Waiea Transfer Station

Waiea Transfer Station in Captain Cook handles household and small commercial loads before they get trucked off-island or to a distant landfill. Locals drop off everything from yard debris to old furniture here because it’s closer than driving all the way to a landfill on another part of the island. Expect a working, no-frills place that sees steady traffic, especially on weekends.

Drive up to a gated entrance with a small booth where vehicles line up briefly; there’s usually a scale so loads are weighed and fees are calculated accordingly. Pull up to the tipping area or compacting bays as directed - everything gets crushed or put into larger trucks for the next haul. Recycling and drop-off containers sit to one side, and the whole site looks industrial: concrete pads, compactors, and piles of sorted material. Weekends and seasonal cleanups get busy, so there can be a wait to get through the line.