MEDIA RELEASE

The Kealakehe Transfer Station and Recycling Center will be closed all day on Saturday, October 10, 2009, due to road closures for the Ironman World Championship Triathlon in Kona.

This closure will affect all services including residential rubbish disposal, HI5 redemption, 2-Bin recycling, green waste recycling and scrap metal recycling.

Alternative services for HI-5 redemption, 2-Bin recycling and residential rubbish disposal are available at the Keauhou Transfer Station and Recycling Center.

Regular operations at the Kealakehe Transfer Station and Recycling Center will resume on Sunday, October 11, 2009.

Mahalo for your cooperation! If you have any questions, please contact Angela Kang, Solid Waste Division, West Hawai`i Office 808-327-3706 or akang@co.hawaii.hi.us

You might be interested in:

1. Hawi HI-5 Redemption Center Closed March 14 and 15, 2009
2. Keauhou Recycling and HI-5 Redemption Center will be closed Sunday, April 12 through Friday, April 24
3. Waimea recycling and transfer station is going green
4. Recycling and reuse closed at county transfer stations Monday and Tuesday
5. Waimea solid waste transfer station closing temporarily for paving