(BIVN) – A proposed increase in solid waste disposal fees in Hawaiʻi County will soon go out to public hearing.
The proposed fee increases are the first since 2024 and “reflects changes in the consumer price index”, County officials say.
The County of Hawaiʻi Department of Environmental Management will host public hearings on the fee increases in Hilo on September 16th, and in Kona on September 18th.
Proposed Fee Changes
West Hawaiʻi Sanitary Landfill
- Current: $128 per ton.
- New: $138 per ton.
East Hawaiʻi Regional Sort Station
- Current: $128 per ton plus $26 per ton Reload Disposal fee for Commercial haulers.
- New: $138 per ton plus $28 per ton Reload Disposal fee for Commercial haulers.
East and West Hawaiʻi Organics Facility
- Current: $32 per ton.
- New: $34.50 per ton.
Public Hearing Schedule
Wednesday, Sept. 16
- Time: 5 p.m.
- Location: Aunty Sally Kaleohano’s Lūʻau Hale, 799 Piʻilani St., Hilo
- Virtual: zoomgov.com/j/1658294988
Friday, Sept. 18
- Time: 5 p.m.
- Location: West Hawaiʻi Civic Center Community Meeting Hale, Building G, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Kailua-Kona
- Virtual: zoomgov.com/j/1658294988
