Some 20,000 tons of trash has piled up at Campbell Industrial Park since Hawaiian Waste Systems was awarded the contract in September to begin shipping Oahu’s trash to the mainland [Port of Longview, WA].
As the delays dragged on, Hawaiian Waste Systems had been cited by the Health Department for storing 20,000 tons of trash in nonpermitted areas and recently the city had threatened to cancel the contract of paying Hawaiian Waste Systems $100 a ton because of the delays.
With the Land Use Commission allowing the city to use the Waimanalo Gulch landfill only until July 31, 2012, the City Council chairman said he’s hopeful the trash will be heading out.