Hilo Rubbish Dump Hours

Hilo Rubbish Dump Hours and Essential Information

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Rubbish Dump Locations and Hours

East Hawai’i Reload Facility (Sort Station)

• Address: 1651 Ho’olaulima Rd, Hilo, HI 96720
• Hours: 7:00 AM – 4:15 PM (CLOSED 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM)
• Days Open: Open Daily

Rules and Regulations

• Permitted Materials: Household refuse, residential do-it-yourself construction and demolition, soft compactable bulky items (mattresses, stuffed chairs, and couches), and residential self-hauled greenwaste.
• Prohibited Materials: Commercially hauled rubbish, garbage, swill or refuse, prohibited materials as defined by the State Department of Health, refuse generated by a business, farm, Federal or State agency, religious entity, or nonprofit organization.
• Load Restrictions:
  • Maximum one (1) residential load per day.
  • Maximum three (3) cubic yards of trash per load.
  • Residential Do-It-Yourself Construction & Demolition (C&D) Material Disposal:
    • C&D load shall not exceed three (3) cubic yards.
    • If during a single day period a Residential ‘Do-It-Yourself’ generator has more than one load of C&D material, they are allowed to take any additional loads directly to the East Hawai‘i Regional Sort Station or West Hawai‘i Sanitary Landfill (not the Transfer Station).  Tip fees will apply.
  • Greenwaste Disposal Load Restrictions:
    • The maximum greenwaste load size which is placed into a SWD greenwaste container or area shall be 5 cubic yards or less.
    • Greenwaste, including logs and branches (except for palm fronds), shall be 3 feet or less in length and shall be 1 foot or less in diameter.
    • Maximum one (1) residential greenwaste load per day.

Fees

• Currently, the Landfill and Reload Facility tip fee rate is $124.00 per ton (pro-rated for any fraction thereof).
• Special Handling fee of $248.00 per ton or fraction thereof will be assessed on special categories of commodities to be landfilled and for any material deemed to require special handling (e.g., oversized material).
• All businesses (including commercial haulers), agencies, farms, and non-profits will be subject to a source-separated greenwaste tip fee of $31.00 per ton (pro-rated for any fraction thereof).
• Unsecured Loads at the Sanitary Landfill, Reload Facility, and the East & West Hawai‘i Organics Facilities shall be assessed an additional fee of $25.00 per load.
• Hilo Reload Facility Disposal Fee is $25.00 per ton in addition to the Landfill & Reload Facility tip fee.

Payment Options

• We accept checks, debit, and credit cards with proper identification.
• Sorry, we do NOT accept cash.

Contact Information

• Solid Waste Division Administrative Office: 961-8270
• Email: protected email

Additional Resources

• County of Hawai’i Solid Waste Facilities
• County of Hawai’i Department of Environmental Management – Solid Waste and Recycling Locations, Hours, Fees, and Rules