HONOLULU — Starting in 2025, paper bags, certain takeout containers, coffee pods and other manufactured compostable material will be allowed will be able to be added to the city’s curbside green waste collection bins.
What You Need To Know
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi signed Bill 47 last week, allowing for the change in an effort to reduce the amount of waste sent to Oahu landfill facilities each year
The new act takes effect in April 2025 and will coincide with Ordinance 22-10, which allows for the collection of food waste in the green carts, along with yard waste and other green waste items
Manufactured compostable materials include items that are designed to break down in a compost system at the end of its useful life span
Currently, the only acceptable items the public may place in their green carts are yard trimmings, leaves, grass clippings and Christmas trees
