The Department of Health will no longer fund the Waimea, Hilo, and Kealakehe transfer station HI-5 Certified Redemption Center (CRC) sites because there are operational CRCs within a short distance from them In addition, the Volcano CRC contract was put out for bid, and due to a lack of interest by the current Certified Redemption Center vendors for Volcano, no bids were submitted for the continued CRC service to this community.

The Department of Environmental Management was able to negotiate a 90-day time extension for the Volcano site, subject to the service date changing from Saturday to Thursday. The Department intends to put the contract out for bid again in hopes of getting interested vendors willing to bid for providing the service within available DOH funding.

Schedule changes and closure dates can be found below:

• Volcano CRC, located at the Volcano Recycling and Transfer Station, last day of Saturday operations – June 25.  Beginning July 7, services will be available on Thursdays during the extension period.  Reason – Vendor requests a date change due to staffing issues.
• Waimea CRC, located at the Waimea Recycling and Transfer Station, last day of operations- Saturday, June 25, 2022. Reason – No funding from State due to proximity to other CRCs.
• Hilo CRC, located at the Hilo Recycling and Transfer Station, last day of operations – Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Reason: No funding from State due to proximity to other CRCs.
• Kealakehe CRC, located at the Kealakehe Recycling and Transfer Station, last day of operations –  Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Reason: No funding from State due to proximity to other CRCs.

For more information on HI-5 Certified Redemption Center locations or recycling, visit hawaiizerowaste.org.