Waipahu Convenience Center

A cramped city drop-off on Waipahu Depot Street that ENV plans to replace with a larger center down the road.

The Waipahu Convenience Center, at 94-071 Waipahu Depot Street, is open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily and closed Christmas and New Year’s Day; ENV’s plan keeps the same hours at the new site. Only two or three vehicles fit on its horseshoe-shaped offloading ramp at a time, so lines of seven or more cars are common on Waipahu Depot Street.

Serves: Honolulu trash pickup and drop-off rules.

What this center takes and what it does not

Waipahu handles the standard city mix: household rubbish, furniture, mattresses and carpet, big appliances, green waste, whole natural Christmas trees, car and light-truck tires, home gas cylinders and fire extinguishers, car batteries, taped rechargeable batteries and e-waste. It is one of six centers with a green waste bin, the exception being Wahiawā. Food scraps stay out, as do phones and GPS units in the e-waste bin.

About this site

ENV’s December 2025 draft environmental assessment says the center manages about 12,800 tons of waste a year, roughly 35 tons a day, from about 300 residents on a typical day.

ENV plans to move the center further south on Waipahu Depot Street, to the former Waipahu Incinerator property next to the Honolulu Police Academy. The new site is planned with a separate entrance and exit and a bypass lane. In July 2025 the city began demolishing the old incinerator at 93-65 Waipahu Depot Street to clear the ground for a new, much larger convenience center. The December 2025 assessment scheduled construction from the first quarter of 2026 to the first quarter of 2027.

Rules at every Honolulu convenience center

Only residents may use Waipahu and the other city convenience centers, free of charge, under shared limits on loads and vehicles. Those rules are on the Honolulu Environmental Services listing.

Type: Convenience center
State: Hawaii
City: Honolulu
Address: 94-071 Waipahu Depot Street, Waipahu, HI
Hours: Daily 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day
Who can use it: Residents only. Cars, SUVs, pickups and minivans only; trailers and larger rental vehicles are not allowed at convenience centers (their preapproval, through disposal@honolulu.gov, covers transfer stations only). Two loads a day across all city drop-off sites; cut material to under 6 feet and 60 pounds.
Fees: Free for residents
Takes: Household rubbish; bulky items such as furniture, mattresses and carpet; large appliances (two a month); green waste; whole natural Christmas trees without ornaments or flocking; passenger and light-truck tires (four a month); household propane, butane, MAPP and helium tanks and home fire extinguishers; loose lithium-ion, NiMH and NiCad batteries, terminals taped, in a clear plastic bag; car batteries; e-waste such as computers, laptops, tablets, TVs, printers, cords, routers, speakers and game consoles
Does not take: Food scraps; phones and GPS units in the e-waste bin
Run by: City and County of Honolulu Department of Environmental Services (ENV)
Phone: (808) 676-8878
Official website: honolulu.gov
Primary source: honolulu.gov
Last verified: September 23, 2026

Questions

Is the Waipahu Convenience Center moving?

ENV plans to move it south along Waipahu Depot Street to the former Waipahu Incinerator site next to the Honolulu Police Academy. Its December 2025 plan scheduled construction from early 2026 to early 2027.

Why is there a line at the Waipahu Convenience Center?

Its ramp holds only two or three vehicles at a time, so lines of seven or more cars often form on Waipahu Depot Street.

What are the Waipahu Convenience Center hours?

7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. The relocation plan keeps those hours.

Sources

Sources and corrections

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