September 7, 2022

Honolulu Waste Disposal

Navigate our website for recycling and disposal instructions via a list of .

SORT IT OUT – bulky items
Bulky items go out for monthly bulky item collection or to convenience centers or transfer stations and are then brought to H-POWER. Metal appliances are recycled. The 2012 expansion to H-POWER provided additional capacity to process the combustible furniture, mattresses and carpet. Recycling efforts in the construction industry could divert more concrete and rock.

SORT IT OUT – hazardous waste
Special handling is required for hazardous waste. Disposal is costly and inconvenient. Waste prevention strategies are the most effective: buy only what you need, use it all, use non-hazardous alternatives.

REDUCE-REUSE
Click for tips on reducing what you buy and reusing what you already have. Also, links to reuse organizations.

List of Common Items:

Glass Bottles & Jars
Rinse, remove and discard lids and tops; okay to leave labels on.

Put in blue curbside recycling carts including Kawailoa Transfer Station and Waialua Refuse Yard. Take deposit beverage containers to multi-material (HI-5 Plus) recycling centers to redeem your deposits or donate at Going Green or Aloha Aina events. Bars and restaurants are required by law to recycle their glass bottles. Small collectors and recycling companies provide free pick-up service. Local companies make recycled glass products.

Plastic Containers (1 and 2)
Look for the plastic number code in the triangle embossed on containers. Number 1 and 2 plastics include all bottles, such as beverage, detergent, shampoo, vitamin; and some other container types as well. More information on plastic numeric codes.

Drop off at multi-material (HI-5 plus) recycling centers . Put in blue curbside recycling carts. Take deposit beverage containers to redemption center to redeem your deposits.

Newspaper
Remove magazines and glossy inserts.

Drop off at multi-material (HI-5 plus) recycling centers . Put in blue curbside recycling carts. Some recycled products are locally made.

Corrugated Cardboard Boxes
Flatten boxes; corrugated only. No single layer chipboard such as cereal boxes, detergent boxes, tissue boxes, etc.

Drop off at multi-material (HI-5 plus) recycling centers. Put in blue curbside recycling carts. Cardboard is restricted at City disposal sites to no more than 10% per truckload. Large commercial generators of cardboard, including retail operations, can arrange for separate pickup service through recycling companies and haulers.

White & Colored Office Paper
Bond paper only.

Drop off at multi-material (HI-5 plus) recycling centers . Put in blue curbside recycling carts. Commercial and government office buildings are required by law to recycle office paper. Pickup service can be arranged through a recycling company or hauler. Some recycled products are locally made.

Green Waste
Yard trimmings, leaves, grass clippings, garden fruit and vegetables, Christmas trees (no ornaments, tinsel or flocking)

Place at curb for recycling collection in green carts in automated collection areas or in bags in manual collection areas. Drop off at City Convenience Centers or take directly to the composting facility, Hawaiian Earth Recycling, which manufactures mulch and compost products. Leave grass clippings on your lawn when you mow to return nutrients to the soil. Green waste is restricted at City disposal sites to no more than 10% per truckload. Large commercial generators of green waste, including landscapers and property managers, should deliver to the composting facility. Onsite do-it-yourself shredding and mulching is also an option.

Trash/Household Refuse