Department of Environmental Services

Speaking to The Conversation, Honolulu Environmental Services Director Roger Babcock discussed past wastewater spills, and the multiple threats to Waikīkī associated with sea level rise.

HPR talked to Roger Babcock, the director of the city's Department of Environmental Services, about the site and whether it was rated prime agricultural land.

The Honolulu auditor issued 10 recommendations for the city's recycling program in 2017. Most have been completed, with those in process related to change in laws and existing contracts.

A committee tasked with recommending the site of Oʻahu’s next landfill is holding its first meeting next week. Michael O’Keefe from the Department of Environmental Services said public participation is strongly encouraged.

The state Land Use Commission last week gave the City and County of Honolulu until March 2, 2028 to close Waimanalo Gulch Landfill when the panel approved…

The State Land Use Commission voted to grant a special use permit allowing the City and County of Honolulu to continue operating Waimanalo Gulch Landfill…

The Hawaii Land Use Commission is taking up the issue of closing the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill, Oahu's only municipal solid waste refuse dump.In…

Honolulu officials say the city's bulky item pilot program is beginning to work despite ongoing complaints. And officials are encouraging residents to…

The city Department of Environmental Services is fine-tuning its bulky item pickup pilot program following complaints islandwide that mounds of trash have…