02-21-2008, 09:18 AM
Free junk car pick up to help clean up isle
Thursday, February 21, 2008 9:43 AM HST
By Stephens Media
A Big Island business owner is hoping to help clean up isle neighborhoods by offering a free junk car pickup service.
"The county has an abandoned vehicle and derelict vehicle amnesty program (but) they limit the amount of cars (picked up) per property," said Mike Allen, owner of Big Island Scrap Metal. "We've had a lot of requests."
The county program is slowed by having a county employee first come to a property to confirm the vehicle is there, then sending a tow company to retrieve the vehicle, he said.
"We can make an immediate impact," Allen said, adding that his company has the ability to remove as many as 400 or 500 vehicles in a month. "If they're really responsive, which I think they will be, within a year we could clean up most of the subdivisions."
Trash must be removed from the vehicles before towing, and the vehicles must be accessible for the tow truck pickup service.
Big Island Scrap Metal will also make available containers for loose scrap metal, metal car parts and appliances, and can also work with businesses and residents to dismantle and move big trucks, large machines and heavy equipment.
For more information, or to register, call 756-4433.
Thursday, February 21, 2008 9:43 AM HST
By Stephens Media
A Big Island business owner is hoping to help clean up isle neighborhoods by offering a free junk car pickup service.
"The county has an abandoned vehicle and derelict vehicle amnesty program (but) they limit the amount of cars (picked up) per property," said Mike Allen, owner of Big Island Scrap Metal. "We've had a lot of requests."
The county program is slowed by having a county employee first come to a property to confirm the vehicle is there, then sending a tow company to retrieve the vehicle, he said.
"We can make an immediate impact," Allen said, adding that his company has the ability to remove as many as 400 or 500 vehicles in a month. "If they're really responsive, which I think they will be, within a year we could clean up most of the subdivisions."
Trash must be removed from the vehicles before towing, and the vehicles must be accessible for the tow truck pickup service.
Big Island Scrap Metal will also make available containers for loose scrap metal, metal car parts and appliances, and can also work with businesses and residents to dismantle and move big trucks, large machines and heavy equipment.
For more information, or to register, call 756-4433.