County of Hawai‘i Public Facilities are comprised of two (2) landfills and twenty-one (21) Transfer Stations. These sites are conveniently located island-wide and their directions and locations can be viewed on our Solid Waste Public Facilities Map. For directions to alternative Transfer Stations click on our Map & Directions to Solid Waste Division Facilities.

HOURS OF OPERATIONS:

Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

1. South Hilo Sanitary Landfill (SHSL): 6:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
2. West Hawai‘i Sanitary Landfill (WHSL): 7:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. CLOSED SUNDAYS (effective August 1, 2010)
3. All Residential Transfer Stations accept residential self-haul rubbish at no charge (no commercial or farm waste allowed):

4. New Operating Schedule for Solid Waste Transfer Stations (EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2010)
   

   Facility	Hours		Days
   Glenwood	6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.		Sunday/Tuesday/Friday
   Hilo	6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.		Open Daily
   Hāwī	6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.		Open Daily
   Honoka‘a	6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.		Open Daily
   Honomū	6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.		Monday/Thursday/Saturday
   Kailua-Kona	6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.		Open Daily
   Kalapana	6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.		Monday/Thursday/Saturday
   Kea‘au	6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.		Open Daily
   Keauhou	6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.		Open Daily
   Ke‘ei	6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.		Sunday/Tuesday/Friday
   Laupāhoehoe	6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.		Sunday/Tuesday/Friday
   Miloli‘i	Sunrise to Sunset		Open Daily
   Pa‘auilo	6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.		Monday/Thursday/Saturday
   Pāhala	6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.		Sunday/Tuesday/Friday
   Pāhoa	6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.		Open Daily
   Pāpa‘ikou	6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.		Sunday/Tuesday/Friday
   Puakō	6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.		Sunday/Tuesday/Friday
   Volcano	6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.		Monday/Thursday/Saturday
   Waiea	6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.		Monday/Thursday/Saturday
   Waimea	6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.		Open Daily
   Wai‘ōhinu	6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.		Open Daily

5. Scrap Metal Recycling Facilities: Hilo and Kealakehe/Kailua Transfer Stations, 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
6. Green Waste Recycling Facilities: Hilo and Kealakehe/Kailua Transfer Stations, 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Note: Scrap Metal & Green Waste accepts materials from both residents and commercial businesses.

Thank you for your kōkua in protecting our environment.

RULES FOR TRANSFER STATIONS:

A. GENERAL RULES:

1. All materials shall be deposited directly into the container. Waste disposed of outside of the containers constitutes illegal dumping.
2. Burning refuse is extremely dangerous and is not allowed.
3. Scavenging is not permitted.
4. The County expects recycling of green waste whenever possible including shrubbery, palm fronds, tree cuttings & grass clippings at the Green Waste Recycling Facilities located at the Hilo & Kealakehe/Kailua-Kona Transfer Stations.
5. Scrap Metal including white goods (refrigerators, stoves, etc.) are expected to be recycled at either the Kealakehe/Kailua-Kona or Hilo scrap metal sites, or a designated bin at specific Transfer Stations, and must not be put into Transfer Station refuse containers.

B. PERMITTED MATERIALS:

1. Household refuse, residential do-it-yourself construction and demolition not exceeding 4 feet in length, soft compactable bulky items (mattresses, stuffed chairs, and couches) and residential self-hauled green waste.

C. PROHIBITED MATERIALS:

• Prohibited materials shall include all commercially hauled rubbish, garbage, swill or refuse, prohibited materials as defined by the State Department of Health, refuse generated by a business, Federal or State agency, religious entity or nonprofit organization.
• No abandoned vehicles. (Must be taken to the County facilities located adjacent to the Kealakehe/Kailua and Hilo Transfer Stations.)
• No tires; including cut, sliced, chipped or shredded.
• No wastes from manufacturing, industrial or agricultural processes. No hard bulky items, such as hide-a-beds with metal frames.
• No materials from either commercial/business construction or demolition work.
• No asbestos waste. Asbestos waste accepted at West Hawai’i Sanitary Landfill only (contact Waste Management @ 886-0940)
• No canec building material waste. Canec waste accepted at West Hawai’i Sanitary Landfill only (contact Waste Management @ 886-0940)
• No dead animals, animal parts or other similar organic wastes. Disposal at landfill by appointment only, please call 936-8631 (Hilo) or 886-8059 (Pu‘uanahulu).
• No hazardous or radioactive wastes including fluorescent light bulbs, batteries, and e-waste shall be thrown down the chutes.
• No landscape contractors or commercial haulers of residential greenwaste materials. Take to designated greenwaste facilities.

D. PENALTIES: Violators may be subject to fines up to $500 and a minimum of 20 hours of public service.

E. NO COMMERCIAL REFUSE, COMMERCIALLY HAULED RESIDENTIAL WASTES OR COMMERCIAL HAULERS ALLOWED! Please see rules for LANDFILL DISPOSAL below.

RULES FOR Landfill Disposal:

A. GENERAL RULES:

LANDFILL DISPOSAL PERMITS:

1. Required for commercial disposal of waste at both the SHSL in East Hawai‘i and at the WHSL in Pu‘uanahulu.
2. Landfill Disposal Permit Applications available at the Department of Environmental Management office at the Puainako Town Center.

DEAD ANIMALS, ANIMAL PARTS or SIMILAR ORGANIC WASTES; MEDICAL WASTES and OTHER SPECIAL HANDLING WASTES:

Disposal at landfill by appointment only, please call 936-8631 (Hilo) or 886-8059 (Pu‘uanahulu).

B. HOURS OF OPERATION:

1. South Hilo Sanitary Landfill (SHSL): 6:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
2. West Hawai’i Sanitary Landfill (WHSL): 7:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. (CLOSED SUNDAYS, effective August 1, 2010)

C. LANDFILL TIP FEE PAYMENT OPTIONS:

1. We accept checks and credit cards with proper identification. Sorry, we do NOT accept cash.

D. Please remember to recycle all recyclable materials (Scrap Metal, Greenwaste & Other recyclables) prior to entering the landfills. Do not mix loads destined for recycling and the landfill.

In accordance with applicable Federal, State and Local laws and regulations. Local laws and regulations include, but not limited to: "Hawai’i County Code, Chapter 20: Refuse" and "County of Hawai’i - Department of Environmental Management – Solid Waste Division – Administrative Rules for Solid Waste Refuse Control and Disposal Fees."