ROH §42-1.3
City trash and recycling pickup rules
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗The city's waste division runs trash pickup and recycling processing. It will not collect trash from a property if the owner already has their own trash service or approved disposal equipment. Once the city takes trash or recyclables, it owns them.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Collection of refuse and recyclable materials by the division
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) The division shall have charge of and shall administer the collection and disposal of refuse and the collection and processing of recyclable materials as designated by the director. No refuse shall be collected from any building or place when:
(1) The owner thereof has made provision for refuse collection by the owner’s own vehicles or by a licensed collector; and
(2) The owner thereof has installed or provided the premises with private incineration equipment or other refuse disposal facilities that have been approved by the director as being adequate and safe and that have been approved by the State department of health as conforming to HRS Chapter 322, relating to nuisances and sanitary regulations.
(b) Any refuse or recyclable materials removed by the city and any solid waste accepted by the city shall become the property of the city.
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