Kapaa Dump Hours

Kapaa Dump: Hours and Essential Information

Are you searching for the Kapaa dump’s hours of operation and other crucial details? Look no further! In this comprehensive guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know about waste disposal at the Kapaa Refuse Transfer Station.

Kapaa Dump Hours

The Kapaa Refuse Transfer Station is open to the public seven days a week, including holidays. The hours of operation are:

• Monday to Sunday: 7:15 AM to 3:15 PM

Location and Contact Information

The Kapaa Refuse Transfer Station is conveniently located at 5051 Kahi Road, Kapaa, HI 96746. You can reach the station by phone at (808) 346-6942.

Acceptable Materials

The Kapaa dump accepts a wide range of waste materials, including:

• Household trash
• Bulky items (mattresses, furniture)
• Green waste
• Tires
• Motor oil
• Scrap metal
• Appliances
• Motor oil filters
• Propane tanks
• Residential recycling bins

Prohibited Materials

The following materials are not accepted at the Kapaa dump:

• Ashes
• Bulky items and construction and demolition debris greater than three (3) feet in any dimension
• 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 exceeds 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
• Monitors (cathode ray tubes and liquid crystal displays) from businesses, industrial, governmental, institutional and other nonresidential sources

Fees and Restrictions

Commercial vehicles are required to purchase Tipping Fee Coupons in order to dispose of mixed waste at the Kapaa dump. Coupons are available for purchase at the Treasury Department desk located in the Department of Motor Vehicles building at the Civic Center.

Commercial vans, trailers, and 3/4 ton capacity trucks are limited to 2 loads per vehicle per day.

The size limit for trailers is 5’ by 10’ by 2’ or equivalent.

All vehicles that exceed 3/4 ton capacity are not authorized to use the Refuse Transfer Stations. Also not authorized are box trucks, box vans, and double axle trailers.

Any commercial vehicle or truck that has been rented will be subject to Tipping Fee Coupons.

Additional Information

• Green waste is accepted at the Kapaa dump from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM daily.
• The Kapaa dump does not accept appliances. Please take these items to Puhi Metals, 3951 Puhi Road in Lihue.
• For more information on the Kapaa dump, please visit the Kauai County website: https://www.kauai.gov/Government/Departments-Agencies/Public-Works/Solid-Waste/Recycling/Transfer-Stations