Urban Honolulu (Honolulu CDP), HI Trash Pickup Schedule
Collection days, holiday changes, recycling rules, and drop-off options for Urban Honolulu (Honolulu CDP), Hawaii — in one page, with sources.
Trash in Urban Honolulu (Honolulu CDP), HI runs on a set schedule — your exact day depends on your address. Rules and holiday shifts below.
Pickup days are assigned by address — the city's lookup gives your day, and the schedule repeats each week unless a holiday shifts it.
When is each service collected?
Recurring schedule for Urban Honolulu (Honolulu CDP) services.
| Service | When | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | Two programs by area: AUTOMATED weekly - 308 routes (DAY_ weekday, 96-gal carts); MANUAL... | Depends on your address — the city assigns days via its lookup/map |
| Recycling | Automated-program routes: weekly on a separate day (field, e.g. Monday for a... | Depends on your address — the city assigns days via its lookup/map |
| Bulk | Monthly by sector: 36 bulky sector areas with like '4th Wednesday'; per-sector calendar... | Depends on your address — the city assigns days via its lookup/map |
Who collects what?
The provider for each service and how to reach them.
| Service | Provider | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | City & County of Honolulu Dept of Environmental Services (city-collected, two programs) | |
| Recycling | City & County of Honolulu Dept of Environmental Services | |
| Bulk | City & County of Honolulu Dept of Environmental Services |
Common questions
The things Urban Honolulu (Honolulu CDP) residents ask most.
What days is garbage pickup in Honolulu, HI?
Depends on program: automated-cart areas get weekly pickup on a mapped weekday (308 routes, e.g. Wahiawa Route 16 = Thursday); manual areas get TWICE-weekly pickup (1,086 route areas, e.g. Kapaa Route 1 = Tue/Fri). Per-route calendars: opala.org.
What day is recycling pickup in Honolulu?
In automated areas recycling is picked up weekly on its own day, separate from refuse (field, e.g. Monday for Wahiawa Route 16). Manual areas use drop-off centers (9 mapped, e.g. Ewa Convenience Center, daily 7 am - 6 pm).
When is bulky item pickup in Honolulu?
Monthly by sector - 36 bulky sector areas with scheduled days such as '4th Wednesday' (Pearl City Sector 18); each sector's calendar PDF is linked in the data (opala.org bulky calendars).
What changed recently?
Every update to this page, newest first.
- [HISTORY] Original record created from Refuse_Bulky_Pickup_Routes renderer taxonomy only (36 bulky sectors, cycles 1st-4th Mon/Wed + Every Saturday; feature queries 400-locked). Overwritten 2026-09-25 by batch 41's far richer harvest — see next entry.
- Record created from C&C Honolulu Refuse_Recycling FS: 1086 manual + 308 automated + 36 bulky route areas and 9 drop-off centers.
- OVERWRITE DISCLOSURE: batch 41 replaced the taxonomy-only record. Data strictly supersedes (route areas with DAY_ fields + geometry vs renderer taxonomy). Prior changelog unrecoverable; prior facts preserved in this entry and HANDOFF batch-38 table.
- QA: population corrected to Census Vintage 2023 estimate (Honolulu County: 989,408; prior estimate 341778).
Population 989,408 · Sources: City & County of Honolulu Refuse_Recycling FS (owner honolulugis; ite…, City & County of Honolulu OPALA (Solid Waste Division) - site blocks … · Summarized from municipal, hauler, and public-data records; schedules change without notice.