This event has been cancelled due to high winds.  Please check the website for future events.

Event was cancelled shortly after opening due to unsafe National Weather Service High Wind Warning conditions at the event site.  There are no plans to reschedule this event.  We apologize for the inconvenience this cancellation may have caused our customers.

Bring your own automotive fluids, chemicals, poisons and other hazardous household wastes to the Waimea Recycling & Transfer Station collection area on March 7th, 2020.  Business, farm, non-profit or government agency waste are NOT allowed by law.  Wastes collected by a business or non-profit from households are NOT allowed by law.  Electronic waste (e-waste), latex (water-based) paint and tires are also NOT allowed.  For full details on what materials are and are not accepted please visit our Household Hazardous Waste page. Certain restrictions/limitations apply.

There will not be a concurrent collection at this event for reusable latex (water-based) paints.  Take your reusable latex paints to the Waimea Reuse Center at the Waimea Recycling & Transfer Station year-round, please call 498-8093.  If your latex paint is junk/unusable solidify it and dispose with your regular rubbish.

Customers should pack their items in spill-proof containers and be careful when transporting them to the event. When at the event please remain in your vehicle in line until authorized personnel come to unload your vehicle. For your safety and the safety of those around you please do not walk your hazardous materials over to the authorized personnel in the restricted area, this precaution is to prevent spillage and ensure fairness to those already waiting in line. Mahalo for your kōkua.

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication (including language interpreting) or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in this event should contact Chris at 961-8554 as soon as possible, but no later February 27, 2020.

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events flyer

Upcoming March 2020 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events - Waimea & Pāhoa (Media Release)