Maui Urged to be Mindful of Best Practices for Solid Waste Disposal During COVID-19 Crisis

The Department of Environmental Management Solid Waste Division is asking the public to be mindful of best practices for the disposal of solid waste to protect workers and residents during the COVID-19 crisis.

Essential trash collection service continues, and County of Maui landfills and the Olowalu transfer station remain open during normal operating hours.

The department asks the public to observe the following practices for the community’s safety and well-being:

• All waste should be bagged before placing it into your trash cart or cans.
• Securely tie-off trash bags – Double bagging is always appreciated!  Try to get as much air out of your trash bags as possible prior to tying them off. This maximizes the amount of waste that can fit in trash carts.
• Don’t overfill the County trash cart. Its lid must be fully closed. Overfilled carts spill, exposing workers and the community to possible injury and illness. Overfilled carts may not be picked up.
• Don’t put out any trash beside your County trash cart – only trash in the cart will be picked up.
• Wastes from residents looking after or cleaning up after sick people at home are asked to double bag wastes, properly tie off/securing each bag individually to prevent leaking.
• Trash is to be put out on the street or sidewalk no sooner than 6 p.m. the evening before and no later than 5 a.m. on the scheduled day of pickup.
• Trash cans or carts are to be removed from the street or sidewalk areas on all non-pickup days.
• Please maintain 6-foot spacing (social distancing) from sanitation personnel.Thank you for following these practices to help keep our employees and our community safe.  Mahalo!

For landfill information go to https://www.mauicounty.gov/765/Landfill-Information

For trash collection services information go to https://www.mauicounty.gov/769/County-Residential-Collection-Services