5 rules for unincorporated Hawaii County, Hawaii.
Verified from official government sources
The County of Hawai'i does not provide curbside household or business rubbish collection. Most residents self-haul their trash and recyclables to one of the 22 recycling and transfer stations. Hawai'i County Code 20-03-01 requires disposal at a county-approved facility.
HCC 20-03-01
Every owner or occupant of any residence or business or premises within the County shall dispose of solid waste in a County approved SWD facility in accordance with department rules.
Because the County of Hawai'i runs no curbside collection, there are no set-out times or curb-placement rules for household bins in most areas. Waste is deposited at transfer and recycling stations into county compactors and marked drop-off bins, not left at the curb for pickup.
HCC 20-03-03(a)
No person shall leave, abandon, or place any wrecked or nonoperational automobile or construction equipment or part or portion of a wrecked or nonoperational automobile or construction equipment, or scrap iron, or other similar material, upon any part of a public highway, public property, or private property of another.
There is no curbside bulky-item pickup. Residents self-haul large items to the recycling and transfer stations, which accept soft compactable bulky items such as mattresses, stuffed chairs, and couches, plus residential do-it-yourself construction debris, at no charge (limit one residential load per day).
HCC 20-03-04
Any material delivered or deposited at a SWD facility shall become the property of the County. No person shall separate, collect, carry off, or dispose any article from any County SWD facility unless authorized to do so by the director.
Hawai'i County offers free drop-off recycling and HI-5 beverage-container redemption at its transfer and recycling stations, but household recycling is largely voluntary self-haul. Recyclables should be separated from rubbish before disposal, and greenwaste drop-off for composting is free for residents.
HCC 20-05-01
Food providers and County facility users are prohibited from providing food in disposable food service ware that is made from polystyrene foam.
Illegally dumping rubbish, appliances, or a derelict vehicle on public land, roads, or another person's property is prohibited by Hawai'i County Code Chapter 20 and by state litter law (HRS Chapter 339). County civil fines run up to $1,000 per day; state litter fines run $100 to $500 per offense.
HCC 20-03-03(a)
No person shall leave, abandon, or place any wrecked or nonoperational automobile or construction equipment or part or portion of a wrecked or nonoperational automobile or construction equipment, or scrap iron, or other similar material, upon any part of a public highway, public property, or private property of another.
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