The county will be collecting household hazardous waste materials between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on the following dates:
• Saturday, March 7, at the Waimea Recycling and Transfer Station;
• Sunday, March 8, at the Pahoa Recycling and Transfer Station.
Acceptable household hazardous waste includes automotive fluids, used batteries, fluorescent lights and pesticides.
For a more complete list of acceptable or unacceptable household hazardous waste, please visit http://www.hawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/ household-hazardous-waste/.
The website includes other useful information on solid waste diversion and recycling.
These events, which are free of charge, are for household-generated and self-hauled waste only.
Business, government agency, nonprofit agency, or farm wastes are prohibited by law.
No latex paint, no electronic waste and no tires will be accepted.
Those with questions regarding these events can contact Chris Chin-Chance, recycling specialist with the Department of Environmental Management, at 961-8554, or email recycle3@hawaiicounty.gov.