Trash & Recycling in Honolulu County, HI (2026)

Revised Ordinances of Honolulu § 42-1.4(a)(3)

All other refuse except that mentioned in subdivisions (1) and (2) must be placed in city-provided refuse carts as designated by the director, or in areas provided with manual collection, in durable or nondurable containers described as follows: (A) Durable containers. The interior surface of the container must be smooth with no projections... The container must have a capacity of at least 10 g...

Revised Ordinances of Honolulu § 42-1.4(b), (c)

On or the evening before the scheduled day of collection, all refuse, green waste, and other recyclable materials as designated by the director prepared for collection as hereinabove provided, must be placed on the street, so as not to impede vehicular traffic, or sidewalk, so as not to impede pedestrian use, in a location readily accessible to the collector. ... Containers may not be left on t...

Revised Ordinances of Honolulu § 42-4.8(a)

The failure of any owner or association of apartment owners to properly dispose of or remove bulky wastes within seven days after written notice shall constitute a public nuisance. Any person responsible for noncompliance with § 42-1.4(d) shall be liable to the city for the cost of removing such bulky wastes. The director is authorized and empowered to dispose of such bulky wastes or to order i...

Revised Ordinances of Honolulu § 42-1.12(a)

The director shall establish an islandwide program for the curbside collection of recyclable materials. The director may implement the program in stages; provided that by July 1, 2007, the curbside collection of recyclable materials includes, at a minimum, the collection of at least two of the following: (1) Glass containers; (2) Newspapers; (3) Plastic containers; (4) Green waste; (5) Food was...

Revised Ordinances of Honolulu § 42-3.5(a)(1)

The owners of the following food establishments located within the city shall: (i) arrange and provide for the separate collection of food waste and for its recycling by a recycling facility in the city; or (ii) separate food waste from all other solid waste generated by the food establishment and deliver the food waste to a recycling facility: (1) A restaurant that occupies 5,000 square feet o...

Revised Ordinances of Honolulu § 42-1.10; § 42-5.1(f)

No person shall throw, drop, place, dump, or deposit refuse, to include bulky wastes, on a street, roadside, alley, highway, or public place except as provided in this chapter. No person shall operate or use a vehicle in committing a violation of subsection (a). ... Any person violating § 42-1.10 shall be subject to a civil fine not exceeding $2,500 for each violation; provided that any person ...

Revised Ordinances of Honolulu § 42-1.4(a)(1)

In areas provided with manual collection, tree branches set out for collection may not exceed 9 inches in diameter and green waste must be cut into lengths not exceeding 3 feet. All green waste must be tied in bundles, which do not weigh more than 50 pounds each. In areas with automated green waste collection, green waste must be placed in the city-provided green waste cart as designated by the...

ROH § 42-1.4(e)

Three-cubic-yard containers designed for mechanical handling, if used, may not be placed on the street or sidewalk, but must be placed within the property to be served in locations directly accessible to the pickup forks of the collection truck. Access roadway requirements for the collection of 3-cubic-yard containers will be those required for collection on private roads and nonstandard privat...

Revised Ordinances of Honolulu § 42-1.3(a)

The division shall have charge of and shall administer the collection and disposal of refuse and the collection and processing of recyclable materials as designated by the director. No refuse shall be collected from any building or place when: (1) The owner thereof has made provision for refuse collection by the owner’s own vehicles or by a licensed collector; and (2) The owner thereof has inst...