Off the news: City declines federal land for new landfill

Sep 19, 2024

The 35-year-old Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill is operating on a lifeline — or at least an extended deadline — with the state having granted Honolulu two additional years to site its next dump. That time runs out on Dec. 31, and while potential locations have been identified, no final selection has been made, the city says.