Facility details
- Address
- 3450 Ahukini Rd
Lihue, HI 96766 - Phone
- (808) 212-4683
- Website
- kauai.gov
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Kauai County
- EPA Region
- 9
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20, EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
- Also listed as
- Lihue Transfer Station
About this facility
A transfer station is a staging point in the solid-waste system. Collection trucks, roll-off haulers and in many places residents with a pickup load drop waste on a tipping floor, where it is consolidated into larger transfer trailers or rail containers and moved to a landfill, waste-to-energy plant or recycling facility. Haulers use transfer stations to keep route trucks working locally instead of driving to a distant disposal site. Some transfer stations are open to the public, while many municipal sites are restricted to residents with a permit or sticker. Larger sites weigh loads and charge by the ton; smaller ones charge per bag or per item. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead, especially for bulky items, construction debris, tires, appliances or anything that may be restricted.
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Reynolds Recycling Inc Recycling same site · Lihue, HI
- Resource Recovery Solutions - Puhi Metals Facility Metals 4.0 mi · Lihue, HI
- Kauai Community Recycling Recycling 5.5 mi · Kapaa, HI
- Kapa'a Refuse Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.7 mi · Kapaa, HI
- Hanalei Transfer Station Transfer Station 16.8 mi · Hanalei, HI
- Hanalei Transfer Station County Recycling Depot Recycling 17.2 mi · Princeville, HI
- Hanapepe Transfer Station Transfer Station 17.5 mi · Hanapepe, HI
- Kauai County Hanalei Transfer Station Transfer Station 17.9 mi · Hanalei, HI
- Kikiaola Construction Co Ltd Recycling 22.5 mi · Waimea, HI
Nearest landfill: Kekaha Landfill/Phases I & II, Kekaha — 25.3 mi
Area served
Serves Lihue, Kapaa, Kealia, Koloa, Anahola, Lawai, Kalaheo, Kilauea, Princeville.
County context
One of 5 transfer stations in Kauai County, HI.
ZIP 96766 population 16,924.
Hawaii solid-waste agency: Hawaii Department of Health, Solid & Hazardous Waste Branch