The state Health Department today said it fined Rolloffs Hawai'i Inc. $32,140 for failing to comply with deposit beverage-container requirements.

From Feb. 9, 2006, through May 23, 2007, Rolloffs Hawai'i Inc., doing business as RRR Recycling Services Hawai'i, violated numerous deposit beverage container requirements at multiple certified redemption centers in Honolulu, according to state health officials.

RRR Recycling failed to remove deposit beverage containers from customers' bags, boxes or bins for inspection prior to weighing and redeeming the containers; failed to inspect beverage containers for the required HI-5 label; accepted customers' reported container counts without verifying their accuracy; failed to post the refund values for each type of container material according to the containers' per pound rates as issued by the DOH; and failed to post certification signs and hours of operation that could be viewed by the public.

The state performed multiple inspections at several RRR Recycling facilities, performed follow-up inspections and sent the company warning letters prior to assessing an administrative penalty. RRR Recycling has requested an administrative hearing to contest the complaint and order.