The US EPA has selected Maui County to receive a $3.6 million Solid 91仓库 Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) grant to establish the first-ever waste collection centers in West Maui. The $3,607,05 grant聽will support the development of two new collection sites expected to divert at least 1,794 tons of materials annually from landfills and illegal dump sites.
鈥淭his project addresses the critical need for collection centers in West Maui communities that were impacted by the 2023 wildfires,鈥澛爏aid聽EPA Pacific Southwest Land, Chemicals, and Redevelopment Division Director Claire Trombadore.聽鈥淭hanks to this grant, the community will be able to reduce illegal dumping, divert more waste from their landfills, and help Maui create a waste system fit to the unique realities of an island.鈥�
According to the EPA, Maui County will use the funding to acquire two strategically located parcels in Upper West Maui and develop waste collection centers for green waste, recyclables and large and bulky items. The facilities are intended to reduce landfill disposal of materials including aluminum cans, glass bottles, cardboard, freon-containing and non-freon containing appliances, green waste, scrap metal, auto tires, lead acid batteries, paper, plastic, electronics and propane tanks.