Regional Recycling and Disposal Resource Hub: Electronics, Green Waste, Recycling & Bulky Items — Central Maui / Puʻunēnē

This regional operating guide helps Maui residents, apartment communities, condominium associations, resorts, and property managers identify the currently listed receiving program for electronics, residential recycling, green waste, used motor oil, bulky refuse, household hazardous waste, and commercial construction debris.

The Central Maui solid-waste area includes several separate operations—including the Central Maui Landfill, a residential recycling drop-off, green-waste processing, and the E-Cycling Maui ReThink Recycling Center. Each program has its own customer, material, account, fee, entrance, and operating-hour requirements. [1] [2] [3]

Resident and Apartment-Business Loads Are Different: An eligible resident may self-haul accepted personal household material under current residential rules. Apartment management, maintenance personnel, janitorial providers, landscapers, eviction crews, renovation contractors, valet providers, resorts, hotels, and commercial tenants must follow the applicable commercial account, fee, vehicle, facility, and material requirements.

Central Maui Landfill: Current Public Hours and Residential Fee

Maui County lists the Central Maui Landfill near Pulehu Road and Hansen Road in Puʻunēnē as the primary landfill serving Maui. [1]

Current Landfill Hours: Monday–Saturday, 6:00 AM–3:00 PM; closed Sundays. County-holiday and emergency schedules may differ. [1]

FY2027 Residential Self-Haul Fee: The current adopted fee is $5 per truck or vehicle for qualifying residential self-haulers using light trucks or vehicles under 10,000 pounds GVW at the Central Maui Landfill. The County currently applies a processing charge to credit and debit transactions. [11]

Separate Operations and Hours: Do not assume the landfill scale house, residential recycling center, E-Cycling program, green-waste operator, and other nearby facilities share the same entrance or schedule. Confirm the correct lane and operating hours before transport.

Electronics: E-Cycling Maui ReThink Recycling Center

Maui County directs televisions, computers, printers, and monitors to the E-Cycling Maui ReThink Recycling Center at 301 Hansen Road, with the entrance on Pulehu Road. [2]

Strict Public Hours: Tuesdays, 1:00 PM–5:00 PM and Saturdays, 9:00 AM–1:00 PM. Bring material only during operating hours and do not leave electronics at the gate when the facility is closed. [2]

  • Program: E-Cycling Maui ReThink Recycling Center [2]
  • Address: 301 Hansen Road, Puʻunēnē, HI 96784; entrance on Pulehu Road. [2]
  • Accepted E-Waste: Televisions, computers, printers, and monitors only. Call the operator before transporting any other electronic device. [2]
  • Resident Program: The County-sponsored program is currently free for eligible Maui County residents. [2]
  • Apartment and Business Electronics: Leasing-office, maintenance, property-owned, resort, hotel, commercial-tenant, and management-consolidated electronics are commercial material. Contact the E-Cycling operator regarding acceptance, appointments, pickup availability, and fees. [2]
  • Not E-Cycling Items: Microwaves, washers, dryers, refrigerators, air-conditioning equipment, stoves, and other appliances require a separate appliance or metal-recycling pathway.

Residential Recycling Drop-Off: Eligible Household Materials

The Central Maui Landfill Refuse and Recycling Center publishes a residential recycling drop-off for qualifying household material. [3]

The recycling-center listing currently posts hours of Monday–Saturday, 6:00 AM–2:00 PM. Confirm the current closing time and entrance before driving because the recycling area may close earlier than the landfill. [3]

  • Accepted Paper and Cardboard: Flattened cardboard, newspaper, and paper bags. [3]
  • Accepted Containers: Glass jars and bottles, aluminum and steel food or beverage cans, and qualifying #1 and #2 plastic bottles. [3]
  • Used Motor Oil: Home mechanics only; no commercial oil. Current County guidance limits drop-off to two gallons at a time at listed locations. [4]
  • Resident Eligibility: Individual residents may use the program for accepted personal household material. Apartment management, maintenance teams, janitorial contractors, landscapers, and valet providers should not consolidate resident material for delivery through a residential program without written County or operator approval.

Residential Recycling Exclusions

The currently published residential recycling instructions exclude the following materials from the recycling drop-off: [3]

  • Food residue and household food scraps;
  • Styrofoam;
  • Plastic bags;
  • Plastics other than accepted #1 and #2 bottles;
  • Magazines and mixed paper;
  • Ceramics and dishes;
  • Light bulbs;
  • Tires and batteries;
  • Appliances and electronics; and
  • Propane tanks and other pressurized cylinders.

Green Waste: Residential and Commercial Loads

Residential Green Waste: An eligible Maui resident may self-haul qualifying vegetative material generated at the resident’s private residential property through the current residential green-waste program. [4]

Apartment and Commercial Green Waste: Landscaping, groundskeeping, maintenance, resort, hotel, HOA, property-management, and contractor material is commercial material. Commercial entities must establish the applicable account and comply with the receiving operator’s processing and fee requirements. [4]

Landfill Restriction: Commercial green waste should be directed to the designated green-waste processor rather than placed in an ordinary County landfill load. Confirm the current processing rate with the operator or scale house because published County webpages and adopted fee documents may not display the same amount.

No Food Scraps: The County’s published residential recycling and green-waste instructions do not list household kitchen scraps as an accepted material. Do not add food scraps to recycling or green-waste loads unless the receiving operator expressly confirms acceptance.

Glass and HI-5 Beverage Containers

HI-5 Containers: Eligible beverage containers bearing the Hawaiʻi HI-5 marking carry a refundable five-cent deposit and may be returned to a certified redemption center. [5]

Non-HI-5 Glass: The Central Maui residential drop-off accepts qualifying household glass jars and bottles, subject to the County’s current preparation and contamination rules. [3]

Verify Redemption Hours: Redemption-center schedules, closures, hand-count procedures, and accepted-container rules can change. Confirm the current operator and hours before travel. [6]

HI-5 Program Transparency: When apartment management or a valet provider collects residents’ HI-5 containers, disclose whether redemption proceeds are returned to residents, donated, credited to a community program, or retained to offset collection costs. Keep the disclosure consistent with lease documents and resident communications.

Household Hazardous Waste: Periodic Residential Events

Maui County periodically announces appointment-based household hazardous-waste collection events for eligible residents. Event dates, registration deadlines, locations, capacity, and accepted materials are event-specific. Check the current County recycling page for a newly announced event. [4]

Previously published event materials should not be treated as a current appointment or schedule after the stated event and registration dates have passed.

Residential Program Only: Apartment management, maintenance teams, painters, pest-control contractors, landscapers, renovation contractors, commercial tenants, resorts, hotels, and valet providers must not aggregate material for delivery through a residential HHW event. Property- and business-generated hazardous material requires an appropriate commercial hazardous-waste provider.

No Unattended Storage: Do not establish an unattended apartment collection or storage area for paint, fuels, pesticides, solvents, pool chemicals, batteries, compressed-gas cylinders, or other hazardous materials. Contact the County Recycling Section, the product manufacturer, or a qualified hazardous-waste provider for a current lawful disposal pathway.

Paint: Product Type and Generator Matter

Household Latex or Water-Based Paint: Follow Maui County’s current preparation and landfill instructions. The County prohibits non-solidified paint from residential collection and provides preparation requirements for qualifying household paint before self-haul. [7]

Oil-Based, Solvent-Based, Unknown or Business-Generated Paint: Do not automatically use household solidification instructions. Contact Maui County or a qualified hazardous-waste provider before disposal.

Property and Contractor Paint: Paint generated by apartment maintenance, unit turns, professional painters, renovations, resorts, hotels, or commercial tenants is business-generated material and should not be presented through a residential program.

Furniture, Mattresses and Other Bulky Refuse

Mattresses, box springs, furniture, and other bulky items are excluded from ordinary County residential curbside collection. [7]

Resident Self-Haul: An eligible resident may bring accepted personal household furniture or bulky refuse to the Central Maui Landfill under current residential rules and pay the applicable $5 residential vehicle fee. [11]

Property and Commercial Loads: Apartment management, maintenance, eviction, renovation, resort, hotel, contractor, and management-consolidated resident loads require the applicable commercial account, tipping fee, vehicle, and material review. [1]

Commercial Construction and Demolition Waste

Apartment renovations, unit turns, roofing, demolition, contractor projects, and major repairs may generate commercial construction and demolition waste. Commercial C&D customers must maintain the required landfill account and C&D identification number. [8]

Current C&D Acceptance Window: Commercial construction and demolition loads are currently accepted on weekdays from opening until 1:00 PM. C&D loads are not accepted on Saturdays or County holidays. Confirm the current schedule before dispatching a contractor or property vehicle. [8]

Central Maui Property Manager Operating Summary

  • Central Maui Landfill: Monday–Saturday, 6:00 AM–3:00 PM; closed Sundays.
  • Residential Landfill Fee: $5 per qualifying vehicle under 10,000 pounds GVW during FY2027.
  • E-Cycling: Tuesdays, 1:00 PM–5:00 PM, and Saturdays, 9:00 AM–1:00 PM. Accepted items are TVs, computers, printers, and monitors.
  • Residential Recycling: Use only for eligible personal household materials. Do not deliver apartment- or business-consolidated loads without confirmation.
  • Motor Oil: Home mechanics only, no commercial oil, and no more than two gallons per drop-off under current guidance.
  • Green Waste: Separate resident-generated yard trimmings from apartment landscaping, groundskeeping, and contractor material.
  • Food Scraps: Not listed as accepted in the County’s residential recycling or green-waste instructions.
  • HHW: Periodic appointment-based resident events only. Apartment- and business-generated materials require a commercial provider.
  • Bulky Items: Residents may self-haul accepted personal household items. Property and consolidated loads require commercial review.
  • Commercial C&D: Valid account and C&D number required; weekday acceptance currently ends at 1:00 PM.

Verify Before Driving: Facility hours, holiday closures, fees, customer eligibility, accepted materials, green-waste rates, commercial accounts, HHW events, C&D schedules, vehicle restrictions, and redemption-center operations can change. Confirm the material, generator, customer category, quantity, account, vehicle, fee, and receiving location before transport.

Official and Supporting Sources

  1. Maui County: Landfill Information — Central Maui Landfill location, public hours, commercial accounts, fees, prohibited materials, and current service information.
  2. Maui County: E-Cycling Maui Program — accepted devices, resident and commercial procedures, location, strict Tuesday and Saturday hours, and no-after-hours-drop-off rule.
  3. Maui County: Central Maui Landfill Refuse and Recycling Center — residential recycling hours, accepted recyclables, excluded materials, yard trimmings, used motor oil, and facility information.
  4. Maui County: Recycling Programs — green waste, used motor oil, household hazardous waste announcements, commercial recycling, residential drop-off, and material-specific guidance.
  5. Hawaiʻi Department of Health: HI-5 Program — deposit beverage-container eligibility, refunds, program rules, and certified redemption centers.
  6. Hawaiʻi Department of Health: HI-5 Redemption Centers — current certified-center listings and operator information.
  7. Maui County: Refuse Preparation and Collection Instructions — non-solidified paint, bulky-item exclusions, prohibited curbside materials, residential preparation, and self-haul guidance.
  8. Maui County: Commercial Construction and Demolition Waste Acceptance — commercial landfill account, C&D number, weekday acceptance hours, Saturday exclusion, and operating requirements.
  9. Maui County: Historical Residential HHW Event Announcement — example of the residential, appointment-based event framework; not a current event schedule.
  10. Maui County: Historical 2026 HHW Event Flyer — historical residential-only event rules and registration structure; not a current appointment authorization.
  11. Maui County: FY2027 Rates and Fees — current Central Maui Landfill residential self-haul fee and other adopted solid-waste charges effective July 1, 2026.

Important: This page provides general property-management and operational information and is not legal advice, a waste-generator classification, a commercial-account approval, a facility-access authorization, a hazardous-waste determination, a transportation authorization, a fire-code approval, a site-plan approval, or an official County compliance determination. Confirm current property-specific requirements with the Maui County Department of Environmental Management, the receiving operator, the property’s primary waste provider, the fire authority, and qualified legal or environmental counsel.

Information reviewed: August 6, 2026.

 
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Maui County Code Chapter 8.04 requires the owner, occupant, or person responsible for the day-to-day operation of a premises to maintain an appropriate solid-waste collection arrangement through Maui County or a solid-waste collector. That collection duty should be evaluated separately from the property’s recycling arrangement.

No current Maui County provision was identified in the reviewed materials that requires every apartment or multifamily property to provide onsite resident recycling solely because it contains a specified number of dwelling units. Recycling availability may instead depend on private-hauler service, subscription programs, resident-directed County drop-off locations, HI-5 redemption, material-specific vendors, development approvals, leases, or ownership policies.

Local-government and service notice: Hawaiʻi has no independent city or town governments. Wailuku, Lahaina, Kīhei, Kahului, Pukalani, and other named communities are within Maui County rather than separate municipal governments. However, collection routes, facilities, customer eligibility, accepted materials, fees, and operating hours vary by island, district, property classification, and service account.

  • Solid-Waste Collection: Maintain service through Maui County or an appropriate solid-waste collector and confirm that material is delivered to a facility authorized to receive that waste type.
  • Recycling Status: No universal multifamily unit-count threshold was identified. Confirm the property’s actual recycling and material-diversion arrangement before issuing resident instructions.
  • Resident vs. Business Waste: Separate ordinary apartment-resident waste from property-office, maintenance, landscaping, resort, hotel, timeshare, contractor, renovation, and commercial-tenant waste.
  • Residential Programs: County residential drop-box and other household programs should not automatically be used for apartment-management, contractor, or consolidated loads.
  • Vendor Oversight: Identify the intended receiving facility and retain disposal documentation where appropriate. Hiring a vendor does not necessarily eliminate the generator’s potential responsibility for unlawful disposal.
  • Operating Documentation: Contracts, invoices, photographs, resident instructions, disposal receipts, rejected-load notices, and corrective-action records can document property procedures but do not waive violations or guarantee reduced enforcement.

At a Glance: Maui County and State of Hawaiʻi Solid-Waste Framework

Maui County

  • Primary Collection Duty: Under Maui County Code §8.04.015, the owner, occupant, or person responsible for the day-to-day operation of every premises must arrange solid-waste collection through the County department or a solid-waste collector.
  • Apartment Recycling Threshold: No current “5-unit,” “20-unit,” or comparable threshold requiring every Maui County apartment or condominium to provide onsite resident recycling was identified.
  • Recycling Arrangement: Determine whether recycling is provided by a private hauler, subscription service, material-specific vendor, resident-directed County drop-off program, HI-5 redemption center, or another property-specific arrangement.
  • Residential Drop-Off: Individual residents may use County drop-box centers for eligible personal household materials. Property staff and service providers should confirm commercial or consolidated-load eligibility before transporting material for a community.
  • Countywide Jurisdiction: Maui, Molokaʻi, and Lānaʻi communities within Maui County are governed by County law, but services and facilities vary by island and district.
  • Planning Distinction: County climate, zero-waste, and integrated-solid-waste plans may recommend future multifamily recycling policies. A planning objective is not enforceable unless implemented through an enacted ordinance, adopted rule, permit, development approval, contract, or binding program condition.
  • County Penalty: A violation of Maui County Code Chapter 8.04 may be punished by a fine of up to $1,000. The chapter does not establish a general $1,000-per-day penalty for failing to provide voluntary apartment recycling.
  • Key Maui County Links:
    Maui County Code Chapter 8.04
    Maui County Recycling Section
    Residential Recycling Guidelines
    Drop-Off Center Guidelines
    County Residential Collection Services

State of Hawaiʻi

  • State Framework: HRS Chapter 342H regulates solid-waste pollution, permitted solid-waste management systems, unlawful disposal, corrective orders, and State enforcement.
  • State Civil Penalty: A violation of an applicable Chapter 342H provision, rule, permit, or variance may result in a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for each separate offense. Each day of an actual continuing violation may constitute a separate offense.
  • Penalty Qualification: HRS §342H-9 should not be presented as an apartment-recycling fine where no specific recycling duty applies.
  • Illegal Dumping: Knowing disposal outside a permitted solid-waste management system can result in civil or criminal enforcement. Penalties depend on volume, intent, prior conduct, location, and other statutory conditions.
  • Criminal Tiers: Knowing disposal of at least one but less than ten cubic yards may constitute a petty misdemeanor under HRS §342H-39. Knowing disposal of ten cubic yards or more can constitute a class C felony under HRS §342H-37.
  • Waste-Generator Responsibility: Owners and managers should investigate unusually low hauling bids, identify the intended receiving facility, and require disposal records where appropriate.
  • Key State Links:
    HRS Chapter 342H
    HRS §342H-9 — Civil Penalties
    HRS §342H-37 — Felony Disposal
    HRS §342H-39 — Petty-Misdemeanor Disposal
    Hawaiʻi DOH Illegal-Dumping Notice

Do not combine residential and commercial programs: Long-term residential waste, resort and hotel waste, timeshare waste, leasing-office material, landscaping debris, contractor waste, renovation debris, commercial-tenant waste, and resident self-haul may follow different collection, facility, fee, and documentation rules.

Fines, Enforcement and Liability Snapshot

  • Maui County Chapter 8.04 Violations:
    A person who violates Maui County Code Chapter 8.04 may be fined up to $1,000. The penalty requires an actual violation of that chapter. It should not be described as a daily recycling fine or as a penalty for failing to provide voluntary onsite apartment recycling.
  • State Civil Solid-Waste Enforcement:
    A violation of an applicable HRS Chapter 342H provision, rule, permit, or variance may result in a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for each separate offense. Each day of an actual continuing violation may constitute a separate offense. This provision should not be presented as an apartment-recycling penalty where no specific recycling duty applies.
  • Illegal Dumping and Criminal Exposure:
    Knowing disposal outside a permitted solid-waste management system can trigger separate civil or criminal enforcement. Under the current statutory structure:
    • Knowing disposal of at least one but less than ten cubic yards may constitute a petty misdemeanor under HRS §342H-39; and
    • Knowing disposal of ten cubic yards or more can constitute a class C felony under HRS §342H-37.
    Penalties depend on the specific conduct, amount, location, intent, prior offenses, current statutory language, and enforcement authority.
    Authoritative Links:
    HRS §342H-37
    HRS §342H-39
  • Vendor and Generator Responsibility:
    A waste generator may face investigation or liability even when another party was hired to transport or dispose of the material. Use appropriate collectors and facilities, identify the intended destination, and retain disposal receipts or weight tickets where warranted.
  • Operating Records:
    Contracts, invoices, photographs, resident instructions, facility receipts, rejected-load notices, complaint records, and corrective-action logs can document property procedures. They do not prevent enforcement, waive a violation, or guarantee a reduced penalty.

Maui County Multifamily, Condominium and Resort Property Manager Operating Checklist

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Legal requirements, County-service conditions, facility rules, provider requirements, and recommended controls for Maui County properties.
Task Action or Requirement Official Resources
Legal requirement
☑ Maintain Solid-Waste Collection 		Maintain an appropriate solid-waste collection arrangement through Maui County or a solid-waste collector. Confirm the responsible account holder, service frequency, container ownership, missed-service process, excluded materials, emergency contacts, and final receiving facility. Maui County Code §8.04.015
County-service condition
☑ Confirm Service District and Account 		Determine whether the property receives County residential collection, subscription service, or private dumpster or compactor service. Confirm the island, collection district, route, account status, set-out requirements, container limits, and holiday procedures. County Residential Collection Services
Waste classification
☑ Identify the Generator and Property Type 		Separate ordinary long-term residential waste from:
  • Leasing-office and administrative waste;
  • Maintenance and janitorial waste;
  • Landscaping and green waste;
  • Hotel, resort, timeshare, and transient-accommodation waste;
  • Restaurant, retail, office, and other commercial-tenant waste;
  • Eviction and abandoned-property material; and
  • Contractor, renovation, and construction debris.
Apply the correct collection, facility, fee, and recycling rules to each stream. 		Maui County Code Chapter 8.04
Property service agreements and facility rules
Recommended control
☑ Confirm the Recycling Arrangement 		Determine whether the property provides:
  • Private-hauler recycling;
  • Subscription curbside recycling;
  • Cardboard, metal, appliance, green-waste, or electronics service;
  • Resident-directed County drop-off information;
  • HI-5 redemption guidance; or
  • No onsite resident recycling.
Do not describe a voluntary or residents-only program as a universal apartment mandate. 		Maui County Recycling Section
Residential Recycling Guidelines
Facility eligibility rule
☑ Separate Resident and Property Loads 		Individual residents may use County drop-box centers for eligible personal household material. Apartment management, maintenance personnel, janitorial contractors, landscapers, eviction crews, and valet providers should confirm commercial or consolidated-load eligibility before transporting material for a property. Drop-Off Center Guidelines
Disposal and liability control
☑ Verify Collector and Destination 		For junk removal, bulk removal, eviction cleanouts, construction, landscaping, and special waste:
  • Identify the intended receiving facility;
  • Confirm that the facility accepts the material and customer type;
  • Require weight tickets or disposal receipts where appropriate;
  • Review unusually low disposal bids; and
  • Prohibit unauthorized roadside, vacant-lot, or container disposal.
 HRS Chapter 342H
DOH Illegal-Dumping Notice
Material-specific rule
☑ Establish Special-Material Procedures 		Establish separate instructions for:
  • Furniture, mattresses, and bulky items;
  • Appliances and scrap metal;
  • Electronics and batteries;
  • Tires and used motor oil;
  • Green waste and landscaping debris;
  • Paint, pesticides, solvents, fuels, and pool chemicals;
  • Propane and compressed-gas cylinders; and
  • Construction and demolition material.
Confirm resident versus commercial eligibility and current receiving-facility requirements. 		Maui County Recycling Programs
Landfill Information
Provider or site requirement
☑ Review Containers and Access 		Confirm container capacity, enclosure access, fire lanes, loading areas, gate clearance, accessible routes, compactor controls, collection hours, gate codes, drainage, wind exposure, animal control, stormwater protection, and hauler turning requirements. Follow the approved site plan, provider specifications, fire requirements, and property operating procedures. Approved site plan, fire requirements, provider agreement, and property procedures
Recommended control
☑ Issue Property-Specific Instructions 		Provide accurate instructions for refuse service, recycling availability, drop-box eligibility, cardboard, HI-5 containers, appliances, electronics, batteries, green waste, bulky items, hazardous materials, move-outs, and valet set-out times. Clearly distinguish:
  • County legal requirements;
  • Residential-only programs;
  • Facility rules;
  • Provider restrictions; and
  • Property or lease rules.
 Current County guidance, provider instructions, and lease documents
Recommended control
☑ Retain Operating Records 		Retain collection and recycling contracts, invoices, route information, facility receipts, weight tickets, photographs, resident instructions, service complaints, rejected-load notices, vendor certifications, County or State correspondence, and corrective-action records. These records do not waive violations or guarantee a warning. Property operating and compliance file
Planning item
☑ Coordinate Construction and Renovations 		Coordinate waste and recycling areas with approved site and building plans, fire access, accessible routes, stormwater requirements, container specifications, compactor controls, hauler clearances, construction-debris procedures, and the property’s actual service arrangement. Applicable planning, building, fire, accessibility, engineering, and provider requirements
Monitoring control
☑ Monitor Enacted Changes 		Monitor enacted County ordinances, Chapter 8.04 amendments, County collection changes, facility restrictions, State laws, adopted rules, permits, and provider contracts. Label climate-plan strategies, zero-waste objectives, proposed ordinances, and pilot programs as planning or pending items until legally implemented. Current Maui County Code
Maui County Recycling Updates

Planning and Sustainability Context

Maui County planning, climate, and zero-waste materials can inform voluntary diversion, infrastructure, collection, and resident-education decisions. They should not be presented as current apartment mandates unless implemented through an enacted ordinance, adopted rule, permit condition, development approval, service agreement, or other binding requirement.

  • Consider island- and district-specific service limitations when designing a multifamily recycling program.
  • Confirm that County drop-box programs accept the customer type and load source before directing property staff or vendors to a facility.
  • Treat proposed multifamily recycling requirements as planning objectives until enacted and effective.

Maui County Multifamily Compliance Summary

  • ☑ Solid-waste collection is required: Every premises must maintain an appropriate collection arrangement through Maui County or a solid-waste collector.
  • ☑ No universal apartment recycling threshold identified: The reviewed County materials do not impose onsite recycling solely based on dwelling-unit count.
  • ☑ Recycling is property-specific: Confirm private service, subscription service, material-specific vendors, County drop-off guidance, and HI-5 options separately.
  • ☑ Residential and commercial loads differ: Property-office, maintenance, landscaping, resort, hotel, timeshare, contractor, and commercial-tenant waste may require different treatment.
  • ☑ County penalty is limited: Chapter 8.04 violations may carry a fine of up to $1,000; this is not a general daily recycling fine.
  • ☑ State penalties require an actual violation: The $10,000 civil penalty applies to violations of Chapter 342H, implementing rules, permits, or variances.
  • ☑ Illegal dumping has separate tiers: Criminal classification depends on volume and other statutory elements.
  • ☑ Vendor oversight matters: Identify the receiving facility and retain disposal documentation where appropriate.
  • ☑ Valet-trash distinction: Doorstep collection supplements—but does not replace—the County or solid-waste collector responsible for final transport and disposal.

Official and Supporting Sources

  1. Maui County Code Chapter 8.04 — Refuse Collection and Landfills — solid-waste collection arrangements, County and collector service, refuse requirements, and the Chapter 8.04 penalty.
  2. Maui County Recycling Section — current County recycling programs, special-material resources, facility information, and public notices.
  3. Maui County Residential Recycling Guidelines — residential recycling options, accepted materials, drop-off guidance, and household-program information.
  4. Maui County Drop-Off Center Recycling Guidelines — accepted materials, preparation, residential drop-off rules, and contamination guidance.
  5. Maui County Residential Collection Services — service districts, collection information, cart service, routes, and operating notices.
  6. Maui County Landfill Information — landfill locations, customer accounts, hours, fees, material restrictions, and facility procedures.
  7. Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes Chapter 342H — solid-waste pollution control, permits, enforcement, unlawful disposal, civil penalties, and criminal offenses.
  8. HRS §342H-9 — Civil Penalties — civil penalty of up to $10,000 for each separate qualifying offense and continuing-day treatment.
  9. HRS §342H-37 — Felony Disposal of Solid Waste — class C felony provisions for qualifying knowing disposal conduct.
  10. HRS §342H-39 — Petty-Misdemeanor Disposal of Solid Waste — criminal provisions for qualifying knowing disposal of at least one but less than ten cubic yards.
  11. Hawaiʻi Department of Health Illegal-Dumping Notice — unlawful disposal warnings, waste-generator responsibility, civil penalties, and criminal-volume distinctions.
  12. Hawaiʻi Department of Health Solid-Waste Penalty Policy — enforcement-factor guidance, corrective-action considerations, and penalty methodology; the policy does not create enforceable rights.
  13. U.S. Census Bureau — Hawaiʻi Local Government Structure — county-based local-government structure and absence of independent municipal governments.

Important: This page provides general property-management and operational information and is not legal advice, a County service determination, a waste-generator classification, a residential-program eligibility decision, a facility-access authorization, a solid-waste permit determination, a zoning determination, a hazardous-waste determination, a site-plan approval, a fire-code approval, an accessibility determination, or an official government compliance certification. Ordinances, collection routes, facility rules, accepted materials, fees, provider contracts, and enforcement procedures may change. Confirm current property-specific requirements with the Maui County Department of Environmental Management, the property’s solid-waste collector, the receiving facility, the Hawaiʻi Department of Health, the fire authority, and qualified legal or environmental counsel.

Information reviewed: August 6, 2026.

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