Tires now accepted at transfer stations

[pahoated]

It would be interesting to hear the background story on this happening so suddenly. It is mainly being driven by trying to reduce mosquito egg laying standing water. Old tires were the one glaring item that didn't fit into the social media fantasy held by the county council as Zero Waste Recycling. The reason is because the word "recycling" on Hawaii island is either it is an export scrap item, or somebody on some mainland is being paid to take it, or buried in the landfill. There is no market for old tires, they are only a liability, that is why we had to pay to get rid of them. It's good the individual citizen doesn't have to pay now but it seems the cost of the county getting them off island will be tax subsidized.

"Aloha also means goodbye. Aloha!"