The county Department of Environmental Management household is holding hazardous waste collection events between 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at the Waimea recycling and transfer station and Sunday, March 3, at the Pahoa recycling and transfer station.
These events, at no charge to the public, are held so households can conveniently dispose of acceptable household hazardous waste in a manner that protects both public health and the environment. Only household-generated and self-hauled waste will be accepted. Business, government agency, non-profit agency, or farm wastes are not allowed, nor are electronic waste and tires.
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 Pahoa collection events, the next events are on June 1 in Kailua-Kona and June 15, in Hilo.
For any questions, contact Chris Chin-Chance, recycling specialist with the Department of Environmental Management, at 961-8554 or recycle3@hawaiicounty.gov.