Department of Environmental Services

Roger Babcock, director of the Honolulu Department of Environmental Services, explains a new composting program the city will be rolling out.

Under the new CARES program, residents will get $240 in credits toward their sewage bill for the year. Eligible applicants must be at or below 80% of the 2025 average median income.

Department of Environmental Services Director Roger Babcock explains the newest food composting program rolling out across Oʻahu in a handful of pilot communities.

A measure going through the state Legislature this year seeks to strengthen last year’s ban on building landfills too close to water sources — but now the bill could undo that ban altogether.

Director of the Honolulu Department of Environmental Services, Roger Babcock, spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the 6% rate hike to Oʻahu residents' sewer bills.

Last year the City and County of Honolulu passed a law that increases residents' sewer fees over the next six years, but the fee structure also places a relatively greater burden on heavy water users — meaning water-saving machines have a greater opportunity to save money as well.

The council wrapped up its votes Wednesday night after a discussion that often centered around how it would fund billions of dollars of Oʻahu sewer infrastructure upgrades in the coming years.

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.