Refuse Transfer Stations

Refuse Transfer Stations

LOCATIONS:

Hanalei Refuse Transfer Station, 5-3751 Kūhiō HWY

Kapa‘a Refuse Transfer Station, 5051 Kahi Rd.

Līhu‘e Refuse Transfer Station, 3450 Ahukini Rd.

Hanapēpē Refuse Transfer Station, 4380 Lele Rd,

Kekaha Landfill, 6900-D Kaumuali‘i HWY

FOR TRANSFER STATION  HOURS AND CLOSURES PLEASE USE THE LINK BELOW:

SOLID WASTE MAIN PAGE OR CALL 808-212-4683

Charges apply for commercial deposit of green waste and refuse. All other programs including scrap metal, tires, motor oil, and propane tanks are restricted to residents only. Call 241-4841 to learn more about commercial recycling opportunities.

RECYCLING PROGRAMS at Refuse Transfer Stations & Landfill

*Bulky Items are mattresses or furniture greater than 3 feet in size.

Restrictions on Municipal Solid Waste:

• Bulky Items such as mattresses and furniture bigger than three feet, are ONLY accepted at the Lihu'e Transfer Station or the Kekaha Landfill.
• Commercial Construction and Demolition items must be cut into three feet or smaller sections.
• Pallets must be cut in half at all Refuse Transfer Stations locations except at the Kekaha Landfill.
• Lihue' TS does not accept Appliances. Please take these items to Puhi Metals, 3951 Puhi Road in Lihu'e. Hours Monday - Saturday 7:30am - 3:30pm. No charge for Residents. Businesses should call 808-245-6919 for a disposal quote.
  

Commercial Waste

Vehicles with Commercial plates are required to purchase Tipping Fee Coupons in order to dispose of mixed waste at RTS's. Coupons are available for purchase at the Treasury Department desk located in the Department of Motor Vehicles building at the Civic Center. Commercial vans, trailers and 3/4 ton capacity trucks are limited to 2 loads per vehicle per day.

Rates are:

• $6 for a commercial passenger vehicle
• $10 for a pickup truck or small trailer 1/2 ton and under (normally an F-150)
• $20 for a full sized pickup truck or large trailer up to 3/4 ton (normally an F-250)

The size limit for trailers is 5’ by 10’ by 2’ or equivalent

All vehicles that exceed 3/4 ton capacity are not authorized to use the Refuse Transfer Stations. Also not authorized are box trucks, box vans, and double axle trailers.

Any commercial vehicle or truck that has been rented will be subject to Tipping Fee Coupons.

For information on the Landfill along with rates please visit landfill

Prohibited Materials.

The following materials shall not be accepted or temporarily stored at Refuse Transfer Stations:

(a) Ashes;

(b) Bulky items and construction and demolition debris greater than three (3) feet in any dimension. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the Līhu‘e Refuse Transfer Station may accept, from self-haulers, bulky items such as bed mattresses and box springs and other whole furniture items made of wood;

(c) Used motor vehicle and heavy equipment tires whether whole, cut, sliced, chipped, or shredded, except for whole automobile and passenger truck tires from residential self-haulers for recycling;

(d) White goods, except for white goods from residential self-haulers, for recycling;

(e) Animal carcasses, parts or innards; animal feces not considered pet animal waste, liquid waste; medical waste which has not been rendered non-infectious through sterilization;

(f) Explosives;

(g) Toxic and hazardous wastes;

(h) Pressurized containers, except for propane cylinders of ten (10) gallon capacity or less from residential self-haulers for recycling;

(i) Corrugated cardboard from businesses, industrial, governmental, institutional, and other nonresidential sources that exceeds ten percent (10%) of the load, by volume;

(j) Ferrous and non-ferrous metal items from businesses, industrial, governmental, institutional, and other nonresidential sources that exceed ten percent (10%) of the load, by volume; and

(k) Monitors (cathode ray tubes and liquid crystal displays) from businesses, industrial, governmental, institutional and other nonresidential sources.

The provisions provided in Subsections (i), (j), and (k) of this Section shall not apply to County refuse collection vehicles that collect or receive solid waste from residential sources. (Ord. No. 706, August 6, 1996; Ord. No. 902, July 28, 2010)