Trash & Recycling in Kauai County, HI (2026)
9 rules for unincorporated Kauai County, Hawaii.
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Pickup Rules & Schedules
On Kaua'i (Kaua'i County), the Department of Public Works runs regular refuse collection once a week on days it sets by area. County Code Section 21-2.1 makes every receptacle owner responsible for weekly removal, and Section 21-2.3 lets the County Engineer establish service and limit what gets picked up.
Kaua'i County Weekly Trash Collection Rules
Some RestrictionsKaua'i County Code §§ 21-2.1, 21-2.3
It shall be the duty of every owner of a refuse receptacle to remove or to have removed the contents of the refuse receptacles or carts in accordance with this Chapter at least once a week. ... The County Engineer is authorized to establish regular collection service for removal of refuse. ... Regular County collection service shall be provided once per week for the protection of public health ...
Bin Placement Rules
On Kaua'i (Kaua'i County), refuse carts and receptacles must go out for collection at the boundary between the property and the nearest public road, or up to twenty feet inside the lot if conditions require it. County Code Section 21-2.2 also bars parking within six feet of a collection container under Section 21-2.3.
Kaua'i County Trash Cart Placement Rules
Some RestrictionsKaua'i County Code §§ 21-2.2, 21-2.3
All receptacles containing refuse and all refuse prepared for collection shall be placed for collection at the boundary of the premises to be served and the nearest public highway or public street, or when conditions warrant within the premises to be served not more than twenty (20) feet from the public highway or public street; provided, that in business districts not having a yard, containers...
Bulk Item Disposal
Kaua'i County's regular curbside pickup will not take large items: tires, white goods, sofas, mufflers, tree limbs over three feet, or any load bigger than one cubic yard. Section 21-2.3(b) puts removal on the owner or occupant, who must haul bulky items to a County refuse transfer station, landfill or recycling facility at their own expense, though residential self-haulers pay no tipping fee for household loads.
Kaua'i County Bulky Item Disposal Rules
Some RestrictionsKaua'i County Code § 21-2.3(b)
Removal of Bulky Items. The regular collection service shall not remove items such as: tires, crates, white goods, sofas, chairs, pipe, auto parts weighing more than five (5) pounds, mufflers, tree limbs greater than three (3) feet in length, trees and shrubbery cuttings and other like items with a combined volume of more than one (1) cubic yard. The owner or occupant of any building, house, st...
Recycling Requirements
On Kaua'i (Kaua'i County), the Department of Public Works runs curbside recycling through County-issued blue-lidded carts under County Code Section 21-2.1(b) and its pilot-project rules in Section 21-2.2(c)(3). Participating households and businesses must separate only the materials the County Engineer designates, and there is no extra charge for the service.
Kaua'i County Curbside Recycling Program
Some RestrictionsKaua'i County Code §§ 21-2.1, 21-2.2
One (1) refuse cart will be provided by the Department per premises. ... The purpose of the pilot project will be to test the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of curbside recycling, rather than disposing, certain materials introduced into the disposal system. ... Shall require the participating owners or occupants of residences and businesses to separate and place in recycling carts only the ...
Illegal Dumping
On Kaua'i (Kaua'i County), it is unlawful to throw or deposit litter, trash or debris on any public street, sidewalk, beach, park or waterway. County Code Article 3 of Chapter 20 bans dumping outside authorized receptacles and County dumps, with fines up to two hundred fifty dollars for every day a violation continues.
Kaua'i County Litter and Dumping Ban
Heavy RestrictionsKaua'i County Code §§ 20-3.3, 20-3.6, 20-3.7
No person shall throw or deposit litter in or upon any public street, sidewalk, beach, park or other public place within the County except in public receptacles, in authorized receptacles for collection, or in official County dumps. ... No person shall throw or deposit litter in any river, pond, lake, stream, bay or any other body of water in or adjacent to any public park or other public place...
Yard Waste Collection
On Kaua'i (Kaua'i County), brush, tree limbs and hedge cuttings for regular collection must be cut into three-foot lengths and tied into bundles under fifty pounds. County Code Section 21-2.2 caps set-outs at three bundles or receptacles at a time, and Section 21-2.3 excludes larger limbs and volumes from the weekly route.
Kaua'i County Yard Waste and Brush Rules
Some RestrictionsKaua'i County Code §§ 21-2.2, 21-2.3
Brush, long stems of bushes, tree limbs and cuttings shall be cut into three (3) foot lengths and tied securely into bundles weighing not more than fifty (50) pounds. All brush shall be collected from the regular collection point, brush adjacent to the public right-of-way shall be placed so it does not in any way block or hinder passage of, or cause damage to, vehicles. ... No more than a combi...
Dumpster Rules
Kaua'i County Code § 10-5A.7(t) requires every dumpster in the Rice Street Neighborhood Design District to be screened on at least three sides by an opaque fence or wall tall enough to block the containers from view. Loading, unloading and outdoor storage areas need the same building-mass, wall, fence or landscaping screen, and plantings or earth berms should back up the fencing to shield trash areas from main roads, sidewalks and building entrances.
Kaua'i's Rice Street Dumpster Screening Rule
Some RestrictionsKaua'i County Code § 10-5A.7(t)(1)-(2)
Loading and unloading areas and outdoor storage/service areas shall be screened from view through the use of building mass, freestanding walls or fences, and/or landscaping. Screening materials should match adjacent buildings. ... Dumpsters shall be screened on at least three (3) sides by an opaque fence or wall of sufficient height to block views of the containers. Plant material and/or earth ...
Collection Schedule
Kaua'i County's Department of Public Works runs residential trash pickup once a week on days it assigns for each route under County Code § 21-2.3(c). The County Engineer sets and adjusts service under § 21-2.3(a), and carts or cans must sit at the collection point instead of inside garages or fenced yards unless the department approves an exception.
Kaua'i County Weekly Refuse Collection Rules
Some RestrictionsKaua'i County Code § 21-2.3
§ 21-2.3. Collection. ... Establishment of Services. ... The County Engineer is authorized to establish regular collection service for removal of refuse. ... Frequency of Regular Collection Service. Regular County collection service shall be provided once per week for the protection of public health and the control of flies, insects and rodents on regularly scheduled days as established by the ...
Recycling Rules
Kaua'i County limits its residential drop-off recycling centers to residential self-haulers, and only consumer recyclables the County Engineer designates may go in, per §§ 21-6.1 and 21-6.2. Dumping ordinary refuse there, or hauling in commercial recyclables, is barred under § 21-6.3, and materials dropped off become County property once left at the site.
Kaua'i County Drop-off Recycling Center Rules
Some RestrictionsKaua'i County Code §§ 21-6.1 to 21-6.3
§ 21-6.1. Authorized Users and Materials. Residential drop-off recycling centers shall be used only by residential self-haulers. ... ... § 21-6.2. Materials Accepted. Only consumer recyclables may be deposited at a residential drop-off recycling center. The County Engineer shall determine the materials to be accepted. ... ... § 21-6.3. Prohibited Activities. No person shall deposit refuse in or...
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