Waste Management - West Hawaii Sanitary Landfill

Waste Management - West Hawaii Sanitary Landfill is the county landfill that handles household and commercial trash for the Kona side. Locals and haulers drop off everything that needs burying; commercial trucks come through here regularly. The island setting means disposal costs reflect shipping and limited local processing options.

There’s a scale you cross when you drive in, so expect to stop on the way in and again on the way out for weighing and tipping fees calculated by weight. A small entrance booth sits near the road where drivers stop briefly before proceeding into the yard. The working face of the landfill has the usual mounded cells and compacting equipment; surfaces can be dusty and trucks often queue. Commercial loads are accepted and are a common sight, so give big vehicles room to maneuver and watch for backing trucks.