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KCC §21-3.3What refuse transfer stations cannot accept
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗Refuse transfer stations must not accept ashes, large debris, most tires, most appliances, animal parts, medical waste, explosives, toxic waste, most pressurized containers, or business cardboard, metal, or monitors. The Līhu'e station may accept some household items like mattresses, wood furniture, small propane tanks, and recyclable tires or appliances from residents. County trash trucks are exempt from the business waste limits.
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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Prohibited Materials
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Kauaʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
The following materials shall not be accepted or temporarily stored at refuse transfer stations:Ashes;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 residential self-haulers only, bulky items such as bed mattresses and box springs and other whole furniture items made of wood;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;White goods, except for white goods from residential self-haulers, for recycling;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;Explosives;Toxic and hazardous wastes;Pressurized containers, except for propane cylinders of ten (10) gallon capacity or less from residential self-haulers for recycling;Corrugated cardboard from businesses, industrial, governmental, institutional, and other nonresidential sources that exceed ten percent (10%) of the load, by volume;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; andMonitors (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.
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026 The County of Kauaʻi publishes this code through eCode360 and states that it is provided for information only and should not be considered the official version of the Code.
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