HRS §342H-21
Taking recyclables from collection sites
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This law says only the state, a county, a commercial waste generator, or a private recycling system (or their authorized agents) may take recyclable materials from designated collection sites. Anyone else who knowingly takes them is breaking the law.
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The statute, as written — Unauthorized removal of recyclable materials
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
No person, other than an authorized agent of the State or a county, commercial waste generator, or private recycling system, shall knowingly remove any paper, glass, cardboard, plastic, used motor oil, ferrous metal, aluminum, or other recyclable materials that have been segregated from solid waste and placed at designated collection sites for the purposes of collection and recycling.
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