Kauai County updates refuse transfer station and landfill status

Kauai County posted a 11:20 a.m. July 23 refuse bulletin covering the island’s transfer stations and the Kekaha Landfill, a same-day notice that mattered for households trying to get trash, green waste or bulky debris off their property without making a wasted trip. Kapaa Refuse Transfer Station remained the tightest squeeze in the system: the county’s transfer-stations page said renovations were open, but the site was taking bagged trash only, not loose mixed waste, and green waste was continuing at the bottom of Kahi Road while the remaining improvements were completed, weather permitting.

Residents headed to Līhue, Kapaa or Kekaha had reason to check conditions before loading a truck. The county lists refuse-transfer hours as 7:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., seven days a week, and Solid Waste can be reached at (808) 212-4683. Kauai County has also warned that larger trailers that clearly exceed the 3/4-ton capacity, or that cannot be safely operated within the designated receiving areas, may still be turned away at the discretion of on-site staff, a restriction that can matter for contractors, landscapers and anyone bringing a heavy bulky-item load.

The service limits were tied to ongoing renovation and improvement work, not to a permanent shift in how the county handles waste. The county’s transfer-stations page says the stations are open after renovations, and its notice on Kapaa said green waste collection would continue at the Kahi Road location until the remaining improvements were completed. Kauai County has used similar refuse-status bulletins before, posting updates on July 18, 2025, and Sept. 11, 2025, to tell residents exactly how the county’s waste network was functioning that day.