Trash & Recycling in Hawaii (2026)

Hawai'i County runs no curbside trash pickup for most residents: County Code Section 20-03-01 requires every owner or…

Everyday household refuse for Honolulu pickup must go in a city-provided cart, or in manual-collection areas a durable…

On Kaua'i (Kaua'i County), the Department of Public Works runs regular refuse collection once a week on days it sets by…

Maui County bills residential trash pickup by the 'refuse collection unit,' defined as six containers, boxes, bags or…

Because the County of Hawai'i runs no curbside collection, there are no set-out times or curb-placement rules for…

Refuse and recycling carts can go to the curb on or the evening before pickup day, must not block traffic or sidewalks…

On Kaua'i (Kaua'i County), refuse carts and receptacles must go out for collection at the boundary between the property…

There is no curbside bulky-item pickup. Residents self-haul large items to the recycling and transfer stations, which…

Owners who don't clear bulky waste within 7 days of written notice create a public nuisance, and Honolulu can remove it…

Kaua'i County's regular curbside pickup will not take large items: tires, white goods, sofas, mufflers, tree limbs over…

Hawaii's HI-5 program under HRS 342G-110 places a 5-cent refundable deposit on every beverage container sold statewide…

Hawai'i County offers free drop-off recycling and HI-5 beverage-container redemption at its transfer and recycling…

Honolulu's Department of Environmental Services runs a mandatory islandwide curbside recycling program under ROH §…

On Kaua'i (Kaua'i County), the Department of Public Works runs curbside recycling through County-issued blue-lidded…

Large restaurants, hotels, food courts, markets, food manufacturers and hospitals across Oahu must separate food waste…

On Kaua'i (Kaua'i County), it is unlawful to throw or deposit litter, trash or debris on any public street, sidewalk…

Throwing, dropping or dumping refuse or bulky waste on any street, alley, highway or public place anywhere on Oahu is…

Illegally dumping rubbish, appliances, or a derelict vehicle on public land, roads, or another person's property is…

Maui County Code Chapter 20.20 makes it a violation to discard litter on public property, private property without…

In manual-collection areas of Oahu, tree branches for pickup can't exceed 9 inches in diameter and green waste must be…

On Kaua'i (Kaua'i County), brush, tree limbs and hedge cuttings for regular collection must be cut into three-foot…

Honolulu bars three-cubic-yard mechanical-handling refuse containers from streets and sidewalks. ROH § 42-1.4(e)…

Kaua'i County Code § 10-5A.7(t) requires every dumpster in the Rice Street Neighborhood Design District to be screened…

In Maui County's Wailuku Redevelopment Area, every outdoor trash storage area serving a commercial or multi-family…

The Refuse Division administers island-wide trash and recycling collection for every building on Oahu under ROH §…

Kaua'i County's Department of Public Works runs residential trash pickup once a week on days it assigns for each route…

Every property in Maui County must be enrolled for solid waste pickup, either through the county's own collection or a…

Hawai'i County bans polystyrene foam food service ware outright and requires every food vendor and County facility user…

Kaua'i County limits its residential drop-off recycling centers to residential self-haulers, and only consumer…

Maui County Code Chapter 20.22 requires every liquor-licensed bar and restaurant to recycle its glass containers…