The Solid Waste Division of the County of Hawaii’s Department of Environmental Management has received a bronze award for the Pahoa Recycling & Transfer Station, the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) has announced.
The Solid Waste Division of the County of Hawaii’s Department of Environmental Management has received a bronze award for the Pahoa Recycling & Transfer Station, the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) has announced.
SWANA’s Excellence Awards Program recognizes outstanding solid waste programs and facilities that advance the practice of environmentally and economically sound solid waste management. The newly remodeled Pahoa Recycling & Transfer Station was blessed in June 2011 after $3.9 million in renovations.
It features solar power and a catchment water system, along with alcoves to accept various separated materials.
This year’s SWANA awards honor 41 programs and facilities in 14 different categories spanning the width and breadth of the municipal solid waste industry. Award winners represent the most innovative and dynamic organizations throughout North America, SWANA said..
“The recipients of the SWANA Excellence Awards represent the best solid waste management practices in North America today,” said John H. Skinner, Ph.D., SWANA executive director and CEO. “Community leaders should be very proud of the valuable contributions that these projects provide to their citizens,” Skinner added.
The winners were acknowledged Aug. 14 at the annual WASTECON conference in Washington, D.C.
For more information, visit SWANA.org.