HRS §340A-2
Who owns trash at each step
This section says who owns solid waste from when it is created until it is accepted by a disposal operator. Unless a county rule or federal regulation says otherwise, ownership passes from the generator to the collector, then to the operator. If there is no collector, the generator keeps ownership until the operator takes it.
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The statute, as written — Ownership of solid waste
Unless otherwise provided by county ordinance or federal regulation, the owner of solid waste shall be: (1) The generator of the solid waste until the solid waste is collected; (2) The collector until the solid waste is deposited with an operator; (3) In the absence of a collector, the generator of the solid waste until the solid waste is deposited with an operator; or (4) The operator upon acceptance of the solid waste.
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