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2019 Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan Update County of Hawaii public informational meetings. Following review and comment by the State of Hawai'i Department of Health (HDOH), the proposed Plan was made available for public review for 60 days, which included two public hearings. Appendix A includes the meeting minutes from the monthly SWAC meetings held during the Plan update process, and Appendix G includes the draft Plan public comments and responses. The key recommendations included in this Plan update have consensus support from the SWAC and are intended to balance the many interests of the various stakeholders within the County. The County has taken the top recommendations developed during this process, and will keep the stakeholders in mind as the recommendations are implemented. This Plan update includes individual chapters that cover various waste management topics as stipulated in HRS 342G. It includes responses to comments received from the HDOH and the public. The Plan was submitted by the Mayor to the County Council for adoption. Final approval by HDOH is anticipated by the last quarter of 2020. A summary of the Plan recommendations is presented below. ESA Chronology of Plan Updates The County's initial Plan, as required by state law (HRS 342G) was adopted on October 5, 1994. Updates to the original plan were completed by the County and approved by the State of Hawaii in 2002 and 2009. 2002 Plan A key issue addressed in the 2002 plan update was the pending closure of the South Hilo Sanitary Landfill (SHSL), which was expected to reach capacity in the summer of 2004. The 2002 update included the following key recommendations: • Construct no new landfills in East Hawaii. • Emphasize the recovery of recyclable materials at the planned East Hawaii Regional Sort Station (EHRSS), possibly by incorporating features of a material recovery facility (MRF). • Procure a waste reduction facility for the East Hawaii waste stream using either waste- to - energy, thermal gasification, or anaerobic digestion technology. (See Appendix E for a chronology of waste reduction study and procurement activities in Hawaii County.) • Establish a County recycling program with a long list of elements that have the potential to increase waste diversion significantly. After adopting the 2002 ISWMP update, the County took steps toward implementing these recommendations, as follows: • Expanded the number and scope of its recycling programs, which increased its recycling rate from 15 percent in FY 01-02 to 29 percent in FY 07-08. Initiated development of elements of the EHRSS that could potentially serve a number of strategic waste management functions. • Issued two requests for proposals (RFPs) for construction of a waste reduction facility. The first RFP was cancelled by the County. The second procurement process resulted in a proposal for a 230 -ton -per -day mass -burn waste -to -energy facility to be located at the SHSL. In 2008, the County Council rejected the recommended proposal, in part because the construction and operation costs were higher than anticipated. ES -2 August 2020