Hawaii

Name Solid Waste Management; Deposit Beverage Container Law (Act 176)
Enacted 6/25/2002
Implemented 1/1/2005
Beverages Covered all nonalcoholic drinks, except for milk or dairy products, and limited alcoholic drinks (beer, malt beverages, mixed spirits, mixed wine).
Containers Covered Aluminum, bi-metal, glass, plastic (PET and HDPE only) up to 68 oz.
Amount of Deposit 5¢
Reclamation System Certified Redemption Centers (CRCs) operated by privately owned by State permitted Solid Waste facilities. see note (c)
Handling Fee 1-1.5¢ non-refundable "container fee" (added to price of beverage) paid to fund redemption centers. See note (d)
Unredeemed Deposits Property of state: used for program administration
Program Success

Redemption rate of 72% in fiscal year 2008[q]
Redemption rate reported as 79% in November 2009(o)

 

Details

Some notes about the Hawaii deposit law: Redemption centers must submit reports regularly, Refund may be calculated by weight .

Footnotes

 

[c] Retailer exemptions vary depending on local population density, proximity to a redemption center, and store size.

[d] Fee funds redemption center operations. Fee based on the previous quarter's recycling rate: if previous quarter's rate is less than 70%, the fee is 1¢/container, otherwise 1.5¢

[o] Source: Amelia Hicks, Hawaii DOH

[q] Source: Hawaii Department of Health. Report to the Twenty-fifth legislature State of Hawaii. November 2008.

Updated December 18, 2009

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