HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-08-31 Free Mulch Loading at Kealakehe Transfer Station -- press release
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 Keohokālole Hwy., Bldg C Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740
(808) 323-4444 Fax (808) 323-4440
August 31, 2017
NEWS RELEASE
County Offers Free Mulch Loading Services at Kealakehe Transfer Station
Amid water restrictions in North Kona, the County of Hawai‘i Department of Environmental
Management (DEM) has temporarily suspended mulch loading fees at the Kealakehe
Transfer Station, in hopes of encouraging the public to mulch their plants to save water.
DEM has directed its contractor, Hawaiian Earth Recycling, to provide free mulch loading
services through October 31, 2017. As always, the free mulch is available on a first-come, first-
served basis. Mulch loading hours at the facility’s Mulch Public Pick-up Area are from 7:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m.
Hawaiian Earth Recycling will load mulch into your truck and or trailer at no cost to you. You
may also self-load your vehicle if you only want a small load of mulch.
Mulching boosts water retention in the soil while conserving water. Mulch provides moisture
while nurturing plants and trees, and it delivers natural nutrients that dramatically improve soil
productivity.
For questions, directions, availability, please call Hawaiian Earth Recycling at (808) 935-2277
and for more recycling information visit the County of Hawaii’s Hawaiizerowaste.org website at
www.hawaiizerowaste.org.
George Hayducsko, Recycling Coordinator
County of Hawai‘i
Dept. of Environmental Management, Solid Waste Division
345 Kekūanāo‘a St., Suite 41
Hilo, HI 96720
Phone: (808) 961-8942 Fax: (808) 961-8553
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.