HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-02-19 Upcoming Household Waste Collection Events in Waimea and Pahoa -- press release
William A. Kucharski
Harry Kim
Director
Mayor
Diane A. Noda
Wilfred M. Okabe
Deputy Director
Managing 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
February 19, 2019
NEWS RELEASE
Free Residential Household Hazardous Waste
Collection Events Information
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection events will be held between 8:30 a.m.
and 3:30 p.m. on the following dates:
Saturday, March 2, 2019 at the Waimea Recycling and Transfer Station.
Sunday, March 3, 2019 at the Pāhoa Recycling and Transfer Station.
The County of Hawaiʻi’s Department of Environmental Management holds these regular
collection events, at no charge to the public, so households can conveniently dispose of
acceptable household hazardous waste in a manner that protects both public health and
the environment.
These events are for household-generated and self-hauled waste only. Business,
government agency, non-profit agency, or farm wastes are not allowed. No electronic
waste and no tires will be accepted.
Acceptable household hazardous waste includes automotive fluids, used batteries,
fluorescent lights, and pesticides. Reusable latex paint will be accepted at the Waimea
event for reuse. For a more complete list of acceptable or unacceptable household
hazardous waste, please visit our website at http://www.hawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/
household-hazardous-waste/. The website includes other useful information on solid
waste diversion and recycling.
If you are unable to attend the Waimea or Pāhoa HHW collection events, the next
scheduled collection events will be on June 1, 2019, in Kailua-Kona (Kealakehe), and
on June 15, 2019, in Hilo.
If you have any questions regarding these Household Hazardous Waste collection
events, please contact Chris Chin-Chance, Recycling Specialist with the Department of
Environmental Management, at 961-8554, or email recycle3@hawaiicounty.gov.
Mahalo for your kōkua in keeping our island a clean and safe paradise!
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer