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C O U NT Y O F KAU A‘I
BERNARD P. CARVALHO JR.
Mayor
WALLACE G. REZENTES JR.
Managing Director
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
News Release
May 1, 2017
LYLE TABATA, ACTING COUNTY ENGINEER
Tel (808) 241-4996
Fax (808) 241-6604
Puhi Metals Recycling Center to implement fees for commercial accounts
Residential recycling remains free of charge
PUHI – The public is advised that effective Monday, May 15, the Puhi Metals Recycling
Center (PMRC) vendor will begin charging commercial haulers for metals and large/bulky
eWaste recyclables. Please note that commercial haulers include state and federal agencies as
well as nonprofits.
Residential recycling remains free of charge.
The implementation of fees will allow Resource Recovery Solutions to maintain its
operations on Kaua‘i.
“We would like to thank all of our customers for their years of support that have kept
millions of pounds of valuable resources out of the Kekaha Landfill,” said Ryan Evans,
Resource Recovery Solutions manager. “Unfortunately, we are on an island in the middle of the
Pacific, and while our costs have risen, metals and other commodity prices have not.”
The new fee schedule is posted at the PMRC and on the county’s website,
www.kauai.gov/metalrecycling.
Anyone with questions can contact the PMRC at 245-6919.