Free Residential Household Hazardous Waste
Collection Event Information
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection events will be held between 7:30 a.m.
and 2:30 p.m. on the following new dates and at new locations:
Saturday, February 1, 2020, at the Waiākea High School Parking Lot B
(entry via Po‘okela Parkway)
Saturday, February 8, 2020, at the Kealakehe High School Parking Lot
(entry via Pū‘ohulihuli Street)
The County of Hawai‘i’s Department of Environmental Management holds these regular
collection events, at no charge to the public, so households can conveniently dispose of
acceptable household hazardous waste in a manner that protects both public health and
the environment.
Acceptable household hazardous waste includes automotive fluids, used batteries,
fluorescent bulbs, and pesticides. Reusable latex paint will be not be accepted at the
Hilo and Kailua-Kona events. 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.
These events are for household-generated and self-hauled waste only. Business,
government agency, non-profit agency, or farm wastes are prohibited by law. No latex
paint, no electronic waste, and no tires will be accepted.
If you are unable to attend the Hilo or Kailua-Kona HHW collection events, the next
scheduled collection events for Hilo and Kailua-Kona (Kealakehe) will be in August
2020.
If you have any questions regarding these HHW collection events, please contact Chris
Chin-Chance, Recycling Specialist with the Department of Environmental Management,
at 961-8554, or email recycle3@hawaiicounty.gov. Mahalo for your kōkua in keeping
our island a clean and safe paradise!
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
