This is where Volcano residents take their household rubbish and recyclables. Hours are: Mon./Thur./Sat. from 6am to 6pm.

Entrance and Exit if gate is closed people walk up and deposit rubbish in the chute or just leave it by the gate.

Two Recycle Bins with a Ramp These bins switch sides when a new bin is dropped off or picked up..

Metal ramp to recycle bins is not ADA compliant and not safe for wheelchairs/walkers.

Embankment is loose rock held up by rotting logs and is not safe. Guardrail is attached to a nearly hollow rotten log.

One Waste Chute

Beams of Rotted-out Logs are loosely holding up the rusty guardrails with rusty bolts, wires and nails, plants grow from posts.

Bullet-ridden signs are hard to read and create insecurity and confusion among residents using the transfer station.

We have no place to recycle: Greenwaste Scrapmetals Reuseable items HI-5 redemption Appliances Batteries E-Waste These items must be taken to Kea`au or Hilo miles away, a 40 or 50 mile round trip.

Volcano Transfer Station has lots of room to grow.

This is what we were promised in 2008:

Welcome to Pahoa Recycling and Transfer Station, open daily 6am – 6pm.

Two covered areas with 8 chutes for solid waste disposal No waiting and no more getting wet.

Green waste covered area.

Reuse Center is open daily

Educational Signs inform the public

Level recycling area, no ramps

Rainwater Harvesting

Scrap Metal Recycling

Glass Recycling

Ground cover of recycled glass.

Administration office & hazardous waste collection.

Plan for Volcano Transfer Station drawn up in July 2008.

It is time now for Volcano to get a new recycle, reuse, redemption and transfer station. We have waited 4 years now. Please help us.