Hana metals recycling event

The County of Maui Department of Environmental Management announces the quarterly metals recycling collection event in Hana will be held Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9.

The event will be held at the Hana Recycling Center across from the Hana Landfill on Waikoloa Road. The center will be open for collections from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each day or until bins are full due to limited hauling capacity. Event staff will help residents remove items from their vehicles. Commercial drop-offs will not be accepted.

Items accepted include appliances, refrigerators, freezers, air conditioning units, water coolers, washers, dryers, stoves, dishwashers, water heaters, automobile batteries, tires, propane tanks (with or without valves) and scrap metals. Small machines must be fully drained of all liquids. Electronics will not be collected at this event.

For more information about recycling events, call the County Abandoned Vehicles and Metals Office at (808) 270-6102. For more information about metals recycling, call Hammerhead Metals at (808) 280-8844. For information on electronics and e-waste recycling, call E-Cycling Maui at (808) 280-6460.