in Kealakehe, Kea‘au, Pāhoa, Keauhou and
Waimea, provide County residents with an opportunity to easily donate items that might
otherwise have gone into the landfill. Useful items are then available at an affordable price.
The first Reuse Center, funded by the EPA, was opened in 2003 at the Kea‘au Transfer Station.
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.