Overview

EP&S was established in 2016 within the Department of Environmental Management to guide and fund environmental initiatives around natural resource protection, sustainability, conservation, and restoration. The Division fosters partnerships with government agencies and community leaders to enforce environmental legislation and support innovative programming, community-based initiatives, and public education. EP&S is committed to building a sustainable community with Mālama ʻĀina as its guiding principle.

EP&S houses the following sections:

• Recycling 
  The Recycling Section focuses on a range of landfill diversion and Zero Waste services and programming such as Recycling Drop Box Centers, Plastic Free Maui County, BYO Bag, and HI5 for redeemable beverage containers.
  The section also runs the Recycling Grants Program and the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event. 
• Abandoned Vehicles, Metals, & Litter Control (AVM)
  AVM focuses on landfill diversion programming on the islands of Maui, Moloka‘i and Lānaʻi through its Abandoned Vehicles and Junk Vehicle Disposal Program. AVM also manages the Lānaʻi and Hana Metals Recycling Event.
• Environmental Programming
  The newly established Environmental Programming Section focuses on a wider set of environmental issues facing Maui County. EPS is developing initiatives such as Mineral Only Sunscreen Maui County and the Green Grants Program.

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News & Events

A new law banning the sale, rental, or distribution of polystyrene bodyboards goes into effect August 9, 2022.

• More information about the law and the harmful environmental effects of polystyrene foam 

Hana Metals Recycling Event Scheduled for September 23 & 24, 2022

Pay Abandoned Vehicle Expenses Online

New! You can now pay the outstanding balance from an Abandoned Vehicles “Demand for Payment” letter online. Pay fees for abandoned vehicles taken into custody and disposed of by the County of Maui.

• www.mauicounty.gov/avm

FY2023 Recycling Grants Program

Recycling Grant Application: Round 1 is now available

• FY23 Grant Application: Round 1

Maui County Earth Day!

• Maui County launches ‘BYO!’ campaign for Earth Day
  Get a free BYO! Utensil Kit with every new purchase of a huiZero reusable meal container at participating restaurants.

Latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report Released:

Safeguarding and strengthening nature is key to securing a liveable future.

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