County of Hawai‘i Department of Environmental Management Solid Waste Division & Recycling Section

Upcoming:

• May 1, 2020 – November 30, 2020 - All Day

  Load Size Restriction At East Hawai‘i Regional Sort Station Continues Through November 30, 2020

  East Hawai‘i Regional Sort Station East Hawai‘i Regional Sort Station services are closed to businesses hauling commercially generated wastes larger than five (5) cubic yards to November 30, 2020.  Should circumstances change, this restriction may end earlier.  A five cubic…

• June 30, 2020 – December 31, 2020 - All Day

  Mulch Sporadically Available at the Kealakehe Mulch Pick-up Area

  Kealakehe Greenwaste Mulch Public Pick-up Area Mulch Sporadically Available at the Kealakehe Mulch Pick-up Area from June 30. 2020 to December 31, 2020. For current availability of mulch please contact Hawaiian Earth Recycling at 935-2277.  

• October 14, 2020 – October 31, 2020 - All Day

  Appliance (White Goods) Recycling Collection Service Reopens at Select County Transfer Stations

  Various Locations The Solid Waste Division is reopening its white goods/appliances collection services at the following transfer stations:  Hilo, Kea‘au, Pāhoa, Volcano, Wai‘ōhinu, Pāhala, Ke‘ei, Kealakehe, Puakō, Waimea, Hāwī, Honoka‘a, and Laupāhoehoe.  Please visit https://www.hawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/appliances/ for a…

• November 1, 2020 – November 30, 2020 - All Day

  New Operating Hours for Wai‘ōhinu and Ocean View Transfer Stations, effective November 1, 2020

  The Solid Waste Division of the Department of Environmental Management will begin new operating days and hours for the Wai‘ōhinu and Ocean View Transfer Stations. Beginning Sunday, November 1, 2020, both the Wai‘ōhinu and Ocean…

• November 15, 2020 - All Day

  Hawai‘i Recycles Day

  November 15th is Hawai‘i Recycles Day! The Hawai‘i County Council passed Resolution 379-07 establishing an annual Hawai‘i Recycles Day on November 15th.  This coincides with America Recycles Day, an annual national campaign to encourage Americans…

• November 25, 2020 - 9:00 am – 11:00 am

  Environmental Management Commission Meeting - Kona - November 2020

  To Be Determined (TBD) Go to the County of Hawai‘i Environmental Management Commission website for more information and the agenda. The meeting place is accessible to persons with disabilities. To request an Auxiliary Aid or language translation, please call 961-8083 at…

• March 6, 2021 - 8:30 am – 3:30 pm

  Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event - Waimea 2021

  Waimea Recycling & Transfer Station - HHW Location & Date Pending Pandemic Travel Quarantine. Bring your own automotive fluids, chemicals, poisons and other hazardous household wastes to the Waimea Recycling & Transfer Station collection area on March 6th, 2021.  Business, farm, non-profit…

• March 7, 2021 - 8:30 am – 3:30 pm

  Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event - Pāhoa 2021

  Pāhoa Recycling & Transfer Station - HHW Location & Date Pending Pandemic Travel Quarantine. Bring your own automotive fluids, chemicals and poisons and other hazardous household wastes to the Pāhoa Recycling & Transfer Station collection area on March 7th, 2021.  Business, farm,…