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Explore cancellation of landfill contract, councilwoman urges

Explore cancellation of landfill contract, councilwoman urges

The deal with Waste Management of Hawaii has termination clauses, a city official says

Gordon Y.K. Pang
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

The federal indictment of Waste Management of Hawaii and two of its top officials last week over their handling of Oahu’s landfill has Hono­lulu City Council members seeking answers and at least one questioning whether the city should continue its 20-year operating contract.

Councilwoman Kymberly Pine’s district includes the Leeward Coast where overflow from the Wai­ma­nalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill caused syringes and other needles to wash onto the shoreline in January 2011.

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Honolulu Star-Advertiser
5 May 2014

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Household Hazardous Waste Roundup set for January, March

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CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, January 8, 2014

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE ROUNDUP SET FOR JANUARY, MARCH

HONOLULU – The City’s Department of Environmental Services (ENV) is currently accepting appointments for household hazardous waste drop offs. The next two drop off dates are January 25 and March 8, by appointment only.

ENV conducts bi-monthly collection drop offs, but residents must call the ENV Household Hazardous Waste Line at (808) 768-3201 and be prepared to provide a list of items and estimated quantities. Only small quantities are accepted from each household. Larger quantities may be rejected or incur a fee. The deadlines to call and make an appointment are January 17 and February 28, respectively. Businesses must contract privately for proper disposal of hazardous waste materials.

Advertisements promoting the drop off are in today’s Honolulu Star-Advertiser and next week’s MidWeek Magazine. Acceptable items include pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, solvents, thinners, corrosives, cleaners, varnishes and gasoline,. For an expansive list of items accepted, check out the ad or go to www.opala.org.

Honolulu does not have a hazardous waste landfill. ENV has procured a vendor that collects the hazardous wastes and ships them off island for proper disposal.

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