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2019 Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan Update County of Hawaii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ES.1 Introduction J��v OF y44. The County of Hawai'i, in accordance with the Hawaii Revised Statutes 4 /I Chapter 342G (HRS 342G), has completed its review, revisions, and 4p updates for the 2019 Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan (Plan). Work on this update began in the spring of 2018. The Plan development process involved monthly meetings that engaged both the Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) and the County of Hawai'i (County) Solid Waste Division (SWD) of the Department of Environmental Management (DEM). The last update of the Plan was produced in 2009. The Plan update evaluates solid waste management in the County, including waste reduction practices and programs, opportunities for recycling, implementation of zero waste policies and practices, the status of active and closed landfills, and options for increasing landfill diversion. The results are organized by chapter in accordance with HRS 342G. Each chapter contains a summary of the 2009 Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan (ISWMP) recommendations and the status of those recommendations, a description of the existing conditions, a discussion of options available to the County to improve the solid waste management program, and recommendations to implement selected options. ES.2 The Path to Zero Waste In December 2007, the County Council adopted Resolution 356-07 to "embrace and adopt the principles of zero waste as a long-term goal for Hawai'i County" and the County subsequently developed a Zero Waste Implementation Plan in 2008 that outlines suggested changes to solid waste management (County of Hawaii 2009a). The zero waste philosophy promotes the efficient use of materials to eliminate waste and pollution by emphasizing a closed-loop system of production and consumption, and moving in logical increments toward the goal of zero waste. As stated in Resolution 356-07, the County of Hawaii recognizes "that zero waste is a long-term goal and that in the interim, programs may need to be implemented that may be counter to the zero waste philosophy and are necessary to reach the long-term goal of zero waste and that such programs should not be prohibited by the embracing and adoption of the long-term goal of zero waste." To this end, the components of the Zero Waste Implementation Plan, which can be realistically achieved during the life span of this Plan, have been incorporated into the Plan. The County will continue to take incremental steps toward achieving zero waste in the long term with the understanding that the ability to truly achieve zero waste is realistically challenging for an island. FS.� Plan Update Process Development of this Plan update was guided by a seven -member SWAC, appointed by the Mayor. SWAC members participated in 13 meetings at which they toured solid waste facilities on both sides of the island, reviewed draft Plan chapters, debated key issues, developed plan goals (provided in Chapter 1), and shaped recommendations. Input was requested from the public during the preparation of the updated Plan in a variety of forums including monthly SWAC meetings; routine posting of all draft documents, agendas, and meeting minutes to the County's online records archive; and two informal August 2020 ES -1