2022.03.01 Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Department of Environmental Management

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9-13. Customers shall not put greenwaste into solid waste chutes at transfer stations that offer greenwaste collection, except greenwaste that is classified as an invasive species. 9-14. All vehicles shall have a current County of Hawai'i vehicle registration and safety inspection, which shall be made available upon request by SWD personnel. 9-15. The maximum solid waste load size, including construction and demolition debris but excluding greenwaste, shall be 3 cubic yards or less, and/or seven feet or less in any dimension. Items exceeding the maximum dimensions or one load per day shall not be allowed unless approved in advance by the director. 9-16. Hide -a -beds are not permitted to be thrown down the transfer station chute. 9-17. Vehicles are limited to sedans, SUVs, pickup trucks, or vans. Dump bed trucks are prohibited at the transfer stations. Trailers are prohibited at transfer stations, except as provided below: (a) After a review of site designs, safety reports, and SWD recommendations, and having determined that a transfer station allows the safe maneuvering, the Director will publish locations, dates, and times trailers will be allowed. The Director may suspend this authorization at any time. (b) Trailers shall not exceed 6 feet by 9 feet. (c) All trailers shall have a current County of Hawai'i vehicle registration and safety inspection. Transfer station users shall follow all other rules for solid waste disposal and all directions from SWD personnel. (d) Transfer station users shall pull trailers beside a chute and minimize reversing their trailers when possible. (e) The Director will notify the public of schedule changes regarding trailers at transfer stations. 9-18. Business -owned vehicles are permitted, provided they are limited to the vehicle types listed in Rule 9-17 above and are delivering household, self -hauled solid waste, and/or recyclables contained in no more than two 33 gallon trash bags per vehicle per day. 9-19. The maximum greenwaste load size which is placed into a SWD greenwaste container or area shall be 5 cubic yards or less. Except for palm fronds, all other greenwaste, including logs and branches, shall be 5 feet or less in length and 6 inches or less in diameter. Only one load per day shall be allowed unless approved in advance by the director. time. 9-20. No customers shall be admitted into the transfer station after the posted closing 9-21. Loitering within the transfer station is prohibited. All customers shall leave the transfer station immediately after unloading. all