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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />William A. Kucharski <br />Harry Kim <br />Director <br />Mayor <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Diane A. Noda <br />Wilfred M. Okabe <br />Deputy Director <br /> <br />Managing Director <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i <br /> <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT <br />345 Kekūanāoʻa Street, Suite 41 • Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 <br /> (808) 961-8083 · Fax (808) 961-8086 <br />http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/environmental-management/ <br /> <br />February 16, 2018 <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />Free Residential Household Hazardous Waste <br />Collection Events <br /> <br />Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection events will occur between 8:30 a.m. and <br />3:30 p.m., as follows: <br /> Saturday, March 3, 2018 at the Waimea Recycling and Transfer Station. <br /> Sunday, March 4, 2018 at the Pāhoa Recycling and Transfer Station. <br /> <br />These events are for household-generated and self-hauled waste only. Business, <br />government agency, non-profit agency, or farm wastes are not allowed. NO electronic <br />waste and no tires will be accepted. <br /> <br />The County of Hawai‘i Department of Environmental Management holds these regular <br />collection events so that households can conveniently dispose of acceptable household <br />hazardous waste in a manner that protects both public health and the environment. <br /> <br />Acceptable household hazardous waste includes automotive fluids, used batteries, <br />fluorescent lights and pesticides. Latex paint will only be accepted at the Waimea event <br />for reuse. For a more complete list of acceptable or unacceptable household hazardous <br />waste, please visit our website http://www.hawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/household- <br />hazardous-waste/. The website includes other useful information on solid waste diversion <br />and recycling. <br /> <br />If you are unable to attend the events described above, the next scheduled household <br />hazardous waste collection events will be on June 2, 2018, in Kailua-Kona (Kealakehe) <br />and on June 16, 2018, in Hilo. <br /> <br />For further information, please contact Chris Chin-Chance, Recycling Specialist with the <br />Department of Environmental Management, at 961-8554 or email <br />recycle3@co.hawaii.hi.us. Mahalo for your kōkua. <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />