Honolulu trash pickup: cost and carts

Paid through property tax (per a 2017 Civil Beat report); no separate trash fee found. City and County of Honolulu, Department of Environmental Services.

Check whether your building uses a private hauler; the city bills no trash fee on the pages we checked.

Changing your cart

Additional refuse carts are possible if the volume of non-recyclable refuse from your household consistently exceeds the capacity of the cart.

Sources

1. Civil Beat on trash and property tax

Checked October 22, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.