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Council Members
FROM: Barbara Bell, Director of Department of Environmental Managem
RE: FINAL REPORT
Name of Grant Program:
Federal or State Grantor:
County Grantee Department or Agency:
Grant No. (IF KNOWN):
County Revenue & Expenditure Account Numbers:
Amount of Grant:
Amount of County Match:
Waste Reduction and Recycling Project
Federal - EPA
Department of Environmental Management
X97917701-0
085-3303.02/085-601-5604.29-115
$400,000
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Grant Period (Commencement & Completion): 2/1/02 to 5/31/04
Goals: The goal of this project is to facilitate transformation of the county's existing
disposal -based solid waste system into a diversion -based system.
Objectives: Develop a model for transfer station enhancement to provide recycling and reuse
opportunities. Develop a strategic plan for replication of the model throughout the County's rural
transfer station system C
Outcomes or Results: Successfully developed and implemented transfer station enhancement at the
Kea'au Transfer Station and completed a strategic plan for replication. Final report for the Kea'au o
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project and the Strategic Plan for Replication of the Kea'au Recycling and Reuse model are attached.
(PIOTE: VHS Tape "Recycling Practices of Hawaii - KRFLC Project, Hilo,
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El 2004"and copies of "Strategic Plan for Sustaining and Replicating the
Kea'au Recycling and Reuse Center" -Feb. 2004 & "Kea'au Recycling & Reuse
enter - Final Project Report"- Feb. 6, 2004 are on file in theForm FR6ro1
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STRATEGIC PLAN FOR SUSTAINING
AND REPLICATING THE KEVAU
RECYCLING AND REUSE CENTER
Prepared by
Hawaii Island Economic Development Board
with assistance from
Rural Community Assistance Corporation
February 2004
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STRATEGIC PLAN FOR SUSTAINING
AND REPLICATING THE KEA`AU
RECYCLING AND REUSE CENTER
February 2004
The preparation of this plan was funded in part by a grant from the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency; a solid waste management grant from
the Rural Community Assistance Program and the U. S. Department of
Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service; a rural community development
initiative grant from the U. S. Department of Agriculture and a grant from
the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Printed on 30% Postconsumer Recycled Paper
Foreward and Acknowledgments
Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) is pleased to present this Strategic
Plan for Sustaining and Replicating the Kea `au Recycling and Reuse Center to Hawaii
Island Economic Development Board (HIEDB). As a partner in HIEDB's community
recycling project, RCAC is grateful for this opportunity to assist the County of Hawaii
with its waste diversion and transfer station enhancement programs.
Many individuals and organizations contributed to the development of this plan. Our
appreciation is extended to the following:
HIEDB
Paula Helfrich, President
Jacqueline Rossetti, Project Manager
County of Hawaii, Department of Environmental Management
Barbara Bell, Director of Environmental Management
Eileen O'Hora-Weir, Recycling Coordinator
Recycle Hawaii
Paul Buklarewicz, Executive Director
Nelson Ho, Project Director
HIEDB's Opala Recycling Enterprises Committee
Virginia Aste Eileen O'Hora-Weir
Elizabeth Barton Jon Olson
Barbara Bell
Paul Buklarewicz
Mike Gleason
Susan Hamilton
Paula Helfrich
Nelson Ho
Andy Levin
Margaret Pahio
Shon Pahio
David Robichaux
Jacqueline Rossetti
Rene Siracusa
Jiro Sumada
Jay West
Our Funding Agencies
Rural Community Assistance Program, Inc.
U. S. Department of Agriculture
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Others
The many individuals who provided input at strategic planning workshops and meetings.
Finally, a special Mahalo to Jimmy Naniole of Ke Kula `o Nawahiokalani `o Pu`u for
giving us a vision of wonderful possibilities!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVESUMMARY...............................................................................................
1
I.
INTRODUCTION
................................................................................................
2
1.1
Definitions.................................................................................................
2
1.2
About This Plan ........................................................................................
4
1.3
Purpose of This Plan .................................................................................
4
1.4
Structure of This Plan ................................................................................
5
II.
OVERVIEW OF THE KEA`AU PROJECT .....................................................
6
2.1
Project Purpose and Funding Source.........................................................
6
2.2
Project Organization and Planning............................................................
6
2.3
KRRC Operations.....................................................................................
7
2.4
Accomplishments......................................................................................
8
2.5
Problems Encountered and Lessons Learned ............................................
10
2.6
Relationship to County Solid Waste System ............................................
14
2.7
Planned Improvements at KRRC..............................................................
15
III.
EXISTING SITUATION.....................................................................................
16
3.1
Kea`au Transfer Station.............................................................................
16
3.2
Other Transfer Stations.............................................................................
16
3.3
Hilo Landfill..............................................................................................
18
3.4
Reduction, Recycling, and Reuse..............................................................
18
IV.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES...............................................................................
25
4.1
Goals and Objectives for Sustaining and Replicating the Kea`au Project
25
V.
THE KEA`AU MODEL........................................................................................
27
5.1
The Model At A Glance............................................................................
27
5.2
Classification of Existing Transfer Stations ..............................................
28
5.3
Sites and Infrastructure - General.............................................................
32
5.4
Community Enterprise Center...................................................................
34
5.5
Deposit Container Redemption Center ......................................................
40
5.6
Enterprise Zone
42
5.7
Mixed Rubbish and Household Recyclables Dropoff Zone ......................
43
5.8
Greenwaste Dropoff Zone ........................................................
47
5.9
Scrap Metals Dropoff Zone .......................................................................
50
5.10
Disaster Debris Dropoff Zone...................................................................
52
5.11
Future of the Model...................................................................................
54
VI.
ACTION PLAN FOR SUSTAINING AND REPLICATING THE MODEL.......
55
6.1
Introduction...............................................................................................
55
6.2
Planning Phase..........................................................................................
55
6.3
Pre -development Phase.............................................................................
59
6.4
Design Phase......................................................................
61
6.5
Construction Phase....................................................................................
62
6.6
Operations Phase.....................................................................................
68
APPENDIXA....................................................................................................................
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List of Tables
2.1
KRRC Monthly Tonnage and Costs......................................................................
9
3.1
Transfer Station Characteristics............................................................................
18
3.2
Population Served Per Rubbish Chute..................................................................
19
3.3
Transfer Station Tonnage, FY 2000 — FY 2003 ....................................................
20
3.4
Average Annual Tonnage Received By Rubbish Chutes ......................................
21
3.5
Distances Between Transfer Stations....................................................................
22
3.6
Transfer Station Rankings Based on Data FromTables 3.1 Through 3.5 ..............
23
5.1
NRC Features By Class.........................................................................................
26
5.2
Transfer Station Rankings By Selected Criteria From Table 3.6 ..........................
29
6.1
Parcel Size Disparities...........................................................................................
54
6.2
Transfer Station Enhancement Priorities...............................................................
54
6.3
Potential Sources of Revenue................................................................................
56
6.4
Budget Template for Conversion of Transfer Stations ..........................................
57
6.5
Design Checklist..................................................................................................
59
List of Figures
5.1 Proposed Neighborhood Recycling Centers.......................................................... 30
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EXECUTIVE SUNS ARY
The Department of Environmental Management, County of Hawaii is in the process of
redesigning its entire solid waste management system. This initiative is in response to several
factors:
• An updated integrated solid waste management plan, completed December 1, 2002.
• Projected closing of the Hilo landfill within approximately one to two years.
• Rising costs for solid waste management.
• Budget restrictions.
• Long-standing problems requiring immediate resolution.
This plan is intended to:
• facilitate integration of the Kea`au recycling and reuse center into the evolving County solid
waste management system;
• identify ways to sustain the Kea`au recycling and reuse center as a permanent part of the
County solid waste management system; and
• outline a process for creating a system of neighborhood recycling centers by replicating the
Kea`au model at other transfer stations.
Chapter II gives an overview of the Kea`au pilot community recycling and reuse project,
including its history, structure, accomplishments, and lessons learned. This plan was heavily
influenced by lessons learned during the Kea`au project.
Chapter III provides a brief overview of the current situation in all aspects of the county solid
waste management system. The chapter includes available data projections through year 2020.
The data are used in Chapter V to reclassify 21 existing transfer stations and one new facility.
Chapter IV establishes goals and objectives relative to completing, sustaining, and replicating the
Kea`au model. A key goal is to complete conversion of existing transfer stations within ten years.
Chapter V describes in detail the completed Kea`au model. The model was shaped by
experiences and lessons learned from the pilot project, as well as by input from community
residents. The model now encompasses a system of four classes of neighborhood recycling
centers (NRCs), each with a standard set of features. Chapter V describes in detail the physical
facilities, customer base, staffing, materials accepted, markets for materials collected, linkages to
community needs, operations policies and standards, and disaster mitigation measures for each
class of NRCs.
Chapter VI is an action plan for completing and sustaining the Kea`au model, integrating the
model into the County solid waste management system, and adapting and replicating the model
island -wide. Chapter VI builds upon and synthesizes material in the previous five chapters.
I. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Definitions
For purposes of this plan only, the following words, terms, and acronyms shall have the
meanings indicated.
1.1.1 Coun . The County of Hawaii.
1.1.2 County recycling and reuse center. A public facility which accepts a wide range of
household recyclable and reusable materials for processing and use on site,
donation to site users, or transport to a regional facility for processing and
disposition.
1.1.3 Customer. Any authorized user of a County transfer station, recycling and reuse
center, or other solid waste management facility.
1.1.4 Deposit beverage container. As defined in Section 342G-101, Hawaii Revised
Statutes: "The individual, separate, sealed glass, polyethylene terephtalte [sic],
high density polyethylene, or metal container less than or equal to sixty-four fluid
ounces, used for containing, at the time of sale to the consumer, a deposit
beverage intended for use or consumption in this State."
1.1.5 Greenwaste. Scrap plant materials, such as hedge and lawn clippings, tree limbs,
and brush. At the NRCs, acceptable materials must be no more than ten inches in
diameter, unless the County's contractor specifies otherwise. Greenwaste does not
include root balls, soil, or any non -vegetative matter.
1.1.6 HIEDB. The Hawaii Island Economic Development Board.
1.1.7 Household recyclables. Paper fibers (newspaper, cardboard, and various grades of
office and mixed paper), and containers (aluminum, glass, and plastics #1 and #2)
commonly discarded by residential households and small businesses. The County
uses a two -stream recycling system (see Section 1.1.20 for definition) for
household recyclables, with a private contractor specifying the sort.
1.1.8 Kea`au plot community recvcling_and reuse project (the project). A joint project
of the County and HIEDB, funded by a $400,000 congressional appropriation
channeled through the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, which established
the Kea`au recycling and reuse center.
1.1.9 Kea`au model. The permanent neighborhood recycling center resulting from the
Kea`au pilot community recycling and reuse project.
1.1.10 Kea`au recycling and reuse center (KRRC). A County recycling and reuse center
established at the Kea`au transfer station on March 29, 2003.
1.1.11 Kea`au transfer station. One of 21 existing County transfer stations.
1.1.12 Mixed rubbish. A mixture of materials and items commonly discarded by
residential households and small businesses.
1.1.13 Neighborhood recycling center. A public facility which integrates the functions of
a transfer station and a County recycling and reuse facility. The term applied to
transfer stations upgraded to conform with the Kea`au model.
1.1.14 Recyclables targeted for local value-added cottage industries. Materials targeted
by the County for diversion to local cottage industries manufacturing value-added
products. See Chapter V for a list of targeted materials.
1.1.15 Recycle Hawaii. A non-profit educational organization whose mission is to
promote resource awareness and recycling on the Island of Hawaii.
1.1.16 Resource agency. Any agency with skills, knowledge, and resources the agency is
willing and able to make available to the County to facilitate implementation of
this plan.
1.1.17 Reusable household and office furnishings. Furniture, appliances and electronics
equipment in working order, kitchen utensils, books, and other items commonly
found in residential households and small offices, all in new or serviceable
condition.
1.1.18 Reusable construction and demolition (C &D) materials. Dimensional lumber,
plywood, new unpainted gypsum wallboard, roofing materials, doors, windows,
plumbing and electrical fixtures, cabinets, hand and power tools, and other
fixtures and materials commonly used in building construction, all in new or
serviceable condition. Reusable C & D materials does not include concrete, block,
or asphalt rubble.
1.1.19 Scrap metals. Recyclable metal items, including, but not limited to, large
appliances, bicycles, lawn mowers, cabinets, furniture, tools, and sheet metal
roofing, free of oil, fuels, refrigerants, and other liquids.
1.1.20 Scrap vehicles. Discarded passenger motor vehicles, including automobiles,
pickup trucks, passenger vans, and sport utility vehicles, free of oil, fuels,
refrigerants, and other liquids.
1.1.21 Transfer station. A public facility, owned and operated by the County, accepting
mixed municipal solid waste from customers, for transport to a disposal facility.
Similar to facilities known as public convenience centers in many jurisdictions.
1.1.22 Two stream recycling. A recycling system in which standard household
recyclables are sorted into two bins at collection centers or at curbside. Common
sort options include:
Option
sin 1
Bin 2
1
Glass containers
All other household rec clables
2
All containers (aluminum, glass,
All paper fibers ( newspaper,
plastic, tin)
cardboard, office paper, mixed
paper)
3
Deposit beverage containers
Non -deposit beverage containers
and all paper fibers
1.1.23 White goods. A solid waste industry term for large appliances predominately
made of metal, such as refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers, and water heaters.
1.2 About This Plan
This plan focuses on principles, best practices, criteria, and standards for designing,
constructing, and operating neighborhood recycling centers based on the Kea`au model.
The plan does not present or recommend any conceptual or engineering design for
upgrading any specific transfer station. Neither does the plan discuss or recommend
specific facility locations.
1.3 Purpose Of This Plan
The County's Department of Environmental Management is in the process of redesigning
its entire solid waste management system. This initiative is in response to several factors:
• An updated integrated solid waste management plan, completed December 1, 2002.
• Projected closing of the Hilo landfill within approximately one to two years.
• Rising costs for solid waste management.
• Budget restrictions.
• Long-standing problems requiring immediate resolution.
This plan is intended to:
• facilitate integration of the Kea`au recycling and reuse center into the evolving
County solid waste management system;
• identify ways to sustain the Kea`au recycling and reuse center as a permanent part of
the County solid waste management system; and
• outline a process for creating a system of neighborhood recycling centers by
replicating the Kea`au model at other transfer stations.
1.4 Structure of This Plan
Chapter II gives an overview of the Kea`au pilot community recycling and reuse project,
including its history, structure, accomplishments, and lessons learned.
Chapter III provides a brief overview of the current situation in all aspects of the county
solid waste management system. The chapter includes available data projections through
year 2020.
Chapter IV establishes goals and objectives relative to completing, sustaining, and
replicating the Kea`au model.
Chapter V describes in detail the completed Kea`au model, as shaped by experiences and
lessons learned from the pilot project and by public input. It covers physical facilities,
customer base, staffing, materials collected, markets for materials collected, linkages to
community needs, operations policies and standards, and disaster mitigation measures.
Chapter VI is an action plan for completing and sustaining the Kea`au model; integrating
the model into the County solid waste management system; and adapting and replicating
the model island -wide. Chapter VI builds upon and synthesizes material in the previous
five chapters.
H. OVERVIEW OF THE KEA`AU PROJECT
2.1 Project Purpose and Funding Source
The County and HIEDB were awarded a grant by the U. S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) to "establish and implement a community development model for
renewable resource management by upgrading solid waste transfer stations into
community recycling centers." The grant resulted from a congressional appropriation
initiated by U. S. Senator Daniel Inouye. The grant enabled establishment of the KRRC at
the Kea`au transfer station. The project began officially in February 2002, with the
KRRC opening to the public on March 29, 2003.
2.2 Project Organization and Planning
The County was the grantee for this project. The County was responsible for oversight of
the project and financial management. HIEDB served as project manager, under contract
with the County. HIEDB was responsible for implementation of the scope of work,
including contracting for services, leasing equipment, and coordinating with key
stakeholders. HIEDB subcontracted with Recycle Hawaii to conduct a public education
program, operate the pilot KRRC, and produce a conceptual site plan for a permanent
KRRC. HIEDB contracted with Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) to
produce this strategic plan, specifically including a cultural component, for the KRRC.
The project was organized into three components:
2.2.1 Development of a new model. Three tasks were included in this component:
• Design of the temporary recycling and reuse center.
• Identification of materials to be collected and their disposition.
• Production of conceptual drawings for a permanent KRRC.
2.2.2 Operation and evaluation of the new model. Since construction was not an
allowable activity under the EPA grant, the KRRC was developed as a temporary
facility to collect targeted recyclable and reusable materials. The objective was to
maximize collection of those materials during a nine-month demonstration, which
ended December 29, 2003. Recycle Hawaii implemented an extensive public
awareness and involvement campaign in connection with the demonstration.
Results of the demonstration were measured, evaluated and reported.
2.2.3 Production of a strategic plan. The planning component was included to address
long-term sustainability and replicability of the project beyond the EPA -funded
demonstration.
2.3 KRRC Operations
The components of Recycle Hawai`i's operation at the pilot KRRC were:
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2.3.1 Administration. A full-time project coordinator, Nelson Ho, and three part-time
attendants comprised the staff of KRRC. The project coordinator was responsible
for:
• scheduling and supervision of attendants;
• establishment of operational policies and rules;
• administration of the contract with HIEDB;
• interfacing with HIEDB, Recycle Hawai`i's subcontractors, and volunteer
groups; and
• measurement and reporting of achievements.
Site attendants:
• monitored recycling and reuse activities to prevent/minimize contamination;
• enforced operations policies and rules;
• monitored incoming and outgoing reuse transactions;
• provided public education; and
• assisted customers as necessary.
Recycle Hawaii also administered a volunteer program. Volunteers donated
1,221 hours during the project, performing site attendant and site maintenance
duties.
2.3.2 Customer education. Efforts to publicize KRRC and educate customers included:
• a mailing to all Puna District households announcing the opening of KRRC;
• a grand opening ceremony on March 29, 2003;
• distribution of handouts at KRRC;
• a quarterly newsletter;
• dedicated pages on Recycle Hawai`i's web site;
• one on one education of individual customers;
• educational workshops at KRRC;
• an Art and Objects From Opala show at KRRC; and
• a community incentive fund to entice community groups to donate services to
and become involved with KRRC.
Recycle Hawaii contracted with Jay West, owner of Peak Creations, to schedule,
publicize, and conduct workshops related to high value-added glass
manufacturing, and to create art for the project site; with Jon Olson to conduct
workshops on reuse of old appliances; and with Loretta Nussbaum to conduct
Keiki Kraft reuse workshops. Eighteen workshops were conducted, nine for adults
and nine for keiki, with a total attendance of 203 adults and 52 keiki. According to
Recycle Hawai`i's project coordinator, many requests were received from persons
desiring to conduct workshops at KRRC. He estimates about 90 percent of the
requests related to recycling.
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2.3.3 Hauling and processing. Recycle Hawaii contracted with Business Services
Hawaii (BSH) to haul and recycle paper fibers (except newspaper); glass, plastic,
and aluminum containers; greenwaste; and scrap metal. Puna Kamali`i Flowers
recycled newspaper, with the exception of newspaper inserts, which it gave to
BSH.
2.3.4 Site supervision and maintenance. Activities included:
• monitoring of customer dropoff activities.
• operation of the reuse facility.
• maintenance and striping of the internal roadway and speed bumps.
• supervision of volunteer work crews.
2.4 Accomplishments
Overall, KRRC exceeded expectations, in terms of tonnage of materials collected and
public enthusiasm. See Table 2.1 for tonnage hauled by material by month. A limited
traffic survey conducted by Recycle Hawaii from July 22 through August 9, 2003
recorded an average of 83 vehicles per hour entering the transfer station site. Actual
vehicle counts ranged from 38 to 126 per hour. On average, 21.6% of the vehicles
entering the transfer station stopped at KRRC. Actual participation at KRRC ranged from
16.1 % to 49.5% on an hourly basis.
For the 9 -month project period, 794.97 tons of recyclable materials and 123.46 tons of
reusable materials were diverted from Hilo landfill. During the same period, 4,704 tons of
mixed solid waste were hauled from the Kea`au transfer station. This represents a 16.34%
diversion rate achieved by KRRC, short of the project goal of 25%. Tons diverted
exceeded the project goal by 358.43 tons, or 64% over the project goal.
Unit costs for hauling materials from KRRC ranged from $0 for aluminum containers
(due to relatively high scrap value) and reusable items (which remained on site until
claimed by a customer), to $240 per ton for glass containers. The cost for glass reflected
not only hauling costs, but also costs for grinding the glass and marketing the product
locally. The average unit cost for all materials diverted from the landfill by KRRC was
$75.68 per ton.
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2.5 Problems Encountered and Lessons Learned
Information and data presented in this section were taken from published data from
KRRC contractors and vendors, from a limited traffic survey conducted by Recycle
Hawaii, from a limited user survey conducted by RCAC, and from interviews with key
persons conducted by RCAC.
2.5.1 Contamination. Contamination was a problem from the beginning, although it
decreased with customer education efforts, improvements in signage, and
increased staffing at KRRC. Contamination included:
• Plastic bags, metal, and tires in the greenwaste bin.
• Plastic bags in the plastics bin.
• Motor vehicle parts containing used motor oil and other fluids in the scrap
metal bin.
• Bags of rubbish left adjacent to recycling bins because people did not want to
stop twice to unload.
Paying the full tip fee on contaminants removed from recycling bins was a
hardship for vendors contracted to remove the materials from KRRC. Vendors
had little or no control over the level of contamination in any given bin. Also, the
level of contamination in bins varied widely and could not be predicted by
vendors when they prepared cost proposals to Recycle Hawaii. This is a difficult
issue, especially in a dropoff environment, but one that must be resolved if the
County intends to rely on private vendors to service its recycling centers.
2.5.2 Education. Educational workshops for adults were successful. Activities for keiki
were less successful, perhaps because the site environment with its heavy traffic
was not suitable for children. Jay West suggested that more workshops be offered,
and that workshops could be a potential source of revenue. A permanent
education center more remote from dust and noise sources such as traffic would
enhance KRRC's ability to draw workshop participants.
Due to liability issues, Recycle Hawaii was constrained by contract from
allowing outsiders to sponsor events at KRRC, so was unable to meet demand for
more workshops. KRRC appears to have potential for becoming a community
focal point and gathering place for environmental activities and education, given
proper facilities. It may also have potential as a cottage industry incubator site.
Signs created by Jay West helped considerably with customer education by
instructing people as to how and where to recycle various materials. Nelson Ho
recommended more signs, specifically focusing on the why of recycling.
The temporary workshop area was not secure enough. Some customers removed
art work and workshop materials, apparently thinking they were free for the
taking like items in the adjacent reuse center.
2.5.3 Eq uipment. Several equipment problems/needs were noted:
• Lack of spare or backup bins resulted in bans on dumping materials for
approximately four hours whenever a full bin was hauled out.
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• The greenwaste bin blocked access to the scrap metal bin, so had to be moved
in order for the vendor to gain access to the scrap metal bin. Customers could
not recycle either material for approximately four hours.
• The project coordinator expressed a desire for compactor bins to reduce
hauling frequency and down time.
• The internal road should be paved, striped properly, and constructed with
speed bumps.
• Lights are needed during evening hours in winter months.
• Facility staff need permanent restroom/shower facilities. Many customers
asked for a place to wash their hands after dumping recyclables.
• Infrastructure should include protection for users from sun and rain. This
directly affected the recycling rate, since the Kea`au site was often either very
hot or very wet.
• A set of hand tools for the site would be helpful.
2.5.4 Interface with transfer station operation. The transfer station and diversion
functions were not well integrated during the pilot project. During interviews with
RCAC, key persons reported:
• Negative comments from transfer station customers about being routed
through KRRC to reach the rubbish chutes.
• Transfer station customers ignoring traffic control devices to create shortcuts
to the rubbish chutes.
• Negative comments from transfer station security guards to customers
regarding recycling and KRRC.
2.5.5 Interface with private recvcling vendors. Full containers at KRRC were hauled as
needed, rather than on a fixed schedule. Problems were encountered with the
greenwaste and scrap metal bins, particularly on weekends. At times the bins
filled so quickly that the vendor received inadequate notice. This resulted in
closure of the bins and diversion of recyclable materials to the transfer station
rubbish chutes.
Recycling vendors prefer pavement under rolloff bins rather than crushed rock.
This reduces the amount of space needed for pulling the bins.
Standardized or specialized equipment specified by the County in a permanent
facility would not be a problem for private haulers, provided contract terms allow
adequate amortization periods for new equipment, or the County purchases the
equipment. The former arrangement is preferred, as it eliminates potential
conflicts over liability and maintenance.
2.5.6 KRRC customers. RCAC conducted a limited survey of KRRC customers over
seven days: Saturday, August 2, 2003; Friday, August 8, 2003, and daily Sunday,
August 10 through Thursday, August 14, 2003. A tabulation of survey results is
included in Appendix A.
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A total of 354 persons participated in the survey to some degree. Some gave only
their communities of residence; some only the items being recycled that day.
Some interviews were interrupted by rain. Most survey respondents were
residents of Puna District, but a few came from distant communities.
Customers were asked why they chose to use Kea`au transfer station that day. Of
the 325 responding, 40% said it was the closest transfer station to home; 29% said
it was on the way to work or shopping; 22% stopped because the facility took
recyclable and reusable materials; and 10% gave other reasons (many of these
related to recycling and reuse activities at KRRC). Thus, the presence of KRRC
was not the primary draw for at least 69% of respondents, but they were recycling
and reusing anyway.
Customers were asked where they normally took their recyclable materials. Of
the 306 respondents, 85% said KRRC; 5% identified another transfer station; 7%
indicated the recycling center on Railroad Avenue; and 3% gave other locations.
When asked where they normally take their rubbish, 76% of the 308 respondents
answered Kea`au transfer station; 22% said other transfer station; and 2%
indicated other (primarily private collection service).
The reader is encouraged to review responses to Questions 7, 8, and 9 in
Appendix A, which influenced recommendations in Chapter VI:
7. What features of this recycling and reuse center do you like best?
8. What features of this recycling and reuse center do you not like?
9. What would you change or add in a permanent recycling and reuse facility
here?
2.5.7 Nuisances. Reported nuisances included:
• Numerous feral cats living at the transfer station, habituated by a local resident
who feeds them. The cats' ubiquitous waste products and associated odors are
an ongoing problem.
• Feral chickens and associated waste.
• Wild pigs on site.
• Aggressive bees attracted to the glass bin.
• Flies during workshops.
• Disposable diapers and other rubbish left adjacent to the emergency water
spigot near the transfer station entrance. While not within the domain of
KRRC, such rubbish represents a continuing eyesore and health issue. A
volunteer work crew cleaned the area, but it was messy again within a few
days.
2.5.8 Private v. public operator for KRRC.
• Users generally liked the private operation. Some made negative comments
about county workers.
• Any private operator should be experienced in similar operations, and be able
to price services accurately.
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2.5.9 Reuse. The reuse center at KRRC was extremely popular. Items dropped off
generally remained at the site a very short time before being claimed by a new
owner. Recycle Hawaii was forced to place limits on certain individuals who
frequented the site, attempting to snag the best items. Recycle Hawai`i's policy of
accepting only items that were serviceable or repairable was prudent, and no
doubt reduced the number of items moved from the reuse center to the transfer
station.
Reuse is a potential source of revenue; some people may be willing to pay for
higher value items.
2.5. 10 Site maintenance. Ongoing maintenance issues included:
• Maintenance of the gravel roadway and speed bumps.
• Erosion where water runs off the transfer station pavement onto the KRRC
gravel road. A temporary fix improved this situation, but more work is
needed.
• Rubbish left by users of the emergency water spigot near the transfer station
entrance.
• Rapid vegetative growth in the wet environment.
2.5.11 Staff ne. Recycle Hawaii began the operation with two part-time site attendants.
It quickly became apparent that this was insufficient, so one additional attendant
was hired. This was still inadequate at peak traffic times. Staff schedules were
adjusted to allow a one hour overlap of daily shifts. On-site staff was essential to
provide education, assist certain customers to unload/load items, manage the reuse
center, and prevent contamination. The project coordinator recommended finding
good people who are assertive, believe in recycling, and can tolerate verbal abuse.
2.5.12 Traffic pattern/flow. Highway 130 fronting the Kea`au facility is a heavily
traveled two-lane highway, particularly during morning and evening rush periods.
Left turns into or out of the facility are especially dangerous. One fatal accident
occurred at this location during the project. The internal traffic flow pattern at
Kea`au transfer station was modified to encourage use of KRRC. All customers
entering the site were routed through KRRC, whether recycling or disposing of
rubbish. Some customers complained about this arrangement. Problems
encountered included:
• Customers stopping in the through lane to unload recyclables, thus blocking
traffic to the transfer station rubbish chutes.
• Excessive speed, which had to be controlled by speed bumps.
• Rolloff trucks blocking traffic when pulling bins.
• Impermanence of chalk lines used for marking the internal roadway and
parking spaces by the recycling bins.
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According to Recycle Hawai`i's traffic survey, Kea`au transfer station experienced
peak traffic Fridays through Mondays. Tuesdays through Thursdays were slower.
Traffic was lighter on rainy days than on dry, sunny days.
Transfer trailers moving through KRRC did not create any problems.
2.5.13 Volunteers/community incentive fund. Use of volunteers, both individuals and
groups, was a positive experience. This enabled Recycle Hawaii to supplement
site staff, improve site monitoring and education efforts, and perform needed tasks
on site. Recycle Hawaii established a community incentive fund to attract
community group volunteers. A $100 donation was given for a minimum of four
volunteers each performing four hours of work. Volunteers donated a total of
1,221 hours at KRRC.
While extremely helpful, volunteers have other commitments and interests.
Caution must be exercised before relying upon volunteers to perform repetitive or
time -sensitive tasks. Keys to a successful volunteer program include flexibility,
ability to match individual/group interests with project needs, incentives, and
ability to provide necessary tools and supplies to the volunteers if they cannot
furnish their own.
2.6 Relationship to County Solid Waste System
The Kea`au project was intended to be a demonstration of the waste diversion potential at
rural transfer stations. As such, it was successful. The next step is to refine the Kea`au
model and replicate it at other transfer stations around the island. Any permanent facility
should be a neighborhood recycling center compatible with the County's integrated solid
waste management plan and with the proposed East Hawaii regional sort station. The
sort station, as currently proposed, will incorporate a two -stream recycling system into
the East Hawaii solid waste management system. This will require some adjustments on
the part of private sector recycling businesses and residential recyclers. A two -stream
recycling system also will complicate diversion of recyclables to local small-scale
entrepreneurs producing value-added products.
2.7 Planned Improvements at KRRC
Recycle Hawaii, through its subcontractor Big Island Resource Conservation and
Development Council, prepared a conceptual drawing of a permanent KRRC. This plan
does not reflect Recycle Hawai`i's work, because Recycle Hawai`i's product was
submitted to HIEDB about the same time as the final draft of this plan. County staff
found funding to continue KRRC operations beyond December 29, 2003, and plan to
eventually install permanent infrastructure. The final design of the permanent KRRC will
be influenced by this plan, Recycle Hawai`i's conceptual drawing, a transfer station
enhancement plan in preparation by the County's consulting engineer, and input from
customers at design workshops sponsored by HIEDB and RCAC.
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III. EXISTING SITUATION
3.1 Kea`au Transfer Station
One of 21 County transfer stations, the Kea`au facility is situated on 19.54 acres of land
leased from W. H. Shipman, Ltd. It accommodates two transfer trailers, which
transported 6,040.88 tons of mixed solid waste during the County's Fiscal Year 2003.
Before KRRC was established, the transfer station's recycling capacity was limited to one
small bin (placed by Business Services Hawaii) for glass and aluminum containers, and
one small bin (placed by Puna Kamali`i Flowers) for newspaper. The diversion rate then
was only two percent.
3.2 Other Transfer Stations
3.2.1 Overview. Tables 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6 contain relevant data about all
transfer stations. Each table is discussed below. The proposed Kahuku transfer
station at Hawaiian Ocean View Estates (HOVE) is included in the tables since it
has been partially funded, but no data are included for it. The County has
committed to development of a transfer station at Waikoloa, but has not
committed funding or established a time frame for the project. The data in Tables
3.1 through 3.6 are used in Chapter V to assist in sorting transfer stations into
classes, each featuring a standard set of diversion activities and services.
3.2.2 Table 3.1. This table provides an overview of the physical characteristics of and
services provided by transfer stations. Information in the Notes column is based
on a single site visit in September 2003, and is not necessarily indicative of usual
conditions.
3.2.3 Table 3.2. The purpose of Table 3.2 is to provide a measure of relative capacity
among transfer stations and districts, based on population. The approximate
service area population for each transfer station relates to a geographic area, not
necessarily to origin of facility customers. A customer origin study at each
transfer station would provide a more accurate picture of the customer base for
each facility.
Beginning at the far right of Table 3.2, in the section labeled County Perspective,
the County population at year 2000 and the projected populations through year
2020 are divided by the total number of refuse chutes currently existing.
Assuming the number of chutes to be adequate, we may say that each chute
ideally would serve approximately 5,000 customers.
From the district perspective (center section of Table 3.2), individual chutes
actually serve from 1,720 to 7,898 customers, based on year 2000 population.
This implies that some districts are underserved and some overserved by refuse
chutes. The North Kona and South Kohala Districts come closest to the ideal.
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From the transfer station perspective, the disparity is even greater. Individual
rubbish chutes serve 700 to 10,500 customers on average.
Again, the preceding analysis may be misleading, absent a customer origin study
at every transfer station. For this reason, the same analysis was performed on the
basis of tonnage deposited. That analysis appears in Table 3.4. Tonnage is a more
reliable measure of current capacity, because the County collects scale data for
each transfer station rubbish chute.
3.2.4 Table 3.3. The table is self-explanatory. Of interest is the several transfer stations
that experienced increases or decreases in tonnage over the four year period. The
table would be more useful if it included waste projections by district, similar to
the population projections included in Table 3.2. No such waste projections
currently exist.
3.2.5 Table 3.4. The purpose of Table 3.4 is to provide a measure of relative capacity
among transfer stations and districts, based on tonnage received. This is a more
accurate measure of relative capacity than the population data in Table 3.2, as it
indicates where customers actually deliver their rubbish, which may not be the
transfer station closest to home.
Beginning at the far right of Table 3.4, in the section labeled County Perspective,
the County average annual tonnage over four years is divided by the total number
of refuse chutes currently existing. Assuming the number of chutes to be
adequate, we may say that each chute ideally would receive approximately 2,300
tons per year.
From the district perspective (center section of Table 3.4), individual chutes
actually receive about 1,130 to 3,400 tons. As with the population analysis, some
districts appear to be underserved and some overserved by refuse chutes. Contrary
to the population analysis, which showed the North Kona and South Kohala
Districts closest to the ideal, on a tonnage basis these are some of the most
underserved districts. Puna and South Hilo Districts are also underserved on a
tonnage basis.
From the transfer station perspective, disparities also are evident. Individual
rubbish chutes receive 739 to 3,396 tons annually on average.
3.2.6 Table 3.5. Table 3.5 shows gaps in coverage in the transfer station system that
certainly produce some measure of customer inconvenience, and may contribute
to illegal dumping. Gaps of concern are:
• Puako to Ka`auhuhu, 25 miles.
• Puako to Kealakehe, 28 miles.
Waiohinu to Waiea, 32 miles. This gap will be reduced when the Kahuku
(Hawaiian Ocean View Estates) facility comes on line.
Waimea to Ka`auhuhu, 20 miles.
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The gap between the Volcano and Pahala transfer stations is 28 miles, but is not
of concern because the intervening area is mostly undeveloped national park land.
3.2.7 Table 3.6. This table ranks the transfer stations on each of 12 criteria selected
from Tables 3.1 through 3.4. The rankings are used in Chapter V to sort transfer
stations into classes, each featuring a standard set of diversion activities and
services.
3.3 Hilo Landfill
Hilo landfill is projected to reach capacity within two years of completion of this plan.
The County must close the landfill at that time. The County's intent is to develop a
regional sort station and implement aggressive recycling measures as a short -tern
solution, while evaluation of more complex technologies continues.
3.4 Reduction, Recycling, and Reuse
The County's diversion rate was 13% in Fiscal Year 1999. The update to the integrated
solid waste management plan completed in 2002 outlines an aggressive program to
increase diversion. The program includes the East Hawaii regional sort station and
enhancements to transfer stations. County staff expect an immediate two percent increase
in diversion from the sort station, and an additional five percent in each of the next two
years as transfer station enhancements are utilized. An additional three percent per year is
expected from improved utilization of diversion opportunities and additional services
provided from private contractors. The diversion rate is expected to level out at around
45 percent by 2014.
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FY 2000
FY 2001
FY 2002
FY 2003
Glenwood
2,190.32
2,328.95
2,337.91
2,285.84
9,143.02
2,285.76
4.36
Hilo
11,454.63
11,883.27
12,102.70
11,771.29
47,211.89
11,802.97
2.76
Honoka'a
3,159.58
3,205.79
3,425.02
3,244.87
13,035.26
3,258.82
2.70
Honomu*
1,661.20
1,703.00
1,608.86
4,973.06
1,243.27
Ka'auhuhu
(KohaWHawi)
3,005.18
3,345.27
3,431.56
3,801.79
13,583.80
3,395.95
26.51
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625.80
675.00
807.81
846.48
2,955.09
738.77
35.26
Kea'au
6,043.78
6,672.93
6,761.45
6,040.88
25,519.04
6,379.76
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Kealakehe
(Kailua-Kona)
7,304.98
7,909.86
8,363.99
8,503.76
32,082.59
8,020.65
16.41
Keauhou
4,265.66
5,042.89
5,224.57
5,230.70
19,763.82
4,940.96
22.62
Ke'ei
1,834.96
2,144.31
2,019.23
2,062.94
8,061.44
2,015.36
12.42
Laupahoehoe
983.85
1,186.52
1,216.01
1,134.671
4,521.05
1,130.26
15.33
Miloli'i*
156.23
134.87
75.49
366.59
91.65
Pa'auilo
1,108.79
1,161.08
1,177.99
1,335.15
4,783.01
1,195.75
20.42
Pahala
1,165.98
1,067.58
1,219.51
1,202.62
4,655.69
1,163.92
3.14
Pahoa
4,338.86
4,716.26
4,456.82
4,467.89
17,979.83
4,494.96
2.97
Papaikou
2,832.20
2,959.83
2.852.01
2,909.21
11,553.25
2,888.31
2.72
Puako
2,343.24
2,474.03
2,215.01
2,156.10
9,188.38
2,297.10
-7.99
Volcano
1,365.73
1,363.73
1,465.63
1,438.97
5,634.06
1,408.52
5.36
Waiea
1,959.01
1,968.06
2,059.19
2,234.07
8,220.33
2,055.08
14.04
Waimea
4,863.47
4,879.68
5,318.97
5,579.85
20,641.971
5,160.49
14.73
Waiohinu
2,211.46
2,337.18
2,451.72
2,430.081
9,430.441
2,357.61
9.89
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4.1 Goals and Objectives for Sustaining and Replicating the Kea`au Project
A goal is a general statement describing something to be accomplished in the future. An
example is "To reduce the impact of discarded materials on our island environment."
An objective describes a future accomplishment that will contribute toward achievement
of a goal. An objective is both measurable and time sensitive. Relative to the sample goal
in the preceding paragraph, one objective could be "To increase the recycling rate to 50%
by the end of calendar year 2010." Another objective could be "To implement a ban on
disposal of greenwaste in landfills by the end of calendar year 2005."
The County's goals and objectives with respect to sustaining and replicating the Kea`au
project are:
Goal 1: Improve, sustain, and replicate the successful model established at the
Kea`au transfer station.
Objective 1.1: By December 31, 2004, produce for each class of NRCs a
conceptual design featuring integrated rubbish
collection/transfer and diversion services.
Obiective 1.2: As transfer stations are scheduled for conversion to NRCs,
produce engineering designs reflective of corresponding
conceptual designs, site characteristics, and community
preferences.
Obiective 1.3: Upgrade existing transfer stations designated for
conversion to Class 1 or Class 2 NRCs within five years of
approval of this plan.
Obiective 1.4: Upgrade existing transfer stations designated for
conversion to Class 3 or Class 4 NRCs within ten years of
approval of this plan.
Objective 1.5: Design and construct all new transfer stations as NRCs.
Objective 1.6: By June 30, 2004, create sustainable partnerships to
leverage County funding for NRC operations.
Goal 2: Sustain and support the aggressive diversion program outlined in the
County's updated integrated solid waste management plan.
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Goal 3:
Goal 4:
Obiective 2.1: Increase the number, diversity, and convenience of
diversion opportunities available to the County's customers
by converting all existing transfer stations to NRCs.
Objective 2.2: Design all NRCs for one stop dropoff of rubbish and
household recyclables.
Objective 2.3: Before the first NRC opens, design and implement an
aggressive public education campaign to familiarize
customers with new diversion opportunities, facilities, and
requirements; repeat for each NRC.
Promote and nurture the community development potential of NRCs, as
well as community ownership of NRCs.
Objective 3.1: During the planning phase for each NRC, involve service
area customers in the design process in a meaningful way.
Objective 3.2: Incorporate economic development, educational, and
volunteer opportunities into the program offerings at all
Class 1 and Class 2 NRCs.
Improve and maintain capital and operating efficiencies throughout the
system of NRCs.
Objective 4.1: By July 1, 2005, design and implement a cost accounting
model to track unit costs and revenues by material for each
NRC.
Obiective 4.2: Design and operate NRCs for minimal handling and
transport of materials.
Objective 4.3: Leverage County resources through public-private
partnerships for operation of NRCs.
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V. THE KEA'AU MODEL
5.1 The Model At A Glance
This chapter describes the neighborhood recycling center model that evolved from the
KRRC experience. The model now encompasses four classes of neighborhood recycling
centers (NRCs), which are described briefly in Table 5.1. The model is described in more
detail in the remainder of the chapter.
During development of this model, residents repeatedly said they want NRCs to be fun
places that they can take pride and ownership in. Residents envision NRCs as pleasant,
attractive places in which they can socialize, hunt for discarded treasures, and contribute
to the economic development of their communities.
Table 5.1 NRC Features By Class
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X
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Residential self -haulers
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County employees
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X
X
X
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X
X
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X
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X
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X
X
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Public education
X
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X
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5.2 Classification of Existing Transfer Stations
The methodology for assigning transfer stations to NRC classes utilizes the data from
Table 3.6 and a set of somewhat subjective guidelines. Table 5.2 presents the results of
the more objective component of the methodology. Those results, as modified by
application of the guidelines, yield the proposed NRC classifications shown in Figure 5.1.
The guidelines used in addition to the data shown in Table 5.2 are:
1. Each side of the island (East Hawaii, West Hawaii) should have a Class 1 NRC.
2. Each quadrant of the island (north, east, south, west) should have at least one Class 2
NRC.
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3. Class I and Class 2 NRCs should be located primarily in densely populated and/or
high growth areas. Heavily used facilities, as indicated by tonnage received, should
get preference for upgrade to Class I or Class 2 NRC.
4. Communities with numerous small businesses should be served by Class I or Class 2
NRCs.
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constructing a new facility or upgrading an existing transfer station, the new facility
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5.3 Sites and Infrastructure - General
5.3.1 Land parcels. Minimum recommended parcel sizes for NRCs are shown in Table
5.1. Recommended sizes allow for infrastructure, activities, separation of
incompatible activities, traffic queues, and landscaping/buffering.
5.3.2 Site entrances. NRC entrances are located and designed for safe ingress/egress.
Traffic entering and leaving NRCs flows smoothly. Turns into and out of the
facilities can be made safely, even at peak traffic times. Measures employed to
ensure safe ingress/egress include:
• Adequate queue space for departing traffic.
• In heavy traffic areas, traffic signals or service/frontage roads to/from
signalized intersections or other safe points of ingress/egress.
• Adequate sight distance in both directions from points of ingress/egress.
Near the entrance to every NRC, on both highway approaches, signs are placed
alerting motorists to the NRC location. A large sign just inside the entrance
displays the facility name and purpose, and indicates directions to the various
centers and zones within the NRC.
5.3.3 Traffic infrastructure. Internal roadways and paved areas are designed to facilitate
safe and smooth traffic flow, eliminate congestion, and provide parking areas for
customers participating in on-site activities.
• All internal roadways, service drives, aprons, and parking lots are asphalt
paved.
• All rolloff containers are placed on concrete pads.
• Traffic signs and speed bumps in strategic locations control traffic movement
and speed.
• Roadways are designed and constructed with a minimum of sharp turns,
intersections, and steep ramps (greater than eight percent slope).
• Queue lanes at dropoff zones and at the NRC exit are clearly marked, and do
not extend across intersections.
5.3.4 Traffic patterns. Internal traffic patterns are designed to ensure safety of persons
and property, as well as customer convenience and free and efficient traffic flow.
Traffic patterns permit customers to complete their business at the NRC during
one loop through the facility. NRC traffic patterns feature:
• For customers, a single road from the NRC entrance to the rubbish and
recyclables dropoff zone and then to the NRC exit.
• Between the site entrance and the rubbish and recyclables dropoff zone, drives
leading off the main internal road to dropoff zones for greenwaste and scrap
metals, and to the community enterprise center. This places the rubbish and
recyclables zone last on the loop through the NRC.
• One way flow of traffic on the main customer road through areas of intense
activity.
• Service roads for transfer and rolloff trucks and other heavy vehicles, which
divert industrial traffic from areas of heaviest customer activity.
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5.3.5 Weigh stations. Class 1 NRCs are equipped with vehicle scales and a scale house.
This facilitates weighing and documenting loads hauled by the County's vendors.
5.3.6 Landscaping. Landscaping serves to beautify NRCs and promote public
perception of NRCs as neighborhood facilities as opposed to rubbish dumps.
Landscaping at NRCs:
• Consists primarily of native plants.
• Features a variety of compatible plants.
• Is maintenance free to the greatest extent possible.
• Facilitates air flow and natural lighting on site.
5.3.7 Access. All NRC facilities, services, and programs satisfy the requirements of the
Americans with Disabilities Act.
5.3.8 Utilities. Class 1, 2, and 3 NRCs have water and electric service. In remote areas
without public utility service, catchment water and solar power supply facility
needs. Wastewater disposal is on site, except where public wastewater systems are
available. Other sections in this chapter contain more details on utilities.
5.3.9 Securi . Chain link fences and gates are installed to prevent after-hours vehicular
access to Class 1, 2, and 3 NRCs. These NRCs have attendants or security guards
who open and secure gates. To reduce costs, fencing does not extend around entire
sites, but sensitive areas within the NRCs, such as the neighborhood enterprise
centers, are fenced and gated or otherwise secured.
5.3.10 Disaster mitigation. Solid waste management facilities are critically needed
following disasters. Damage prevention is essential to ensuring that NRCs and
their equipment will be functional when needed. Inoperative NRCs or equipment
may result in inability to move disaster debris, requiring establishment and
operation of temporary sites elsewhere for debris storage and processing. Specific
disaster mitigation measures are included elsewhere in this chapter.
Critical pre -disaster steps to be taken by the County include:
• Safeguarding as -built drawings of all NRCs.
• Ensuring that insurance coverage is adequate.
• Producing and periodically updating complete photographic records of all
NRC facilities and equipment.
• Maintaining complete financial records for every NRC, including design and
construction costs, equipment purchase costs, and costs of major repairs.
• Maintaining accurate records of materials flowing through each Class 1 and
Class 2 NRC, to serve as a baseline in the event disaster debris must be
handled.
5.4 Community Enterprise Center
5.4.1 NRC classes: 1, 2
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5.4.2 General description. The community enterprise center distinguishes the Kea`au
model from more traditional models of transfer stations and public convenience
centers. Its foundation is a public-private partnership between the County and one
or more entities performing job training, education, technical assistance, resource
development, and community service functions within the context of the NRC
system.
The community enterprise center honors three community practices or traditions.
One, the widespread practice of scavenging at the local dump, is now prohibited
by state regulation. Today's (also prohibited) practice of setting reusable items
beside a rubbish chute rather than throwing them into the chute, is the last vestige
of the old practice. The second practice is that of using resources where they are
created, for the benefit of the local community. While most discarded items were
not created in the community in which they are discarded, reusable items may be
considered locally generated resources at the time of discard. The community
enterprise center houses a number of organizations and programs which generate
community benefits from reusable items. Third, the community enterprise center
encourages the local tradition of using items until no useful life remains.
A community enterprise center has three components: 1) reuse center, 2)
education center, and 3) cottage industry incubation center. Each of these is
discussed in detail in the remaining subsections under Section 5.4.
5.4.2.1 Reuse center. The purpose of the reuse center is to divert reusable items
from County disposal facilities, for the benefit of individual residents
and the community as a whole. The reuse center provides a safe
alternative to scavenging, once a common, accepted practice on the
island, but prohibited today. The NRC reuse center concept grew out of
the informal local custom of leaving reusable items beside a rubbish
chute, to be claimed by other customers.
5.4.2.2 Education center. A NRC education center is primarily a community
focal point for promoting, expanding, and improving community
knowledge and practices with regard to integrated solid waste
management, including recycling, local manufacture of value-added
products from locally recycled materials, reuse, and waste minimization.
5.4.2.3 Cottage industry incubation center. The purpose of a cottage industry
incubation center is to encourage and facilitate creation of small
entrepreneurial enterprises utilizing locally recycled materials to produce
value-added products for both on- and off -island markets.
5.4.3 Customers.
5.4.3.1 Reuse center. Any resident or business may donate acceptable items to
the reuse center. Recipients of reusable items from the reuse center vary
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according to programs operated by the community enterprise center
vendor.
5.4.3.2 Education center. All island residents are encouraged to participate in
programs offered at the education center.
5.4.3.3 Cottage industry incubation center. Any resident interested in starting or
strengthening a cottage industry utilizing locally recycled materials may
participate in the programs of this center, and may apply for short-term
use of workshop space.
5.4.4 Staff. The community enterprise center is operated by a contracted vendor whose
primary mission includes recycling and/or reuse, recycling/reuse education, job
training, affordable housing services, or related activities. To ensure coordination
and consistency of programs and activities within a community enterprise center,
the vendor must be willing and able to undertake all responsibilities related to the
center. The vendor must also be willing and able to take on responsibilities in
other areas of the NRC, as noted in Sections 5.7.4, 5.8.4, and 5.9.4. The vendor is
responsible for determining the number and types of personnel needed to
complete contractual requirements.
5.4.5 Buildings and infrastructure. The three components of a community enterprise
center share one building, which is designed to permit separation of programs and
activities. The facility features secure, enclosed space for each of the three
components, an administrative office for the vendor, a shared loading dock,
restrooms with composting toilets, solar power wherever feasible, and fenced
outside storage space. Community enterprise center buildings vary in size from
one NRC to another, according to community population and number of potential
business donors and construction activity in the vicinity.
5.4.5.1 Reuse center. The interior of the reuse space is partitioned to
accommodate the programmatic needs of the vendor. For example, a
vendor might require separation of C & D materials, arts and crafts, and
household goods sections. The reuse center has a materials
receiving/storage/preparation area not accessible to customers. In
addition to indoor display space, the reuse center requires an outdoor
storage/display area for weather -resistant bulky items.
5.4.5.2 Education center. This center is located in that part of the building most
remote from traffic, noise, and dust -generating activities. It contains one
meeting/workshop room and a secure storage room for equipment and
supplies. Although not luxurious, the education center provides a
comfortable, functional environment for activities.
5.4.5.3 Cottage industry incubation center. This part of the building contains a
display area for information on cottage industry opportunities using
locally recycled materials, a place for viewing related video tapes and
reading related books, and up to six small, secure workshop spaces for
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use by beginning entrepreneurs. Workshop spaces vary in size, but all
are large enough to accommodate small-scale production and storage of
a small amount of inventory.
5.4.6 Equipment. Community enterprise center operations at each Class 1 and Class 2
NRC require:
• One small forklift.
• One industrial type low profile floor scale for measuring diversion.
• One combination TVNCR.
• Bins for collection of recyclables destined for value-added processes.
• One large sign identifying the community enterprise center.
• Signs identifying the three components of the community enterprise center.
• Other equipment deemed necessary by the vendor.
5.4.7 Materials.
5.4.7.1 Reuse center. A reuse center accepts new and serviceable used items as
defined in Sections 1.1.17 and 1.1.18. Items requiring minor repair or
refurbishing are acceptable. The center does not accept hazardous waste
as defined in Section 11-58.1-03, Hawaii Revised Statutes, or items
clearly beyond repair or refurbishing. Any appliances or office
equipment accepted must be in working order and must not present
safety hazards to persons, property, or the environment when used as
intended by the manufacturer.
5.4.7.2 Cottage industry incubation center. Certain recyclable materials needed
by local value-added cottage industries either are not collected in the
County's two stream recycling system, or are difficult to separate from
the two streams in usable condition. These materials are collected in bins
at the cottage industry incubation center, as demand for them emerges.
Examples of such materials are:
• Specific types of non -deposit glass beverage containers, such as wine
bottles.
• Unusual glass containers.
• Plate glass and mirrors.
• Textiles.
The community enterprise center vendor is responsible for promoting
the special recyclable materials program to NRC customers.
Entrepreneurs at the cottage industry incubation center also have access
to materials donated to the reuse center.
5.4.8 Markets.
5.4.8.1 Reuse center. The community enterprise center vendor has priority for
all C & D materials, which are used in vendor's programs. Any C & D
materials not needed by the vendor are donated to nonprofit
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organizations or sold to the public to generate revenue. All other
materials are offered first to nonprofit organizations and then sold to the
public.
5.4.8.2 Cottage industry incubation center. Entrepreneurs receiving assistance
from the incubation center have priority for all materials collected at the
center. Remaining materials are sold to the public to generate revenue, or
are recycled elsewhere on the NRC site.
5.4.9 Operations policies, standards, and practices.
5.4.9.1 Community entgaLnse center.
• All users of the center are treated as valued customers, with respect
and courtesy.
• The minimum contract term for community enterprise center vendors
is five years, to provide adequate equipment amortization and
program development time.
• The guiding principle is that recyclable and reusable materials
donated to the center must be used creatively for the economic,
social, and environmental benefit of local residents, local
community-based organizations, and communities as a whole.
5.4.9.2 Reuse center. Every NRC reuse center is part of a Big Island reuse
network similar to the Aloha Shares Network (ASN) operated statewide
by Maui Recycling Group. ASN is a reuse program with both electronic
and physical components. It is modeled after L. A. SHARES, a very
successful reuse program serving Los Angeles County.
ASN maintains an electronic database of nonprofit organizations that
voluntarily register, along with the organizations' wish lists. Wish lists
typically contain office furniture and equipment, but may contain other
items. ASN's database also includes donors of materials that can be used
by nonprofit organizations. As materials are donated, ASN matches
them with nonprofit recipients, who are responsible for picking up the
items from donors. Nonprofit recipients are required to notify ASN
when transactions are complete, and send thank you letters to donors,
along with tax deduction receipts. Nonprofits get the things they need at
no cost. Donors save on hauling and disposal costs, receive tax
deductions, and generate goodwill in the community.
ASN has one partner organization, Nanakuli Housing Corporation
(NHC), operating a physical warehouse on Oahu. C & D materials are
channeled to that warehouse, where they are used in NHC's low income
housing rehabilitation program, donated to other nonprofits, or sold to
generate revenue. Donors include building contractors, building supply
businesses, demolition contractors, and individuals.
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Unfortunately, Maui Recycling Group has not found sufficient resources
to promote ASN on the Big Island. KRRC uncovered local demand for
this type of service, as a number of contractors asked about donating
building materials to the KRRC reuse center. To address local needs and
demand, the NRC reuse centers now comprise a physical network
operated by community enterprise center vendors. Vendors
cooperatively operate an electronic exchange program similar to ASN's.
The program is tailored to the needs, missions, and capabilities of
participating vendors, donors, and recipients.
The Big Island network focuses on building strong relationships with
corporate donors. L. A. SHARES has done this quite successfully, and
has realized a wealth of both material and monetary donations as a
result.
Other reuse policies, standards, and practices:
• Reusable materials donated to a reuse center are used to the greatest
extent possible to benefit communities surrounding the NRC.
• Customers and nonprofit organizations who purchase or receive
reusable materials must agree not to resell the items at flea markets,
thrift shops, etc.
• Community enterprise center vendors do not pick up reusables from
donors or deliver reusables to recipients.
• Community enterprise center vendors are encouraged to share
materials and cooperatively market them through an electronic
database similar to ASN's.
• Corporate donors are the foundation of the reuse program. Recruiting
donors and ensuring they have positive experiences is a priority of
community enterprise center vendors.
• Regular materials exchange days are an important part of a reuse
center's activities. For example, first Saturday of every month is
computer exchange day; second Saturday is paint exchange day, etc.
5.4.9.3 Education center
• NRC vendors have first priority for use of the education center for
workshops, trainings, and other functions of the NRC.
• The education center is available to the public on a space available,
reservation basis for any workshop, meeting, or similar activity
related to the mission and function of the NRC. Reservations are
made through the community enterprise center vendor.
5.4.9.4 Cottage industry incubation center.
• Workshop spaces are donated to beginning entrepreneurs for a
maximum period of one year. Entrepreneurs are expected to find
other homes for their businesses during that time.
• Entrepreneurs must submit realistic business plans and operations
plans in order to be considered for workshop space.
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A cottage industry may not use potentially hazardous materials or
processes in its workshop space, except in strict compliance with all
applicable laws and regulations. Activities must not present safety
hazards to persons, property, or the environment. A cottage industry
may not generate hazardous waste as defined in Section 11-58.1-03,
Hawaii Revised Statutes. Entrepreneurs using workshop spaces are
responsible for proper disposal of all waste materials at their own
expense.
5.4.10 Linkages with community needs.
5.4.10.1 Job creation and income generation. Hawaii County's unemployment
rate for November 2003 was 5.6%. The state's unemployment rate for
the same period was 4.2%. The community enterprise center will address
the need for more jobs directly, by creating jobs at the center and
possibly through job training programs operated by vendors.
5.4.10.2 Skills trainine. NRCs provide opportunities for skill training in:
• Public interaction.
• Materials handling and processing.
• Construction trades.
• Warehousing.
• Forklift operation.
• Landscaping.
• Sales.
• Repair of reusable items.
• Cottage industry startup and operation.
5.4.10.3 Educational opportunities for students. Students, with appropriate
supervision, may be involved in skills training mentioned in the
preceding section, in creation and operation of cottage industries, and in
volunteer activities. NRCs provide many opportunities for students to
apply academic knowledge in a real world, but sheltered, environment.
Community enterprise center vendors are encouraged to incorporate
educational opportunities for students in their programs.
5.4.10.4 Volunteer opportunities. Volunteer help is always welcome at NRCs.
Volunteers assist with landscaping, helping customers unload
recyclables and reusables, operation of the community enterprise center,
and other light duties. Community enterprise center vendors are
responsible for establishing and maintaining active volunteer programs.
5.4.10.5 Community facilities development/reyair. Some community enterprise
center vendors elect to channel reusable materials and human resources
into community assistance programs, such as construction or repair of
community facilities. This generates good will in the community and
encourages residents to recycle and reuse by providing visible examples
of recycling and reuse in action.
5.4.10.6 Low income housine. Materials reuse and job training programs may
also be built around the need for improvement/replacement of
substandard housing. Vendors may see housing rehabilitation as a job
training opportunity, or reserve certain C & D materials for donation to
qualified low income persons performing home repairs.
5.4.11 Disaster mitigation. For personal safety, protection of property, and prevention of
rubbish dispersal, the following measures are employed as necessary:
• If a NRC is threatened by a high wind event, light items in outdoor storage are
moved indoors or tied down securely.
• If a NRC is threatened by flood, tsunami, or lava flow, portable equipment is
moved to a safe location.
• At the discretion of on-site supervisors, events and activities may be
cancelled.
5.5 Deposit Container Redemption Center
5.5.1 NRC classes: Standard in Classes 1 and 2; allowed in Class 3 enterprise zones
5.5.2 General description. Deposit container redemption centers are located at Class 1
and Class 2 NRCs for the convenience of customers. Redemption centers at NRCs
are intended to supplement privately operated redemption centers or to service
remote areas not served by private redemption centers. To encourage redemption
services in more remote areas, privately operated redemption centers are permitted
in Class 3 NRC enterprise zones on a space available basis.
The state's deposit container law will become effective on January 1, 2005, and
amendments to the law are expected before then. As a result, this plan is
incomplete with respect to redemption centers, and may have to be modified to
address legislative changes expected in the 2004 legislative session.
5.5.3 Customers. Any person may redeem eligible deposit beverage containers at a
NRC deposit container redemption center.
5.5.4 Staff. A NRC redemption center is staffed and operated by a private vendor, under
contract with the County.
5.5.5 Buildings and infrastructure. The redemption center is sited to be easily accessible
and to minimize traffic impacts on other NRC activities. It provides space for
intake, processing, storage, and shipment of deposit beverage containers in
accordance with state law. At Class 1 and Class 2 NRCs, a building is provided by
the County. At Class 3 NRCs, the redemption center vendor is responsible for
providing suitable shelter for the operation.
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5.5.6 Equipment. Redemption center vendors are responsible for providing, operating,
and maintaining all equipment required by their operations plans.
5.5.7 Materials. At the deposit container redemption center, customers redeem deposit
beverage containers as defined in Section 342G-101, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
No other materials are accepted at the deposit container redemption center.
5.5.8 Markets. Redeemed beverage containers are sent to markets selected by the
deposit container redemption center vendors.
5.5.9 Operations policies, standards, and practices. Detailed operations policies,
standards, and practices to be determined after final legislative changes to Chapter
342G, H.R.S.
5.5.10 Linkages with community needs. The Hawaii beverage container deposit law
addresses the problem of illegal dumping and contributes to more resource
efficient solid waste management. NRC deposit container redemption centers play
a vital role by providing convenient redemption centers, especially in Waal areas.
5.5.11 Disaster mitigation. Vendors are responsible for taking positive measures to
protect buildings and equipment from impending disasters. Such measures may
include moving or tying down equipment and light items to prevent airborne
hazards, and securing buildings.
5.6 Enterprise Zone
5.6.1 NRC class: 3
5.6.2 General description. The enterprise zone is an area of about five acres reserved for
local businesses (not necessarily startups) producing value-added products made
from, or providing services related to, recyclable/reusable materials collected at
the NRC. The purpose of the enterprise zone is to stimulate creation of local
markets for recycled/reused products and jobs to supply those markets. The
enterprise zone also increases the number of recycling opportunities available to
NRC customers, in terms of locations and types of materials. Businesses may
lease space in an enterprise zone, on a space available basis, after approval by the
County of applications, realistic business plans, and operations plans. Examples of
business activities suitable for enterprise zones include:
• Deposit beverage container redemption.
• Manufacture of items from recycled glass.
• Scrap vehicle towing and recycling.
• U -pick -it auto parts.
• White goods repair and sale.
• Furniture refinishing.
• Manufacture of products from used tires.
• Vermicomposting.
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5.6.3 Customers. Any resident or business may purchase products produced by an
enterprise zone business.
5.6.4 Staff. Each enterprise zone business is responsible for satisfying its own staffing
needs.
5.6.5 Buildings and infrastructure. Each enterprise zone business is responsible for
furnishing and maintaining its own shelter.
5.6.6 Equipment. Each enterprise zone business is responsible for finnishing and
maintaining its own equipment.
5.6.7 Materials. A business operating in a NRC enterprise zone must use,
predominantly, one or more of the acceptable materials listed in Table 5.1.
5.6.8 Markets. Each enterprise zone business determines appropriate markets for its
products.
5.6.9 Operations policies, standards, and practices.
• Businesses may lease space on an as available basis, through a public
procurement process determined by the County.
• Terms of leases may vary, but will be sufficient to enable amortization of
capital costs.
• Business operations must be conducted in accordance with all applicable laws
and regulations, and must be permitted as required by cognizant agencies.
• Businesses are responsible for installing and maintaining any site
improvements required. Upon termination of leases, all such improvements
become the property of the County.
• Operations must be kept clean and orderly, as appropriate for the type of
business.
• Enterprise zone businesses may not duplicate or compete with services
provided by contracted vendors at the same NRC.
5.6.10 Linkages with community needs. NRC enterprise zones address the community
need for job creation (see Section 5.4.10.1). Depending upon the types of business
tenants, enterprise zones may also address illegal dumping and resource
conservation issues.
5.6.11 Disaster mitigation. Vendors are responsible for taking positive measures to
protect buildings and equipment from impending disasters. Such measures may
include moving or tying down equipment and light items to prevent airborne
hazards, and securing buildings.
5.7 Mixed Rubbish and Household Recyclables Dropoff Zone
5.7.1 NRC classes: 1, 2, 3, 4
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5.7.2 General description. The rubbish and household recyclables dropoff zone provides
one-stop convenience for dropoff of both types of material. This is the primary
destination for most NRC customers.
5.7.3 Customers. Rubbish and recyclables zones at all NRCs are open to all residents
using automobiles, pickup trucks, vans, or small trailers to self -haul materials.
Small businesses self -hauling materials in automobiles, pickup trucks, vans, or
small trailers may use Class 2 NRCs. All businesses, including commercial
haulers, may use Class 1 NRCs. If the County elects at some time in the future to
provide residential refuse collection service, County refuse collection crews will
use all NRCs for rubbish transfer.
5.7.4 Staff. Former County transfer station attendants and truck drivers continue to
perform their former duties relative to rubbish collection and transfer at all NRCs.
At Class 1 and Class 2 NRCs, community enterprise center vendors monitor the
rubbish and recyclables zones, under contract with the County. See the discussion
in Section 5.4 for details. Vendors are responsible for determining the number of
attendants required at each NRC.
At Class 3 NRCs, private security guards monitor activities and enforce
regulations at the rubbish and recyclables stations, under contract with the
County. As required by the contract, guards receive periodic training in the
purpose and functions of NRCs, customer relations, principles of integrated solid
waste management, and County expectations. The presence of uniformed security
guards at NRCs may discourage some customers from using NRCs and thus
contribute to illegal dumping. The County is encouraged to discuss with security
vendors more customer -friendly alternatives (e.g., custom aloha shirts) to typical
security uniforms.
5.7.5 Buildings and infrastructure. As this plan was being produced, two parties were
working on conceptual plans for NRCs or parts thereof. For purposes of showing
how a NRC rubbish and household recyclables zone might function, a concept is
included in this plan. After comparing it with the other conceptual plans, the
County may choose to accept or reject it.
Each NRC mixed rubbish and household recyclables dropoff zone consists of one
or more identical drop stations, each with one rubbish chute and transfer trailer,
plus two adjacent rolloff containers for household recyclables. One additional
rolloff container is placed at each drop station at Class 3 NRCs for collection of
scrap metals. This arrangement is made possible by parking the transfer trailer
perpendicular to the retaining wall at grade separation. A metal chute affixed to
the retaining wall directs rubbish into the transfer trailer. Rolloff containers are
also situated with the longest dimension perpendicular to the retaining wall, with a
sturdy pier between containers, giving customers access to the full length of each
container. The pier is equipped with railings to prevent falls. Metal chutes over
the rolloff containers prevent materials from blowing away.
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Hydraulic controls for the rubbish compactor are located on the customer level,
adjacent to the rubbish chute. Controls are secured to prevent tampering. This
location gives the operator a clear view of the compactor action, as well as control
over customer actions during compaction.
Two parking stalls are clearly marked in front of each rubbish chute. Two or more
additional parking stalls are marked in front of the recycling containers. At least
one of the parking stalls in front of recycling containers is reserved for customers
who are recycling only.
Customer traffic and service vehicles utilize grade separated access roads and
apron areas. This allows customers to throw materials down into transfer trailers
and rolloff containers. Grade separation is maintained by a concrete retaining
wall, as at former transfer stations. A chain link fence runs along the top of the
retaining wall to prevent customers from falling.
Queue lanes leading to the rubbish and recycling stations provide sufficient
storage for periods of peak traffic (minus the Christmas and New Year holiday
peaks).
Many recyclable materials are sensitive to rain, dust, ultraviolet degradation, and
other climate -related hazards. Affected materials may be reduced in value or
rendered non -recyclable. Customers, too, are affected. At KRRC, recycling
activity diminishes during periods of rain. To shelter both sensitive materials and
customers, canopies cover rubbish and household recyclables drop stations.
Vertical clearance between the pads on which transfer trailers and rolloff
containers sit and the underside of the canopy is sufficient for parking transfer
trailers and loading/unloading rolloff containers. Vertical clearance between the
pavement at customer level and the underside of the canopy is sufficient for
automobiles, pickup trucks, vans, and refuse compactor trucks (in case the County
elects at some time in the future to implement residential refuse collection
service).
Pad areas for transfer trailers and rolloff containers are well drained to ensure
continuous operations during periods of heavy rain.
At Class 1, 2, and 3 NRCs, a water spigot is located near each set of recycling
rolloff containers for customers who need to rinse their hands after discarding
recyclables. Spigots are designed without hose bibs to prevent other uses of the
water.
5.7.6 Equipment. Rolloff containers used to collect and transport recyclable materials
are standardized as to size (40 cubic yards), configuration, color, and logos
throughout the NRC system. Rolloff containers are supplied by private recycling
vendors. County transfer vehicles and signs are also identifiable by the standard
NRC color scheme and logo. These measures assist in providing consistent
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experiences for customers at every NRC in the system. Each drop station at a
NRC rubbish and household recyclables zone is equipped with:
• One transfer trailer to receive rubbish.
• Two 40 cubic yard rolloff containers to receive household recyclables.
• One 40 cubic yard rolloff container to receive scrap metals (Class 2 and Class
3 only).
• One sign at the rubbish chute listing materials that may not be placed in the
transfer trailer.
• One large sign in front of each recycling container listing and illustrating
acceptable and unacceptable materials and practices.
5.7.7 Materials. This zone is designed and operated to receive mixed rubbish (defined
in Section 1.1.12) and household recyclables (defined in Section 1.1.7).
The County uses a two -stream recycling system (defined in Section 1. 1.22) for
household recyclables. One stream goes into each of the two rolloff containers.
Recyclables are hauled from the NRCs, processed, and recycled by private
recycling vendors under contract with the County.
Rubbish from East Hawaii NRCs is hauled to the Hilo NRC, where conspicuous
recyclables are removed. Residue is then transported to the West Hawaii landfill.
Rubbish from West Hawaii NRCs is hauled directly to the West Hawaii landfill.
5.7.8 Markets. The final destination for rubbish is West Hawaii landfill. Recyclable
materials are shipped to recycling markets selected by the County's private
recycling vendors.
5.7.9 Operations policies, standards, and practices.
• All NRC users are treated as valued customers, with respect and courtesy.
• At least one attendant monitors dropoff activities at all times to guard against
dumping of disallowed materials, report policy infractions, and provide
educational services.
• Attendants are not security guards or law enforcement officers. They may
inform, request, discuss, and coax only. Details of serious violations or
disputes must be reported to supervisors.
• Attendants at Class 2 NRC rubbish and recyclables zones are required to
collect tip fee coupons from business customers. Coupons are cancelled with a
stamp immediately upon receipt. See Chapter VI for more information about
coupons.
• Commercial haulers and other business customers may use Class 1 NRCs and
landfills. They pay tip fees at the scale houses.
• Small business customers may also deliver rubbish and recyclables to Class 2
NRCs. They pay tip fees to attendants, using coupons purchased in advance
from the County Department of Finance. Coupon values correspond to
tonnage -based tip fees paid at solid waste facilities equipped with vehicle
scales.
• Children must remain inside vehicles at all times.
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• As recycling increases, the amount of rubbish may decrease. The County
monitors rubbish quantities and adjusts hauling frequencies as necessary. At
some point, converting from the current fixed schedule hauling system to an
as needed hauling system may be advantageous.
• Contract prices constitute the County's sole compensation to recycling
vendors. The County does not pay diversion credits for materials collected at
NRCs.
• Whenever a full rolloff container is pulled for servicing, it must be
immediately replaced with an empty container. Vendors are required to have
and maintain an adequate number of spare rolloff containers to ensure that
customers always have access to the same number of containers.
• Hazardous materials, used tires, automotive type batteries, dead animals, and
items greater than four feet in length may not be placed in transfer trailers.
• Reusable items may not be placed beside rubbish chutes. They may be taken
to the reuse center at Class I and Class 2 NRCs, or placed in transfer trailers at
Class 3 and Class 4 NRCs.
5.7. 10 Linkages with community needs. See the discussion in Section 5.4.
5.7.11 Disaster mitigation. For personal safety, protection of property, and prevention of
rubbish dispersal, the following measures are employed as necessary:
• Areas around transfer trailers and rolloff containers are designed and
maintained to promote rapid drainage.
• In advance of foreseeable high wind events, transfer trailers and rolloff
containers are immobilized with steel cables and anchors to prevent tipping or
rolling.
• Permanently installed generators power rubbish compactors in the event of
power failure.
• Sturdy nets cover rolloff containers to prevent blowing of contents in high
wind events.
• Trailers and rolloff containers are moved to safe locations if pads on which
they sit are threatened with flooding or tsunami.
• If a NRC is threatened by lava flow, equipment is moved to safe locations.
• NRCs are closed to public use at the discretion of County officials.
5.8 Greenwaste Dropoff Zone
5.8.1 NRC classes: 1, 2, 3
5.8.2 General description. The greenwaste dropoff zone is an area of about five acres
located as remotely as possible from other activities on site to minimize noise,
dust, particulate, and projectile hazards.
5.8.3 Customers. All residents using automobiles, pickup trucks, vans, or small trailers
to self -haul greenwaste may deliver greenwaste to designated NRCs. Small
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businesses using automobiles, pickup trucks, vans, or small trailers may deliver
greenwaste to Class 1 and Class 2 NRCs. Tip fee policies regarding greenwaste
delivered to NRCs by small businesses are specified in the Hawaii County Code.
5.8.4 Staff. Each greenwaste zone requires at least one attendant on duty during NRC
operating hours. Greenwaste zone attendants are employees of the County's
community enterprise center vendors. At Class 3 NRCs, where there are no
community enterprise centers, vendors from Class 1 or Class 2 NRCs are
contracted to monitor greenwaste zones. To ensure that the County's organics
diversion vendor receives and processes material that meets expectations,
attendants receive regular and comprehensive training and supervision from
community enterprise center vendors, County staff, organics diversion vendors,
and outside trainers. The community enterprise center vendor and the organics
diversion vendor for each NRC meet regularly to review activities and resolve
problems.
Equipment operators who handle and process greenwaste are employees of the
County's organics diversion vendor. The number and work schedules of
equipment operators at any given site are established by the vendor.
5.8.5 Buildings and infrastructure. To prevent damage to equipment from rocks and
soil, areas used for greenwaste collection, storage, and processing are asphalt
paved. The greenwaste zone is equipped with a small shelter for the attendant's
use. On-site water supply is available at the greenwaste zone for dust control and
fire suppression.
5.8.6 Equipment. The greenwaste zone at each NRC is equipped with:
• Any and all equipment determined by the organics diversion vendor to be
necessary to meet contractual obligations. All such equipment is furnished,
operated, and maintained by the organics diversion vendor. Equipment
typically includes a grinder, rubber -tired loader, and trucks.
• At the entrance to the greenwaste zone, one large sign listing and illustrating
acceptable and unacceptable materials. The sign exhibits the standard NRC
color scheme and logo.
5.8.7 Materials. Only greenwaste as defined in Section 1.1.5 is permitted in the
greenwaste zone. The attendant is responsible for monitoring incoming loads,
preventing contamination of the greenwaste stockpile, and manually removing
minor contaminants from the stockpile.
5.8.8 Markets. At remote NRCs designated by the County, mulch is donated to the
public. Wherever economically feasible, greenwaste is ground at the NRC and
mulch is hauled to the organics diversion vendor's compost facility for conversion
to value-added products. Specific markets for finished products are arranged by
the vendor.
5.8.9 OQperations policies standards and practices.
• All NRC users are treated as valued customers, with respect and courtesy.
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• The minimum contract term for organics diversion vendors servicing NRCs is
ten years, to provide adequate equipment amortization time.
• At least one attendant monitors dropoff activities at all times to guard against
dumping of disallowed materials, report policy infractions, and provide
educational services.
• Attendants are not security guards or law enforcement officers. They may
inform, request, discuss, and coax only. Details of serious violations or
disputes must be reported to supervisors.
• Attendants at Class 2 NRC greenwaste zones are required to collect tip fee
coupons from business customers. Coupons are cancelled with a stamp
immediately upon receipt. See Chapter VI for more information about
coupons.
• Organics diversion vendors are responsible for establishing and enforcing
safety zones around all operating grinders, due to the potential for projectiles.
The size and configuration of a safety zone depends upon the type grinder in
use and its configuration. A safety zone may extend as far as 100 yards from a
grinder.
• When possible, grinding operations are set up so prevailing winds blow dust
and particulates away from equipment operators and areas used by customers.
• Organics diversion vendors are required to employ dust control measures
during grinding operations.
• Organics diversion vendors are required to prepare, maintain, and implement
as necessary plans for preventing and responding to fires and vectors.
• Equipment operators and greenwaste zone attendants are required to have and
use safety gear, such as hard hats, eye protection, steel toe shoes, and dust
masks.
• Customers must empty plastic bags containing greenwaste and either reuse the
bags or dispose of them at the rubbish and recycling station.
• Children must remain in vehicles at all times.
• Depending upon bid prices from vendors, the County elects to have
greenwaste ground and left on site as mulch for customer pickup, or hauled by
organics diversion vendors to their composting sites for conversion to value-
added products. The standard for determining mulch versus value-added
products relates to disposal costs. If hauling and production of value-added
products cost less than hauling and disposal of rubbish from a given NRC, the
County requires production of value-added products. If hauling and
production of value-added products cost more than hauling and disposal of
rubbish from a given NRC, the County requires production of mulch to be left
on site.
• Contract prices constitute the County's sole compensation to organics
diversion vendors. The County does not pay diversion credits for materials
collected at NRCs.
5.8. 10 Linkages with community needs. On this soil -starved island, local production of
mulch, compost, and related products supplies a local need, while creating local
jobs and displacing imported products with their associated fuel costs and solid
waste.
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5.8.11 Disaster mitigation. For personal safety, protection of property, and prevention of
rubbish dispersal, the following measures are employed as necessary:
• In advance of high wind events, any equipment on site is tied down or moved
to a safe location.
• If a NRC is threatened by flooding, tsunami, or lava flow, any equipment on
site is moved to safe locations.
• NRCs are closed to public use at the discretion of County officials.
5.9 Scrap Metals Dropoff Zone
5.9.1 NRC classes: 1, 2
5.9.2 General description. This zone provides customer dropoff convenience for scrap
vehicles and other scrap metal items. A scrap metals rolloff container is provided
at Class 3 NRC rubbish and recyclables zones in lieu of scrap metals zones. In
addition, scrap vehicles may be collected by private businesses in Class 3 NRC
enterprise zones. Scrap metals dropoff zones are located as remotely as possible
from other activities to minimize noise and dust hazards.
5.9.3 Customers. All residents and small businesses using automobiles, pickup trucks,
vans, or small trailers to self -haul scrap metals or scrap vehicles may deliver scrap
metals and scrap vehicles to designated NRCs. Commercial tow truck operators
also may deliver scrap vehicles to designated NRCs.
5.9.4 Staff. Each scrap metals zone requires at least one attendant on duty during NRC
operating hours. Scrap metals zone attendants are employees of the County's
community enterprise center vendors. To ensure that the County's scrap metals
vendors receive and process materials that meet expectations, attendants receive
regular and comprehensive training and supervision from County staff, scrap
metals vendors, and outside trainers. The community enterprise center vendors
and scrap metals vendors meet regularly to review activities and resolve problems.
Equipment operators who handle and process scrap metals are employees of the
County's scrap metals vendors. The number and work schedules of equipment
operators at any given site are established by their employers.
5.9.5 Buildings and infrastructure. To prevent damage to equipment from rocks and
soil, and to prevent contamination of recyclable materials with mud, scrap metals
zones are paved. Every scrap metals zone is equipped with a small shelter for the
attendants' use. On-site water supply is available at the scrap metals zone for dust
control and fire suppression.
5.9.6 Equipment. The scrap metals zone at each NRC is equipped with:
• Any and all equipment determined by the scrap metals vendor to be necessary
to meet contractual obligations. All such equipment is furnished, operated, and
maintained by the scrap metals vendor.
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• At the entrance to the scrap metals station, one large sign listing and
illustrating acceptable and unacceptable materials. The sign exhibits the
standard NRC color scheme and logo.
5.9.7 Materials. Only scrap metals and scrap vehicles as defined in Sections 1.1.19 and
1. 1.20 are permitted in the scrap metals zone. Attendants are responsible for
monitoring incoming loads and preventing contamination of stockpiles.
5.9.8 Markets. Scrap metals are shipped to recycling markets selected by the County's
scrap metals vendors.
5.9.9 Operations policies, standards, and practices.
• All NRC users are treated as valued customers, with respect and courtesy.
• The minimum contract term for scrap metals vendors servicing NRCs is ten
years, to provide adequate equipment amortization time.
• At least one attendant monitors dropoff activities at all times to guard against
dumping of disallowed materials, report policy infractions, and provide
educational services.
• Attendants are not security guards or law enforcement officers. They may
inform, request, discuss, and coax only. Details of serious violations or
disputes must be reported to supervisors.
• Attendants at Class 2 NRC scrap metals zones are required to collect tip fee
coupons from business customers. Coupons are cancelled with a stamp
immediately upon receipt. See Chapter VI for more information about
coupons.
• Scrap metals vendors are responsible for establishing and enforcing
appropriate safety zones around all operating crushers.
• Vendors are required to employ dust control measures during operations.
• Equipment operators and scrap metals zone attendants are required to have
and use safety gear, such as hard hats, eye protection, steel toe shoes, and dust
masks.
• Children must remain in vehicles at all times.
• Contract prices constitute the County's sole compensation to scrap metals
vendors. The County does not pay diversion credits for materials collected at
NRCs.
5.9. 10 Linkages with community needs. Illegal dumping is a problem on the Big Island.
Abandoned vehicles are especially problematic. The convenience of additional
authorized dropoff sites for scrap metals and scrap vehicles encourages residents
to properly dispose of metal items. This has the added benefit of increasing the
County's recycling rate, while adding and sustaining local recycling jobs.
5.9.11 Disaster mitigation. For personal safety, protection of property, and prevention of
metal dispersal, the following measures are employed as necessary:
• Anchors and sturdy nets cover stockpiles to prevent blowing of light scrap
metal objects during high wind events.
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• Equipment is moved to safe locations if a NRC is threatened by flooding,
tsunami, or lava flow.
• NRCs are closed to public use at the discretion of County officials.
5.10 Disaster Debris Dropoff Zone
5. 10.1 NRC classes: 1, 2
5.10.2 General description. This zone provides a convenient place for storage and
processing of debris generated by disaster events. Following declared disasters,
the disaster debris zone facilitates separation of eligible debris from ineligible
debris, which goes to other zones within the NRC. Between disasters, this zone is
used for any overflow materials from other zones, and for special events.
5.10.3 Customers. Residential and business self -haulers and commercial haulers may
deliver eligible disaster debris to designated NRCs.
5.10.4 Staff. The County, in cooperation with state and federal disaster management
officials, is responsible for staffing disaster debris zones during post disaster
operations. The County uses in-house staff or contractors as necessary. At a
minimum, one attendant will be stationed at the gate house during hours of
operation. Additional attendants and inspectors will be needed to monitor and
inspect dumping and loading activities in stockpile areas.
5.10.5 Buildings and infrastructure. Every disaster debris zone is equipped with a small
shelter for the attendants' use. On-site water supply is available at the disaster
debris zone for dust control and fire suppression.
5.10.6 EE Wpment. The disaster debris zone at each NRC is equipped with:
• Any and all equipment determined necessary by the County to meet demand.
Equipment may be furnished by the County from regular inventory, leased by
the County, or furnished by outside contractors.
• One shelter at the entrance to serve as a gate house.
One elevated viewing platform to enable attendants and inspectors to view
contents of incoming and outgoing loads.
At the entrance to the disaster debris zone, one large sign listing acceptable
and unacceptable materials. The sign exhibits the standard NRC color scheme
and logo.
5.10.7 Materials. Only eligible disaster debris is accepted at disaster debris zones.
Eligible disaster debris means, generally, recyclable or reusable debris directly
attributable to a declared disaster, the storage, processing, and transport of which
is eligible for cost reimbursement from state or federal disaster management
agencies. Eligible disaster debris may also include incidental amounts of non -
recyclable and non -reusable debris mixed with recyclable and reusable debris, and
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non -recyclable and non -reusable debris requiring processing before transport to a
disposal facility.
Eligible disaster debris normally is limited to debris from the public domain, as
opposed to debris from private property. For the most current definitions of
eligible disaster debris, refer to County, State Civil Defense, and Federal
Emergency Management Agency regulations.
Disaster debris zone attendants are responsible for monitoring incoming loads and
preventing mixing or contamination of stockpiles.
5.10.8 Markets. Much disaster debris can be reused or recycled. This applies to
greenwaste, concrete and asphalt rubble, untreated lumber and wood objects,
metal roofing and other metal objects, and other materials. The County, or its
contractors, will be responsible for locating markets for processed debris.
5.10.9 Operations policies, standards, and practices.
• All NRC users are treated as valued customers, with respect and courtesy.
• Attendants and inspectors monitor dropoff activities at all times to guard
against dumping of disallowed materials, report policy infractions, and
provide educational services.
• Attendants are not security guards or law enforcement officers. They may
inform, request, discuss, and coax only. Details of serious violations or
disputes must be reported to supervisors.
• Attendants at Class 2 NRC disaster debris zones are required to collect tip fee
coupons from business customers. Coupons are cancelled with a stamp
immediately upon receipt. See Chapter VI for more information about
coupons.
• The County and its vendors are responsible for establishing and enforcing
appropriate safety zones around all operating equipment for the protection of
customers.
• Vendors are required to employ dust and noise control measures during
operations.
• Equipment operators and disaster debris zone attendants are required to have
and use safety gear, such as hard hats, eye protection, steel toe shoes, and dust
masks.
• Children must remain in vehicles at all times.
• Contract prices constitute the County's sole compensation to vendors. The
County does not pay diversion credits for materials collected at NRCs.
5.10.10 Linkages with community needs. Disaster debris places extraordinary strains on a
community's solid waste management system. Advance preparation is key to
handling the extra load. Disaster debris dropoff zones will enable the County to
respond quickly and efficiently to any future disasters.
5.10.11 Disaster mitigation. For protection of persons and property, the following
measures are employed as necessary:
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• Anchors and sturdy nets cover any existing stockpiles of light objects during
high wind events.
• Equipment is moved to safe locations if a NRC is threatened by flooding,
tsunami, or lava flow.
• NRCs are closed to public use at the discretion of County officials.
5.11 Future of the Model
5.11.1 Additions. The model described in this chapter is ambitious and challenging.
More features could have been added, but were not in recognition of the County's
limited resources and other urgent solid waste issues. When the model as
described has been fully implemented island -wide, or if special purpose resources
become available, the following additions to the NRC program are recommended:
• More frequent household hazardous waste collection events, and eventually
continuous collection capacity at the NRCs.
• Collection of additional plastics resins.
• Waste reduction technology at Class 1 NRCs.
• Collection of used tires.
• Advance disposal fees on all materials.
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VI. ACTION PLAN FOR SUSTAINING & REPLICATING THE MODEL
6.1 Introduction
6.1.1 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to identify specific tasks to be
accomplished in order to convert the current system of transfer stations to a
system of neighborhood recycling centers.
6.1.2 Structure of chapter. Implementation of this plan will occur in phases. The
planning phase consists of tasks that need to occur before any others. Pre -
development phase tasks are those which must occur before each transfer station
is enhanced. Design phase tasks are required during the design process for each
transfer station enhancement. Tasks involved in construction of improvements at
individual transfer stations occur during the construction phase. The construction
phase also includes some tasks preliminary to operations. Operations phase tasks
are recurring tasks required during the life of each NRC. In summary, the
planning phase lays the groundwork for enhancement of all facilities, while the
other phases are repeated for enhancement of individual facilities.
6.2 Planning Phase
6.2.1 Task: Review and approve this plan. The plan is to be reviewed and approved by
the Environmental Management Commission and the Mayor. County Council
members will receive informational copies of the approved plan.
Responsible agencies: Department of Environmental Management and Mayor's
Office
Complete bv: April 30, 2004
6.2.2 Task: Identify disparities in parcel sizes vs. NRC standards; then determine
course of action for each facility. Table 6.1 shows acreage disparities between
current sites and minimum NRC acreage. In some cases, sites indicated as being
too small currently may be sufficient, depending upon site dimensions and
configuration. An engineering analysis will assist in making determinations.
Options open to the County include:
• Buy or lease additional land.
• Move to new sites.
• Squeeze NRC facilities onto existing sites.
• Postpone implementation of some standard NRC features.
• Eliminate or reduce some standard NRC features.
• Downgrade some NRCs to lower classes.
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Responsible agencies: Department of Environmental Management and Mayor's
Office
CoMplete by: June 30, 2004
Table 6.1: Parcel Size Dis
arities
Priority County Fiscal Year
Transfer Station
Current
Size
Acres
NRC
Standard
Acres
Additional
Acreage
Needed
Glenwood
1.97
15 1
13.03
Hilo
72.70
35 1
0.00
Honoka'a
0.73
15
14.27
Honomu
0.84
3
2.16
Ka'auhuhu Kohala/Hawi
17.28
25
7.72
Kahuku Ocean View Estates
0.00
25
25.00
Kala ana
13.20
3
0.00
Kea'au
19.54
25
5.46
Kealakehe ilua-Kona
30.32
35
4.68
Keauhou
5.47
125
19.53
Ke'ei
11.60
15
3.40
Lau ahoehoe
1.02
3 1
1.98
Miloh'i
0.17
3
2.83
Pa'auilo
0.85
3
2.15
Pahala
0.75
3
2.25
Pahoa
3.77
25
21.23
Pa aikou
0.57
15
14.43
Puako
8.90
15
6.10
Volcano
2.19
3
0.81
Waiea
2.28
3
0.72
Waimea
0.31
25
24.69
Waiohinu 1
31.65
15
0.00
Total Additional Acreage Needed I172.44
6.2.3 Task: Determine priority order of transfer station enhancements. Table 6.2
displays enhancement priorities based on annual tonnage received and NRC class
designations, with some adjustment for geographical balance. These priorities
may be affirmed or changed. Once final priorities have been established,
determine the fiscal year in which each transfer station will be enhanced,
consistent with Objectives 1.3 and 1.4 in Chapter 4.
Responsible agency: Department of Environmental Management
Complete by: June 30, 2004
Table 6.2: Transfer Station Enhancement Priorities
Transfer Station
Priority County Fiscal Year
Hilo
1
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Kealakehe Kailua-Kona
2
Kea'au
3
Waimea
4
Kahuku Ocean View Estates
5
Keauhou
6
Ka'auhuhu Kohala/Hawi
7
Pahoa
8
Honoka'a
9
Pa aikou
10
Glenwood
11
Puako
12
Ke'ei
13
Waiohinu
14
Waiea
15
Honomu
16
Volcano
17
Pa'auilo
18
Pahala
19
Lau ahoehoe
20
Kala ana
21
Miloli'i
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6.2.4 Task: Based on land requirements and transfer station enhancement priorities,
develop a timeline for completing enhancements. Some enhancements may span
several years, depending on need for additional land, capital improvements budget
priorities, and other factors. Mapping out the timeline over the next ten years is
essential to making the process flow as smoothly as possible.
Responsible a eg ncv: Department of Environmental Management
Resource aeencv: RCAC
Complete by: September 30, 2004
6.2.5 Task: Create a logo and color scheme for the NRCs. A logo can be created
through a community contest or by a professional. If through a community
contest, the winning entry should be professionally finished, with permission from
the creator. The color scheme is designed to harmonize with the logo.
Responsible agency: Department of Environmental Management
Resource agency: Recycle Hawaii
Complete bv: December 31, 2004
6.2.6 Task: Create and implement a cost data model for tracking actual costs at
individual facilities. To facilitate analysis of the cost effectiveness of the new
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system, and to evaluate operations alternatives, the County needs a detailed cost
model. The model must be able to track, for each NRC, actual costs of budget line
items, quantities of materials hauled monthly, total and per mile hauling costs per
material, and any revenues realized from sale of diverted materials.
Responsible agencies: Department of Environmental Management and
Department of Finance
Resource agency: RCAC
Complete by: Opening of the first NRC
6.2.7 Task: Establish a tip fee coupon program by ordinance and print coupons. Small
business customers using NRCs will have to pay tip fees, just as they are required
to do at landfills. The most effective means of payment is by pre -paid coupons
purchased from the Department of Finance. Coupons can be printed in
"denominations" matching haul vehicles; e.g., automobile, small pickup, full size
pickup, minivan, full size van. Average volume for each denomination can be
converted to tonnage to calculate the selling price for each coupon. Tip fees paid
by coupon must approximate tip fees paid by weight for similar loads. Important
note: coupons are the equivalent of money, and must be treated as such, with
proper controls on their printing, handling, and storage. This task will involve
amendment of the Hawaii County Code. Class 1 NRCs will have vehicle scales,
so this task applies only to Class 2 NRCs.
Responsible agencies: Department of Environmental Management, Department of
Finance, and County Council
Resource agencies: RCAC and County of Kauai Department of Finance
Complete bv: Opening of the first Class 2 NRC.
6.2.8 Potential sources of funding. How to pay for development and operation of NRCs
is a critical topic. It can be discussed only in generalities in this plan due to the
many uncertainties yet to be dealt with. The County has funded continuation of
KRRC in its temporary form through June 30, 2004. The next step is to include
continuation funding in the Department of Environmental Management operating
budget for fiscal year 2004 — 2005. The remaining issue is funding for conversion
of Kea`au and other transfer stations to NRCs, followed by operation of NRCs.
Consideration of funding options must be continuous, beginning in the planning
phase, both to plan for funding when it is needed and to take advantage of
opportunities that may present themselves. Table 6.3 lists potential sources of
funding and their applicability.
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Table 6.3: Potential Sources of Revenue
Funding Source I Applicability to NRCs
County capital improvements budget Capital costs
Community development block grants Capital costs
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State capital improvements budget
Capital costs
Disaster mitigation grants
Capital costs - disaster debris zones
Glass container ADF
Glass recycling
County general fund
Operations
County tip fees
Operations
Enterprise zone leases
Operations
Donations to eligible community
enterprise center vendors
Operations - community enterprise
centers
Job training grants
Operations - community enterprise
centers
Sales of reusable items
Operations - community enterprise
centers
Deposit container handlin fees
Operations - redemption centers
6.3 Pre -development Phase
6.3.1 Task: Include transfer station enhancements and NRC operations in annual
capital improvements and operating budgets. Budgeting for the conversion of
transfer stations to NRCs must be done for each individual facility. The following
factors will cause costs to vary from one facility to another:
• Upgrade of existing facility vs. construction of new facility.
• Class of NRC being created.
• Land requirements.
• Location of facility.
• Haul distances for various materials.
• Ability of vendors to leverage County resources.
Some items may need to be included in budgets several years in advance of design
and construction of a NRC. Refer to the timeline created in Task 6.2.4 to ensure
items are budgeted in a timely manner. Typical budget items for a NRC are listed
in Table 6.4. Note that not every item will apply to every NRC.
Responsible agency: Department of Environmental Management
Complete bv: Deadlines established for annual budget cycles
Table 6.4: Budget Template for Conversion of Transfer Stations
Phase
Cost Item
Quantity
Estimated
Cost
Potential Funding
Source
Planning
Purchase/ lease additional
land
Pre -development
Tip fee coupons
Cost data model
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6.3.2 Task: Procure additional land if needed. The first step in enhancing any transfer
station with insufficient acreage will be procurement of additional land. Purchase
or lease of private property, use of state land, and land swaps with county and
state agencies are possible mechanisms. Allow for a significantly longer planning
phase for sites requiring expansion.
ReWonsible agencies: Department of Environmental Management and County
Council
Complete bv: Beginning of design phase
6.3.3 Task: Create partnerships. Individuals, schools, nonprofit organizations, and
businesses in communities surrounding a transfer station will have roles in NRC
development and operation, particularly with respect to Class 1 and Class 2
W
Design
Preliminary engineering
report
Engineering design
Permits
Construction
Construction contract
Public education
Training for County and
vendor employees
Operations
Community enterprise
center vendor
Deposit container
redemption center vendor
Organics diversion vendor
Scrap metals vendor
Household recyclables
vendor
County attendants
County truck drivers
Electricity
Water
Public education
County equipment
maintenance, fuel, etc.
Transfer trailer leases
6.3.2 Task: Procure additional land if needed. The first step in enhancing any transfer
station with insufficient acreage will be procurement of additional land. Purchase
or lease of private property, use of state land, and land swaps with county and
state agencies are possible mechanisms. Allow for a significantly longer planning
phase for sites requiring expansion.
ReWonsible agencies: Department of Environmental Management and County
Council
Complete bv: Beginning of design phase
6.3.3 Task: Create partnerships. Individuals, schools, nonprofit organizations, and
businesses in communities surrounding a transfer station will have roles in NRC
development and operation, particularly with respect to Class 1 and Class 2
W
NRCs. Reaffirming existing partnerships and creating new ones before the design
process begins will facilitate community acceptance and ownership of the NRC.
Responsible agencv: Department of Environmental Management
Complete bv: Beginning of design phase
6.4 Design Phase
6.4.1 Task: Assess design needs for the next facility to be enhanced. County staff will
need to assess design requirements for each transfer station in order to select
qualified consultants. Table 6.5 is a checklist to assist with the assessment.
Responsible agencv: Department of Environmental Management
Comnlete bv: One month into the design phase
Table 6.5: Design Checklist
✓ Potential Design Considerations
Enhancement of existing transfer station vs. new facility
Topography and other natural conditions associated with a new site
Improvements to ingress/egress from the public highway
Improvements to internal roads and drainage facilities
Installation of public utilities vs. on-site utilities
Possible phasing of construction to minimize service disruptions
Buildings and infrastructure requirements for this class of NRC
Condition of existing infrastructure
Need to re -orient or relocate existing infrastructure
For a Class 1 or Class 2 NRC, how to integrate the disaster debris zone
with other activities between disasters
6.4.2 Task: Procure design services consultants. The County will contract design
consultants experienced in design of solid waste facilities, utilizing prescribed
public procurement procedures. In addition to facilities design, consultants may
assist with identifying and applying for required permits and approvals.
Responsible agencies: Department of Environmental Management and
Department of Finance
Resource agencv: RCAC
Comnlete bv: Six months following completion of design needs assessment
6.4.3 Task: Complete a preliminary engineering report, operations plan, and
engineering design.
Responsible agencv: Department of Environmental Management
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Complete by: Six months after contract execution
6.4.4 Task: Upgrade or obtain permit(s) and approvals. Depending upon the class of
NRC, scope of construction activity, and whether the project involves a new or
existing facility, NRC establishment may involve:
• New or upgraded solid waste management permit (contact Department of
Health, Solid and Hazardous Waste Branch).
• NPDES permit (contact Department of Health, Clean Water Branch).
• Zoning permits (contact County Planning Department).
• Environmental assessment (contact Department of Health, Office of
Environmental Quality Control).
Responsible agencies: Department of Environmental Management; possibly also
Department of Health and Planning Department
Complete bv: Undetermined; depends on number and types of permits required
6.5 Construction Phase
6.5.1 Task: Procure construction contractor. The County will procure an experienced
contractor to upgrade an existing transfer station or develop a new NRC.
Responsible agency: Department of Environmental Management
Complete by: Six months after completion of design
6.5.2 Task: Design and implement a pre -grand opening public education program. The
purpose of the pre -grand opening program is to make residents aware of the future
NRC and prepare them to participate in its programs and services. Elements of the
program include:
• Advertising through flyers distributed at the transfer station, the County web
site, the Recycle Hawaii web site, and radio spots.
• Workshops for residents and businesses to familiarize customers with the
layout of the new facility, future program and service offerings, and proper
methods of recycling and reuse.
Responsible agency: Department of Environmental Management
Resource agency: Recycle Hawaii
Complete bv: Grand opening of the new NRC
6.5.3 Task: For a Class 1 or Class 2 NRC, procure a vendor for the community
enterprise center and execute a contract. Key information to provide to and elicit
from potential vendors during the procurement process:
• A detailed and precise description of the work the vendor is expected to
perform, along with any benchmarks and performance standards.
• Site plan of the NRC.
• Description of all activities that will be occurring on site, and how the vendor
fits into the overall picture.
• Description of buildings, equipment, and services to be furnished by the
County.
• Vendor's experience operating recycling and/or reuse programs.
• Programs the vendor proposes to create around recyclable and reusable
materials.
• Anticipated markets for products and services.
• A general operations plan.
• Types of equipment to be used, and any unusual power requirements.
• Proposed community outreach activities.
• Affirmative statement of vendor's ability and willingness to perform all duties
described in Chapter V.
• Vendor's assessment of training needs to enable performance of duties.
• Vendor's ability to leverage County resources.
• Vendor's requirements (monetary, capital, equipment amortization period,
mobilization time.
• Preliminary budget for the contract period, broken down by year.
Responsible agency: Department of Environmental Management
Resource agency: RCAC
Complete by: Three months before the scheduled grand opening.
6.5.4 Task: For a Class 1, 2, or 3 NRC, procure an organics diversion vendor to
process and possibly haul greenwaste, and execute a contract. Initially, this task
may be accomplished through negotiations with potential vendors being
conducted at the time of completion of this plan. Key information to provide to
and elicit from potential vendors during the procurement process:
• A detailed and precise description of the work the vendor is expected to
perform, along with any benchmarks and performance standards.
• Site plan of the NRC.
• Description of all activities that will be occurring on site, and how the vendor
fits into the overall picture.
• Description of buildings, equipment, and services to be furnished by the
County.
• Vendor's experience operating greenwaste processing and composting
programs.
• Value-added products the vendor proposes to create from greenwaste or other
organic materials, and markets for those products.
• A general operations plan.
• Types of equipment to be used, and any unusual power requirements.
• Proposed community outreach activities.
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• Affirmative statement of vendor's ability and willingness to perform all duties
described in Chapter V.
• Vendor's assessment of training needs to enable performance of duties.
• Vendor's ability to leverage County resources.
• Vendor's requirements (monetary, capital, equipment amortization period,
mobilization time.
• Preliminary budget for the contract period, broken down by year.
Responsible agency: Department of Environmental Management
Resource agency: RCAC
Complete bv: Three months before the scheduled grand opening.
6.5.5 Task: Procure a scrap metals vendor to operate the scrap metals zone at a Class
1 or Class 2 NRC, or to haul and recycle scrap metals from a Class 3 NRC, and
execute a contract. Key information to provide to and elicit from potential
vendors during the procurement process:
• A detailed and precise description of the work the vendor is expected to
perform, along with any benchmarks and performance standards.
• Site plan of the NRC.
• Description of all activities that will be occurring on site, and how the vendor
fits into the overall picture.
• Description of buildings, equipment, and services to be furnished by the
County.
• Vendor's experience operating scrap metals or scrap vehicles programs.
• Anticipated markets for scrap metals.
• A general operations plan, including specific measures to be implemented to
prevent environmental degradation from fluids and other hazardous materials.
• Proposed community outreach activities.
• Types of equipment to be used, and any unusual power requirements.
• Affirmative statement of vendor's ability and willingness to perform all duties
described in Chapter V.
• Vendor's assessment of training needs to enable performance of duties.
• Vendor's ability to leverage County resources.
• Vendor's requirements (monetary, capital, equipment amortization period,
mobilization time.
• Preliminary budget for the contract period, broken down by year.
Responsible agency: Department of Environmental Management
Resource agency: RCAC
Complete by: Three months before the scheduled grand opening
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6.5.6 Task: Procure a vendor to haul, process, and recycle household recyclables, and
execute a contract. Key information to provide to and elicit from potential
vendors during the procurement process:
• A detailed and precise description of the work the vendor is expected to
perform, along with any benchmarks and performance standards.
• Site plan of the NRC.
• Description of all activities that will be occurring on site, and how the vendor
fits into the overall picture.
• Description of buildings, equipment, and services to be furnished by the
County.
• Vendor's experience operating recycling and/or reuse programs.
• Value-added products the vendor proposes to create on -island from
recyclables, and markets for those products.
• Markets for recyclables not used for on -island production of value-added
products.
• A general operations plan, including plan for substituting empty containers for
full containers.
• Proposed community outreach activities.
• Affirmative statement of vendor's ability and willingness to perform all duties
described in Chapter V.
• Vendor's assessment of training needs to enable performance of duties.
• Vendor's ability to leverage County resources.
• Vendor's requirements (monetary, capital, equipment amortization period,
mobilization time.
• Preliminary budget for the contract period, broken down by year.
Responsible agency: Department of Environmental Management
Resource agency: RCAC
Complete by: Three months before the scheduled grand opening
6.5.7 Task: For a Class 1 or Class 2 NRC, procure a vendor to operate the deposit
container redemption center, and execute a contract. Key information to provide
to and elicit from potential vendors during the procurement process:
• A detailed and precise description of the work the vendor is expected to
perform, along with any benchmarks and performance standards.
• Site plan of the NRC.
• Description of all activities that will be occurring on site, and how the vendor
fits into the overall picture.
• Description of buildings, equipment, and services to be furnished by the
County.
• Vendor's experience operating recycling and/or reuse programs.
• Value-added products the vendor proposes to create on -island from
recyclables, and markets for those products.
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• Markets for recyclables not used for on -island production of value-added
products.
• A general operations plan, including plan for canceling redeemed containers.
• Types of equipment to be used, and any unusual power requirements.
• Proposed community outreach activities.
• Affirmative statement of vendor's ability and willingness to perform all duties
described in Chapter V.
• Vendor's assessment of training needs to enable performance of duties.
• Vendor's ability to leverage County resources.
• Vendor's requirements (monetary, capital, equipment amortization period,
mobilization time.
• Preliminary budget for the contract period, broken down by year.
Responsible agency: Department of Environmental Management
Resource agency: RCAC
Complete by: Three months before the scheduled grand opening
6.5.8 Task: Procure business tenants for enterprise zones, and execute leases. Key
information to provide to and elicit from potential tenants during the procurement
process:
• Site plan of the NRC.
• Description of all activities that will be occurring on site, and how the tenant
fits into the overall picture.
• Description of any buildings, equipment, and services to be furnished by the
County.
• Business experience operating recycling and/or reuse programs.
• Value-added products the vendor proposes to create on -island from
recyclables, and markets for those products.
• Markets for recyclables not used for on -island production of value-added
products.
• A business plan.
• A general operations plan.
• Proposed community outreach activities.
• Affirmative statement of vendor's ability and willingness to meet all
requirements described in Chapter V.
Responsible agency: Department of Environmental Management
Resource aeencv: RCAC
Complete bv: Three months before the scheduled grand opening
6.5.9 Task: Design and conduct training programs for county employees, vendor
employees and trainees, and security guards. Trainers may be County staff,
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outside trainers, and/or vendor employees. The training program will cover topics
such as:
• Principles of integrated solid waste management.
• Basics of recycling and reuse.
• Handling and management of specific types of materials, with emphasis on
prevention of contamination.
• Markets for specific materials, and materials standards required by the
markets.
• Safety.
• Facility layout, infrastructure, and equipment.
• Operations plan.
• Customer service.
Responsible agency: Department of Environmental Management
Resource agencies: Recycle Hawaii and RCAC
Complete bv: Scheduled grand opening
6.6 Operations Phase
6.6.1 Task: Conduct operations. Upon completion of construction of a NRC, vendors
are fully mobilized and prepared to greet customers.
Responsible agencies. Department of Environmental Management and vendors
Complete by: Ongoing
6.6.2 Public Education Program
6.6.2.1 Task: Conduct a grand opening event. This event features a traditional
blessing ceremony, site tours, and various educational activities
(workshops, games, handouts, etc.). Its purpose is to familiarize
customers with the new facility and generate enthusiasm for new
diversion facilities and services.
Responsible agency: Department of Environmental Management
Resource agency: Recycle Hawaii
Complete bv: Scheduled grand opening date
6.6.2.2 Task: Implement immediate post -opening public education program.
This phase of the public education program is intended to maintain the
excitement and enthusiasm generated by the pre -grand opening
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education program and the grand opening, increase public participation,
and address priority issues such as contamination.
Remonsible agency: Department of Environmental Management
Resource agency: Recycle Hawaii
Compete bv: Six months after the grand opening
6.6.2.3 Task: Implement ongoing public education program. The purpose of this
phase is to maintain public awareness and continue increasing
participation. In the event a new household recyclables vendor is
selected, and the new vendor changes the two -stream sort, the public will
be informed of the change and any behavioral changes required.
Responsible agency: Department of Environmental Management
Resource agency: Recycle Hawaii
Complete bv:Ongoing
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More stuff - glasswares, etc.
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Clean, organized
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Convenient
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1
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Park,own
1
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Hilo site is is y.
1
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Plastics
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Recycles plastic
3
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School
1
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Plastics
1
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Plastics
1
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Convenient
1
Lower Puna
Away
1
Mountain View
Because it has the best recycling facilities
1
Mountain View
Reuse center
1
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Plastics
1
Orchidland
Estates
Always go tot is one
1
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Estates
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3. Where do you normally take your recyclable items?
(Details of Transfer Station)
Community
Ainaloa
Transfer Station
Hilo
1
Hawaiian Paradise Park
Hilo
1
Hawaiian Paradise Park
Pahoa
1
Kapoho
Pahoa
1
Mountain View
Pahoa
1
Pahoa
Hilo
1
Pahoa
Pahoa
5
Papaikou
Papaikou
1
Tiki Gardens
Pahoa
1
Waimea
Waimea
1
Total
Total 14
3. Where do you normally take your recyclable items?
(Details of "Other")
Community
Hawaiian Acres
Other
First time
#
1
Hawaiian Paradise Park
First time
1
Hawaiian Paradise Park
Pahoa
1
Hilo
Environmental recycling
1
Leilani Estates
First time
1
Lower Puna
Pahoa
1
Mountain View
Cooperative center
1
Pahoa
Hilo
1
Pahoa
Pahoa
1
Tangerine Acres
Pahoa
1
Total
10
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4. What do you normally do with unwanted items that are still usable?
(Details of "Other")
Other
Reuse center
#
64
Storage
8
Leave on side
2
School
1
Nothing
1
Leave outside of dumpster
1
Leave next to trash
1
Builds
1
Total 79
Community
Ainaloa
Other
Reuse center
#
5
Fern Acres
Reuse center
1
Hawaiian Acres
Leave on side
1
Hawaiian Acres
Reuse center
5
Hawaiian Beaches
Reuse center
1
Hawaiian Paradise Park
Reuse center
25
Hawaiian Paradise Park
Storage
3
Hilo
Reuse center
2
Kapoho
Reuse center
1
Keaau
Leave next to trash
1
Keaau
Leave on side
1
Keaau
Nothing
1
Keaau
Reuse center
5
Keaau
School
1
Keaau
Storage
1
Kurtistown
Reuse center
2
Leilani Estates
Reuse center
2
Mountain View
Reuse center
1
Orchidland Estates
Reuse center
5
Orchidland Estates
Storage
1
Pahoa
Builds
1
Pahoa
Reuse center
7
Pahoa
Storage
3
Puna Palisades
Leave outside of dumpster
1
Tangerine Acres
Reuse center
1
Tiki Gardens
Reuse center
1
Total
79
MI
5. Where do you normally take your rubbish?
(Details of " transfer station")
Transfer Station
Hilo
#
12
Honomu
1
Kalapana
2
Kapoho
1
Mountain View
2
Pahoa
41
Papaikou
2
Volcano
5
Waimea
2
Total 68
Other #
Pickup service 5
First time 1
Total 6
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6. What materials are you dropping off today?
Aluminum cans
77
Cardboard
104
Glass containers
172
Greenwaste
172
Magazines
18
Newspaper
77
Paper, mixed office
18
Paper, white ledger
12
Plastics #1
102
Plastics #2
103
Reusable items
32
Scrap Metal
64
Other
Flat glass 1
7. What features of this recycling and reuse center do you like best?
Convenient
49
Easy to use
20
Reuse center
13
Everything
19
Close
10
Great idea
12
Organized
9
Takes plastic
9
Ability to recycle
9
Nice people
7
Layout
6
Clean
6
It's here
5
Location
5
Diversity
4
Educational/Informational
4
Love it
6
Finally have one
3
Setup
3
Signage
3
Accessible
2
Activities
2
Greenwaste
2
Nice
2
Paper
2
Scrap metal
2
Separate bins
2
The fact that it's here
2
Well maintained
2
Well organized
2
Workshops
2
1 st time
1
All bins are central, making it easy to use
1
All -in -one feature
1
Ambiance
1
An addition to our community
1
Awareness because of necessity of having to pass recyclables
1
Bathroom
1
Been waiting for this for years
1
Better & better!
1
Bottles
1
Cardboard
1
Curbside required - N. Cal.
1
Decor
1
Different bins
1
Does its job
1
Doing really good
1
Drive up & dump feature
1
Easy parking
1
Easy to recycle
1
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7. What features of this recycling and reuse center do you like best?
Educational
1
Educational feature
1
Energy put into project
1
Excellent
1
Free black & white movies from reuse center
1
Free stuff available
1
Garbage is so small
1
Good start, better than what we had before
1
Goods stem
1
Great model
1
Great! Very courteous, helpful
1
Helpful stuff
1
Improving lives in the community1
Increases quality of life
1
It exists
1
It needs to continue to be free
1
It takes almost everything1
It works
1
It's neat
1
It's user-friendly1
Keep it open
1
Labeled
1
Like circular layout
1
Like that they're doing it!
1
Like the opportunity1
Like this one the best
1
Like this place
1
Little store
1
Miracle that it happened
1
More complete recycling than any other place on island
1
More plastics
1
More source-separatespecific in Japan
1
Neat & tidy1
Next to trash
1
Nice atmosphere
1
Nice, really organized
1
Nothing in Volcano
1
Ok
1
On island prior to rec clables, 1 st time
1
On the way to work
1
One-stop1
Open to public
1
Opportunity
1
Otherwise fantastic
1
People have to help
1
Picked up at reuse center
1
Plenty goodies when they have goodies
1
Pretty Cool!
1
Pretty squared away1
Purpose
1
M
7. What features of this recycling and reuse center do you like best?
Quick & simple
1
Raises conscienceness by driving by
1
Range of materials
1
Really great!
1
Really like the fact that they put this in
1
Really raised awareness in the community
1
Recycle more thins
1
Reusables
1
Reuse center artists that get supplies from here
1
Saves on the big dump
1
Scenic
1
Security, personnel very nice
1
Seff-directed
1
So impressed, words cannot describe
1
Source separation
1
Spacious
1
Staffl
1
Such a variety
1
Surprised they're doing so much
1
Take so much!
1
That everything is recyclable here - diversity
1
That it's here
1
That it's possible
1
That so many items are accepted
1
That they have
1
That they recycle
1
That they're recycling
1
The fact that they've done what they've done
1
The variety of items
1
The whole place
1
Timely switchover
1
Tin cans addition
1
Too new to know
1
Usefulness
1
User friendly
1
Versatility in separating items
1
Very nice
1
Very useful
1
Volunteer
1
Well planned
1
Well separated
1
Well staffed
1
Well -organized
1
Well-rounded
1
Whole center
1
Whole set up
1
Wonderful
1
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8. What features of this recycling and reuse center do you not like?
Cats
5
Hours
3
Speed bums
3
All plastic not recycled
1
Big dips
1
Bins are high
1
Bins full on Sunday, esp. glass & metal
1
Cardboard left out in rain
1
Closer to Fern Acres
1
Confusing signage
1
Coqui frogs
1
Crowded
1
Discouraging when yout to dump glass and container is already full
1
Dislike bathroom
1
Dislike possible closure talk
1
Doesn't like having to color -separate
1
Drive through
1
Every visit, arrangement has changed
1
Flies, cats, frogs
1
Frequency bins & change over
1
Frequency changeover
1
Gravel road
1
Greenwaste, scrap metal, cardboard
1
Hard to unload greenwaste into bin
1
Harder to just dump trash
1
1 dont want to say anything negative
1
It takes an effort to recycle
1
It takes Ion er
1
Larger containers
1
Lime marking, bad for work
1
Logistic
1
Lower to dump in the greenwaste and metal
1
Makeshift structures
1
More coveragetshelter for recycling areas
1
More people
1
More plastic recycling
1
More turnaround time
1
No paint cans
1
No pavedroad
1
No plastic bas
1
Not big enough
1
Not paved
1
Paper is confusing - Heavily source -separated
1
Paper section is very confusing
1
Placement of recylables before rubbish dropoff
1
Potholes
1
Regular garbage can
1
Reuse
1
Reuse store
1
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8. What features of this recycling and reuse center do you not like?
Road
Roadway is rough
Rubbish b the water outside
Rubbish out side of bins
Rubbish over by fence
Separating
Se aratin newspaper
Se aration distinction of different pa er cate ories
Set up gets clogged u
Small
So far so good
Sometimes bins are full! Have to dump at bins.
Sortin a'ob
Sorting bottles by color requirement
Sortinof a er
Ste s are needed
Sto in twice
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Theroad is a slo mess
Too much traffic
Traffic attem
Trash dum d out front
Trash left after hours
User ark!n
Waste of time
Water drain
When it rains, man potholes
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Wish the had one in Hilo
1
Wish this convenience ws located everywhere
1
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9. What would you change or add in a permanent recycling and reuse facility here?
Pave road
11
Plastic bas
10
Longer hours of operation
9
Used motor oil collection
8
More plastic recycling
7
More educational efforts
4
Traffic pattern inconvenient
4
As is
3
Bas
3
Bigger bins
3
Styrofoam recycling
3
Content
2
Hazardous household waste
2
Pile of rubbish outside
2
Recycle more thins
2
Sheltered area
2
Should be more recycling
2
"Doing everything*
1
'Turning into" the facility
1
#5 plastics
1
A publication for informational purposes
1
Acceptable vs non -acceptable
1
Add egg cartons
1
Add oil collection
1
Add old clothes
1
Add the paperboard
1
Add tires
1
All for the limited hours
1
All qlass instead of color -separated
1
All transfer sites should have a recycling center
1
Aluminum busy
1
Aluminum can rebate
1
Always have a container available
1
Appreicates that there's someplace to bdng in old items
1
As extensive asyou're going to get aside from being on the mainland
1
As halt road
1
Assistance
1
Avoid people throwing away rubbish
1
Batteries
1
Better parking (spaces)1
Better way of marking lines
1
Bigger containers
1
Bioqer qreenwaste bin - 2/3 of time because its full or gone
1
Bigger layout
1
Bigger re -use area
1
Bins are high for short people
1
Bins more accessible
1
Branchy trees fall down at entrance
1
By the car bins
1
C & B corn anies donate for tax credit
1
Can4 ima ine what they do with cardboard
1
Car batteries
1
Cardboard flattened
1
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9. What would you change or add in a permanent recycling and reuse facility here?
Cat food cans
1
Chutes
1
Circulation
1
Clothes to reuse center
1
Coffee bar & pastries
1
Cold water dispenser drinking water dispenser
1
Compactor bins for at least cardboard, plastics, greenwaste
1
Concerned about soggy cardboard
1
Construction materials
1
Containers are needed for the home
1
Containers for glass recycling, hole should be bigger inconvenient to do one at a time
1
Cooking oil - Household waste
1
County - after hour dumper
1
Covered area
1
Different plastics
1
Direct people
1
Driving - layout, recycling should be separate
1
Drop reenwaste bin by 6 feet
1
Dumping in remote area is inexcusable
1
Dum ster out front when the gate is closed
1
Earlier than 6:30am
1
Easv to understand
1
Enclosed space
1
Encourage people to recycle more
1
Enlarge reuse center
1
Entrance, road improvements
1
Examples
1
Excellent
1
Existing workers - permanent workers
1
Force to separate
1
Garbage up front (upset)1
Gladyou're doing this
1
Glass capacity - more
1
Good as it is
1
Got so much more than the other recycling sites
1
Great'ob
1
Great really1
Greeenwaste on site recycling1
Half-ass'obfor full price
1
Having a water spigot to wash off
1
Hope it keeps up!
1
Hope they do something with these items
1
Hope they keep it going & sustainable
1
Hours
1
Household items
1
I hoe it works. Very important that we do this.
1
1 like it'ust the way it is. Simpler the better
1
I think it's wonderful!
1
Impatient drivers
1
Indoor facility1
Int refect all into one center
1
It works! Lovliest volunteers
1
Kee it o en
1
MKI
9. What would you change or add in a permanent recycling and reuse facility here?
Keep same layout
1
Limited ins ace
1
Long overdue
1
Longer term - wider sampling of 9 month program is not long enough of a time frame. Recommend 2 year
time frame w/ support from press for ads/awareness(public education
1
Looks fine
1
Make more professional looking1
Make sure it's permanent
1
Mark containers
1
More area for reusable stuff
1
More convenient
1
More easier access to bin
1
More frequency of emptying containers
1
More frequency of storage facilities should be available to stock items
1
More glass bins
1
More lass/aluminum bins because they are full
1
More grades of plastic
1
More info on what is reusable in reuse center
1
More lenient separation
1
More recycle places at the transfer centers
1
More recycling at different transfer stations
1
More Scott's
1
More shelter/overhangs
1
Mores ace
1
More spacious areas, esp: w/ traffic
1
More support/containers for greenwaste. Everytime he comes the greenwaste bin is full & he has to throw
away.
1
More volunteers
1
Much more convenient for dumping1
Need plastic in Hilo
1
Neighborhood pick u
1
Nicer bathroom
1
Nothing1
On site greenwaste
1
On-site greenwaste - but wary of c ui's
1
Open earlier
1
Option to go rubbish directly1
Organized
1
Other plastic grades
1
Other plastics
1
Other plastics & paperboards
1
Packing stem setups are more convenient
1
Paint cans
1
Paper boards
1
Paperboard
1
Paperboard recycling1
Pave around the containers
1
People need to follow through
1
Permanent as is
1
Pickup mulch available here
1
Place to ut lastic rubbish bas
1
m
Placeent of cerdboard closer to containers
1
Plant recycling1
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9. What would you change or add in a permanent recycling and reuse facility here?
Plastic bin should be more convenient to place accessibility
1
Plastic sheeting- banana farms
1
Plastics
1
Plastics grade
1
Posterboard recycling
1
Rain on cardboard
1
Really nice
1
Rebates for aluminum
1
Recyclable features at all transfer stations
1
Recycling opportunites for plastic & styrofoam
1
Refreshment stand
1
Reuse center
1
Safer drive through
1
Safe /access to look at
1
Separate recycling area
1
Signage
1
Signage - more/bigger/outside/2-sides
1
Si na a/arrows
1
Si nan e - road front
1
Similar facilities all over island based on graduated tax base
1
Snack bar
1
So how happy with how it is now
1
Sometimes dum ster gets messy
1
Sometimes it's more trouble than it's worth
1
Space is a concern
1
Speed bums
1
State flags
1
Tires
1
To make it more user friendly
1
Too detailed
1
Trash first
1
Unhappy that it is only on a trial basis
1
Used motor oil more than 5 gallons. Businesses willing to buy for service having to take it elsewhere
1
Very satisfied
1
Water spigot
1
Well orcianized
1
White goods
1
Wish a center was at all stations
1
Workers are very informative
1
Works for me
1
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KEA'AU
RECYCLING &REUSE
CENTER
FINAL PROJECT REPORT
The Design, Installation and Operation of the
Kea'au Pilot Recycling & Reuse Center and
Public Awareness and Outreach Activities
February 6, 2004
Recycle *01)p Hawai
P.O. Box 4847 • Hilo, Hawaii • 96720-0847
Office Tel: )808) 969- 2012 • Fax: )808) 969- 2014
www.recyclehawaii.org infoOrecyclehawaii.org
This Project Funded By A Grant From The
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Printed On Recycled And Recyclable Paper
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KEA'AU
RECYCLING &REUSE
CENTER
FINAL PROJECT REPORT
The Design, Installation and Operation of the
Kea'au Pilot Recycling & Reuse Center and
Public Awareness and Outreach Activities
February 6, 2004
Recycle lam) Hawaii ' i
P.O. Box 4847 • Hilo, Hawaii • 96720-0847
Office Tel: (808) 969- 2012 • Fax: (808) 969- 2014
www.recyclehawaii.org info@recyclehawaii.org
This Project Funded By A Grant From The
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Printed On Recycled And Recyclable Paper
THE DESIGN, INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF THE
KEA'AU PILOT RECYCLING & REUSE CENTER AND
PUBLIC AWARENESS AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
Prepared By Recycle Hawaii
Nelson Ho, KRRC Project Coordinator
SUMMARY
This Kea'au Recycling & Reuse Center demonstration project (KRRC) was a joint project of the
County of Hawaii and Hawai' i Island Economic Development Board (HIEDB), funded by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Recycle Hawaii (RH) won the bid to construct, operate
the KRRC facility and conduct educational outreach. This report covers the period from January
1, 2003 to December 31, 2003.
The objective was to maximize the collection of targeted recyclable and reusable materials from
KRRC's service area - all the Kalapana coastal communities near sea level through Pahoa to
Volcano Village at the crest of Kilauea Volcano. There are over 13,000 households (estimated
30,000+ residents) in this solid waste stream "watershed." The facility design and installation of
various components of the infrastructure were done with the Big Island Resource Conservation
and Development Council (BIRCD) and RH subcontractors.
The nine-month project had its Grand Opening on March 29, 2003. A minimum number of 560
tons of recyclable commodities diverted from the Hilo Landfill was set as the goal for the 279 -
day collection period. KRRC collected residential recyclables including glass, aluminum, paper
fibers (including office, newspapers, magazines and corrugated cardboard), plastic #1 and #2,
scrap metal and green waste. Unwanted household items, often abandoned at County transfer
stations, were collected at KRRC's Reuse Center.
To promote the recycling project among all the users of the Kea'au Transfer Station (KTS) the
traffic pattern was rerouted so that all vehicles entering the KTS would flow through KRRC's
facility. That provided the public with enormous exposure to the recycling opportunities, but also
created road maintenance, traffic control and safety concerns. On the average, 83 cars an hour
pass tiu'ough tllc KA"C ..Citi Ly d...ing its i2ii� `L:T d ay ape.ation. The .chicle Count ran^ped
between 38 vehicles per hour (vph) and 126 vph, or from one car every two minutes all the way
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up to one car every thirty
seconds. 90 to 110 vph were
commonly recorded for two or
three hour stretches during the
weekends.
The 560 tonnage number was the
best guess figure representing
25% of the residential solid waste
collected at the County's Kea'au
Transfer Station (KTS). In 2002
it was estimated that KTS was
collecting 14 tons per day or 430
tons a month. In actuality, during
the KRRC project the average
was closer to 520 tons per month.
After meeting the diversion
tonnage goal in October, KRRC
and the recycling public continued
to close in on the 25% diversion rate. KRRC was notified early on in the project that incomplete
County data sets, population growth within KRRC's service area and more visitations to the
Kea'au Transfer Station (KTS) generated by recycling - resulted in greater amounts of rubbish
collected at KTS than projected. Despite capturing huge tonnages of recyclables, more rubbish
was coming in. Special efforts were made to increase public participation and project efficiency,
including upgrading signage, increasing maintenance and faster servicing of overflowing bins of
scrap metal and green waste.
By December 31, 2003 KRRC had collected 920 tons, representing 164% of the original tonnage
goal. The amount KRRC recycled and reused in the month of December was a record 140 tons.
The volume of residential solid waste collected at KTS, however, was also at a seasonal high and
the two gains cancelled each other out. With 20% of the KTS users recycling and reusing, about
17 % diversion rates away from landfilling were achieved. Of that 920 tons, 798 tons ( 87%)
were diverted to recycling vendors or mulched in Hilo, while the Reuse Center redistributed 122
tons of still serviceable items to the public. Table 1 KRRC Final Report summarizes the monthly
performance of the facility's commodity collection.
In the end, KRRC is a well -needed success story in Hawaii. KRRC achieved a recycling rate of
almost 17 % when the overall Big Island recycling rate is nearer to 15.2%. In addition, before the
KRRC project, the KTS residential users were only able to recycle newspaper, glass and
aluminum, which amounted to 2% diversion.
The public had demonstrated they were capable recyclers given the opportunity and the County
of Hawaii is moving ahead with an ambitious agenda to maximize recycling opportunities
island -wide.
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DESIGN AND INSTALLATION
Site preparation and design plans for the pilot community recycling and reuse center at the
existing Kea au transfer station were executed with the help of subcontractors with Big Island
Resource Conservation and Development Council (BIRCD), Business Services Hawaii (BSH)
and Recycle Hawaii (RH). The locations of individual facility components were sketched out on
a map after the site was grubbed and surveyed in February and early March of 2003. Figure 1 is a
sketch map of the preliminary layout for the KRRC facility, made by BIRCD.
Figure 2. Grubbing phase in February scraped weeds and tall grass away, revealing old damp site debris.
Subcontracting for required services was needed for KRRC site preparation and materials
hauling. BIRCD contracted with Sanford Services for grubbing, grading and surfacing of about
' two acres for the KRRC facility. The Reuse and Education Centers fencing work was
subcontracted to Mark Rodrigues. BIRCD subcontracted the plumbing to Harold E. Wilson.
Under the EPA contract, no permanent structures could be built. As part of the KRRC temporary
facility, two Matson 9'x9'x40' containers were leased with the assistance of the Hawaii Island
Economic Development Board (HIEDB) and Business Services Hawaii (BSH). Sanford
' Services graded and compacted the Reuse and Education Center sites, BSH subcontractor Agee
Trucking moved the containers to KRRC and placed them in position via an industrial crane.
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RH subcontractor Mike and Tim Kubica assisted with the container placement and designed and
built the wooden structure that housed the Reuse Center. The tin roofing used over the structure
was recycled material donated by BSH. The Kubicas researched the formula for the glasscrete
mixture that was to be used for flooring for the Reuse Center (14'x40') and the Education Center
(20'00'). That portion of KRRC was paid for by County of Hawaii funds. There were no
sanitary restroom facilities on site so temporary restrooms (Porta Johns) were specified, leased
by BIRCD and placed on a fenced in glasscrete 8'x8' pad.
Figure 3. Mike and Tim Kubica building the Reuse Center. Wood structure covers curing glesserete pad.
Both areas were enclosed with six feet high chain link fencing for security. Both areas were used
to display educational materials. The Education Area was the prime location for Peak Creations
' subcontractors (Jay West, Loretta Nussbaum and Jon Olsen) to conduct their art workshops,
educational tours and store supplies.
1 Water for sanitation and safety was brought in to KRRC from the Civil Defense temporary pipe -
stand about 700 feet distant. For Reuse Center operations a certified weight scale was leased
from Scale Systems Hawati i. A portable solar panel with battery unit was leased from Provision
' Technologies to provide some electrical power to recharge cell phones and operate computers.
The main furnishing of the Education Center were provided by BIRCD and included 6 folding
tables, 20 chairs and a 20'x40' tent canopy that covered a portion of the Education Center. Peak
Creations loaned two 10'x20' tent canopies to cover another portion of the Education Center.
The Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency loaned a 20x20 ft. tarp canopy to cover a third
1 portion of the Education Center. RH provided three folding tables and two display boards. RH
also purchased a recycled plastic picnic table for display and use from Aloha Plastics of Maui.
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OPERATION
The collection, processing, and education on the re -use of materials started at the Grand Opening
of KRRC on March 29,2003. Recycle Hawaii subcontractors BSH and Puna Kamali'i Flowers
(PKF) handled recycling of commodities.
RH and all subcontractors implemented procedures for keeping materials collected during this
project separate from any materials that were eligible for County diversion grant payments. All
materials were used on island (with proof of their use) or shipped off island (with documented
proof of their shipping).
Figure 4. April 4, 2003 configuration of commodity bins had no tarp covers for site users. Paper fibers
were in a cramped container with no light or drainage. Chalked traffic ling were already fading.
RH and its subcontractors kept complete and accurate records on types and quantities (by
weight) of recyclable and reusable materials collected. Their disposition of all materials, any
products created from recycled materials and the disposition of those products were all recorded.
The public education efforts were documented. These records were provided to HIEDB monthly.
1 The public brought in all kinds of hazardous and problematic materials, such as pesticides and
other chemicals, automotive batteries, used tires, and used cooking oil. The contract required that
all these items not be accepted. Those bazardous materials that were abandoned at KRRC or left
as contamination in bins were stored until they could be disposed of at the two household
hazardous waste days in Hilo, taken to private recyclers or given to the County Department of
Environmental Management (DEM) to dispose of properly. Items like cooking oil were released
to the public that signed up for them to make biodiesel fuel.
Household rubbish contamination in a green waste load resulted in the rejection (by the County
1 recycling contractor) of a whole truckload in June. RH implemented more vigilant measures,
including visual screening of incoming loads, more signage, and public education to avoid future
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contamination incidents. Staffing hours were increased, volunteers were recruited to assist the
public at the two problematic bins and new protocols were generated to detect, decontaminate
and deter any reoccurrence. Residential users still managed to contaminate the scrap metal and
green waste bins, but no other KRRC truckloads were rejected by the contractors during the
remaining six months of the project.
RH staff at the Reuse Center handled 122 tons of incoming and outgoing reusable items. Public
education was handled by RH with displays, brochures and individual interactions with the
public at the Reuse Center. Jay West as Peak Creations (PC) organized a series of twenty art and
reuse workshops at the tent covered Education Center. A Summary and List of Workshops and
Educational Activities by Peak Creations and its artists is included in Appendix 1.
Figure 5. BSH provided a tall canopy to shelter paper fiber recycling bins in a spacious, comrortable space.
To assist in the management of KRRC, monthly meetings of the principals and subcontractors
were held. Attendees were Margaret Pahio and Short Pabio for Business Services Hawati i; Tom
and Vicki Nelson for Puna Kamali'i Flowers; Larry Komam and Susan Hamilton for Big Island
Resource Conservation & Development Council; Jay West, Loretta Nussbaum and Jon Olson for
Peak Creations; Eileen O'Hom-Weir for the County of Hawai i, Department of Environmental
Management; Paula Helfrich and Jacqueline Rossetti for Hawai' i Island Economic Development
Board; Dale Burton for Rural Community Assistance Corporation; Paul Buklarewicz, Executive
Director and Catherine Ford (Past Executive Director) and Nelson Ho for Recycle Hawai i.
Subcontractors reported their monthly tonnage hauling numbers and any issues of concern were
raised and addressed. Upcoming events were discussed and logistics were worked out. The
meeting schedule was adjusted once to facilitate timeliness of commodity data reporting.
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RH expended substantial energy and resources in maintaining the KRRC facility in a safe and
clean condition. Heavy traffic use compelled the placement of warning signage and the building
of two speed bumps. Considerable staff time was allocated to road maintenance and the filling of
potholes and rain gullies. Modifications to the roadbed and the addition of drainage were
necessary to handle hazardous road conditions.
Nuisance problems were constant. An abandoned cat population quickly tried to claim the
opened spaces of KRRC as thew litter box. Negotiations with the cat feeders were fmstrating, but
led to the relocation of some of the animals. Feral pig packs, loose chicken flocks, flies and foul
odors were other complaints voiced by the public.
PUBLIC SUPPORT AND VOLUNTEERS
KRRC and its mission received enthusiastic public support. Sierra Club and other community
volunteers helped complete the glasscrete pours and assisted with the facility installation before
the Grand Opening. Throughout the nine-month project, RH channeled that generous goodwill
and volunteerism into a more pleasing facility. Maintenance, restocking items and landscaping
the two -acre -plus site, were often amplified by volunteer help. KRRC's work had to be done 12
hours a day, seven days a week - the same hours of KTS operation. Too often the commodity bin
decontamination process and servicing the public at the Reuse Center limited maintenance and
landscaping activities by the staff, so when volunteers were available, they were invaluable.
Figure 6. UHH volunteers assist RH staff Charles Stanton (center).
The public stepped in and
volunteered as individuals and
organizations. The organized
groups took advantage of a
"community initiative fund"
which rewarded 16 hours of
service with a $100 monetary
stipend. Nine groups made use of
this fundraiser opportunity 23
times for a total expenditure of
$2,300. During those 279 project
days, KRRC received a total of
1,221 hours of volunteer time.
While mathematically those hours
worked out to 4.4 Ins a day and
136 hours a month, in actuality
volunteers set their own
schedules. RH used them to augment the work that needed to be done rather than assign them as
if they were paid staff. KRRC landscaping and maintenance were greatly assisted with the help
of many volunteer individuals and organizations.
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PUBLIC AWARENESS TASKS
RH, HIEDB and Peak Creations created many pieces of KRRC promotional materials over the
course of the project. A total of about 10,000 copies of three KRRC Newsletters were designed,
printed an recycled paper and distributed by RH. Many thousands of copies were distributed as
inserts to local community papers like the Volcano Gazette and the Puna News. Many more
thousands were handed out to KRRC users and the public from information booths at events in
Hilo and Puna. Copies of these three Newsletters are included in Appendix 2. RH and HIEDB
generated numerous radio spots, and announcements that appeared on cable television, the
County of Hawai is web page and RH's own web pages. Copies of some of the announcements,
flyers, brochure, press releases and press articles related to KRRC are in Appendix 3.
RH developed informational signage to inform Puna District for residents about proper
preparation of recyclable and reusable materials and proper placement of materials at the transfer
station. RH created signage with facility layout information and times of operation/collection.
That information was also added to the RH Website and newsletters. Copies of the graphic
layout and designs are included in Appendix 4.
Figure 7. Student Tours increased public awareness.
RH encouraged greater
participation in the ongoing
project through the
publication of three quarterly
KRRC progress reports. RH
provided text for the monthly
progress reports and masters
were provided to HIEDB to
produce up to 5000 one-page
(8.5" x 11") flyers for
dissemination at the Kea'au
transfer station. RH worked
with HIEDB in producing
several press releases, radio
spots, and announcements on
RH and HIEDB's web sites
each month of the project.
To promote KRRC, RH conducted educational events on recycling home appliances, creating
value-added products and composting. The August 9 -29 Juried Art Show and Opals. to Art
Exhibit was well received by the artist community and many KRRC users viewed the art entries.
Photos from the exhibit, the opening day program and newspaper articles generated from the
show are also included in Appendix 1 and 3.
A display on value-added recycling opporrimities was prepared by RH and maintained at the
KRRC facility for the duration of the demonstration project. The displays, sheltered at KRRC's
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Reuse Center, related the materials collected during the demonstration project to economic
opportunities. RH furnished all materials, equipment, and other display items.
RH has documented, with color photographs and video the key activities and milestones during
the project. Furthermore, RH worked with HIEDB on planning for key activities that included
the grand opening ceremony and the closing ceremony (now called the Milestone Ceremony) for
broadcast on HIEDB's monthly TV program on Na Leo public access television. RH had
intended to develop "streaming" video clips for the KRRC Web page but personnel changes led
to lost skills, missed opportunities and an idea that was never implemented. Appendix 5 is a
DVD with some video footage.
KRRC has accepted materials from the public for two hundred seventy-nine (279) consecutive
calendar days (surpassing the targeted 560 tons of recycled material). All work specified in the
Scope of Work was completed during the term of the contract, with changes agreed to by all
parties.
Figure S. Drainage problems caused by temporary surface and rain runoff.
FINAL SITE CLEANUP AND DEMOBILIZATION
The original KRRC contract called for a 60 day site cleanup and demobilization period wherein
the facility was dismantled, but it was determined by the County DEM, WEDS and RH that the
facility should be maintained for public use until a permanent County solution could be found. In
the Subcontractor meetings all parties agreed to change the "Closing Ceremony" provisions into
a "Milestone Event" proclaiming the success of the KRRC project and the transference of the
facility into County DEM operations. The projected final site cleanup activity, as outlined in
the original plan for KRRC, became the transition from HIEDB's contract to the County of
Hawai is DEM contract with RH to serve as interim management from January 1, 2004 to June
30, 2004. A county bidding process will be used to secure a vendor to continue the successful
operation of the KRRC facility in the coming fiscal year.
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Figure 9. New, asphalt road surface and water diversion installed September 23, 2003.
ANNUAL SUMMARY OF ACHIEVEMENTS
Execution of the Agreement to Perform Services between HIEDB and RH -
January 18, 2003
Pre -Opening Meetings of Subcontractors - January 22, January 29, and February 5, 2003
'
Clearing of land begins -
Construction of facility begins -
February 19, 2003
March 3, 2003
Volunteers begin service at KRRC - assist with carpentry and glasscrete pour -
Marchl7,2003
'
KRRC Grand opening and recycling collections begin - Saturday, March 29, 2003
Reuse Center daily operations began - March 30, 2003
Traffic flow rerouted through KRRC to get to KTS -
April 2, 2003
Donated household scale and weight charts for Reuse Center use -
April 30, 2003
Peak Creation Education 20 Events starting -
April 12, 2003
'
First Edition of KRRC Newsletter printed and distributed -
late April 2003
Tarp tents put up over site users -
May 1, 2003
Public and Student tours of facility begins and continues throughout the year -
May 5, 2003
Leasing of certified freight scale -
May 23,2003
New laminated paper stock board signage installed -
May 26, 2003
Tour of KRRC by Hi. Co. Environmental Management Commission -
May 28, 2003
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Road maintenance activities receive assist with 3 tons of cinder -
June 9, 2003
KRRC staff enhanced with third position -
June 11, 2003
Volunteer assist from Hale Nani Correctional Center work crews -
June 16-17, 2003
Community Incentive Fund Volunteer Program starts with Pahoa Mainstreet - June 30,2003
RH reworking web pages to showcase KRRC activities, with monthly updates - Mid July, 2003
Site Use and Traffic Survey - July
22 to Aug. 22, 2003
Juried Art Exhibition Opening - 4 week show -
August 9 -29, 2003
Second edition of KRRC Newsletter distributed in Puna newsletters -
late August 2003
Installed asphalt rain diversion culvert and berm -
September 23, 2003
Free mulch and tumbled glass available at KRRC for public -
September 18, 2003
Benchmark number of 560 tons diverted at KRRC attained at 78% mark -
October 2, 2003
KRRC lighting system installed -
October 21, 2003
4 Composting and Verrniculture Events - November 1 I to December 13, 2003
Permanent metal signs installations begin -
November 2003
Peak Creations conducts their final (20m) educational program -
November 15, 2003
Joint Hawaii Legislative Task Force visits KRRC -
November 19, 2003
Road maintenance enhanced with 8 -ton load of cinder material -
November 24, 2003
Last Subcontractor meetings held with 138.3% of tonnage already diverted
- December 10, 2003
Public brings in 920 tons (164% of goal) to KRRC by New Year's Eve -
December 31, 2003
Figure 10. The Beginning- KRRC Grand Opening March 29, 2003.
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RECOMMENDATIONS - Based on the experiences of RH and Problems Areas encountered
1. The KRRC temporary facility should be maintained and operated until it can be
replaced by a permanent recycling facility.
KRRC is extremely popular with the public. Twenty percent of the KTS traffic is stopping to
recycle. KRRC fits in with the East Hawaii Regional Sort Station goals and the County's
Interim Solid Waste Management Plan. KRRC keeps the recycling momentum going.
A conceptual plan and engineering report for a permanent community recycling and reuse center
at the Kea'au Transfer station was produced by BIRCD and is attached as Appendix 6.
2. Recycling facilities associated with transfer station garbage chutes generate more
contamination of commodities and need more staff resources to deal with it.
Contamination was evident from site users accustomed to the "one-stop trash dumping" routine.
It was thought that if a recycler had dedicated the whole trip and vehicle load to recycling, there
would be fewer temptations to leave behind that one bag of trash or toss in the bag of unsorted
paper.
6 Physical supervision and site user education were needed to prevent contamination of green
waste and scrap metal collections. Plastic bags, household rubbish, lumber and fencing wound up
M in the greenwaste collection. Tires, motor oil, unwanted greasy vehicle parts and batteries wound
ON up in the scrap metal collections, despite increasingly sophisticated signage. Plastic grocery bags
and motor oil containers contaminated the Plastics #1 and #2 bin.
3. Recyclers need coverage
from rain and sun.
Recyclers spend considerably more
time exposed to inclement weather at
KRRC than do regular trash
disposers at the adjacent transfer
station chutes. Recyclers frequently
unload several commodities into
different collection bins. They
walked farther from their car and
spent more time out of their vehicles
than trash dumpers. The haste of the
impatient dumpers is evident from
all the litter surrounding the chutes.
Figure Il. Plastic signs were durable but laminated signs lasted 6 months.
When KRRC first opened, only the paper fiber walk-in container had a low covered roof The
interior was dark and the ceiling too low. During the heavy rains, it collected a quantity of water
that ponded when it could not drain out. BSH soon replaced it with a 10' x 20' tent canopy
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which provided more covered space, light and a safer arrangement for BSH vehicles to access
' and service the paper bins. Once RH added the second tarp shelter over the two Puna Kamali'i
Flowers (PKF) dry newspaper collection bins, the public cooperated much more when asked to
separate out the newspaper inserts, which were a contaminant for PKF.
IThe tarp tents at the Education Center and roofed Reuse Center were absolutely necessary.
Unfortunately, they only provided partial protection from inclement weather for site users and
sensitive materials including informational displays and art objects. Wind driven rain and dust
were still a problem. Displays, fumishings and art items were often moved around or covered to
prevent water damage and after months of exposure, dust kicked up by the traffic coated much of
KRRC.
4. Quick, reliable haul out of commodities is essential for highest diversion weights and
' site user satisfaction.
1 Commodity bins (especially the greenwaste and scrap metal) can fill very quickly with no notice,
especially on weekends. It took lots of coordination with BSH and schedule refinement to keep
commodities brought to KRRC from being turned away. Due to space limitations at KTS the
scrap metal and greenwaste bins were not arranged where they could be individually serviced.
When the scrap metal bin needed to be emptied, the greenwaste bin had to be removed and set
-aside. Greenwaste collection was then unavailable for the same period the scrap metal bin was
being serviced. All too frequently, therefore, both bins were unavailable for two to four hours.
RH estimated that another 90 tons of greenwaste and scrap metal could have been collected.
A third location for a bin, even temporarily; having compactor bins onsite; or having an extra bin
and truck available, all would have alleviated this problem, but at increased expense.
Figure 12. Loss of ability to collect green waste occurs when the scrap metal bin is pulled for servicing.
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5. There is a need for asphalted roadways and work areas at a recycling facility.
Y Due to the constraints of the EPA grant and lack of funding, only temporary road surfacing was
provided for the demonstration phase of KRRC. That allowed a host of problems and
1 maintenance needs that were unique to KRRC, but drained staff time and resources. Permanent
asphalt would provide a better working surface for the vendor's operation and equipment. Staff
time would not be diverted addressing a road surface not designed for the heavy traffic or
accelerated weathering.
6. Future security guard contracts by the County for transfer stations with companion
recycling and reuse centers should include responsibilities in support of safe and
efficient diversion of recyclables and reusables away from the transfer chutes.
Quality of the security guard service at the Kea'au transfer station (KTS) is key to diverting more
recyclables and minimizing contamination of greenwaste and scrap metal. The commitment of
the security guards assigned to the KTS chutes made the difference between capturing significant
quantities of recyclables and reusables or having them go down the chutes for landfilling. There
were only two guards (of about eight assigned there) that sent people back to KRRC to recycle
and drop off reusable items consistently. They also were the same two working closely with
r KRRC personnel and watching out for contamination going into the nearby greenwaste and scrap
metal bins.
Figure 13. The popular Reuse Center created traffic jams and waiting lines as people vied for items that
totaled 122 tons by the end of the demonstration period.
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7. The KRRC Reuse Center diverted a significant quantity of material away from the
landfill and should be treated as a resource equal to the other recyclable
commodities.
In the 122 tons of collected material, many tons of perfectly good household items were snatched
up by an eager public. It was so successful that a problematic group of individuals came by daily
just to harvest the best of the donated items (sometimes to be sold at the swap meets or personal
garage sales).
The Reuse Center also diverted many tons of lower quality goods that would not have made it to
the Salvation Army or other thrift stores. while probably only a temporary delay was gained
before many of these items went back into the waste stream, it should not be dismissed.
S. The permanent recycling facility should have electrical service and a composting
toilet or full bathroom with shower facilities.
During the winter months, Kea'au gets dark enough in the evening to need some kind of lighting
for public and worker safety. RH made do with a temporary lighting and electrical system for
the duration of this demonstration project.
The building of the KRRC facility, modifications to KRRC and troubleshooting of appliances
would have been easier if electricity was available. The public had access to the washbasin in
the Education Center but a more convenient pipe stand was installed outside the fenced area.
Figure 14. New Recycle and Mahalo Banner thanks the public for surpassing KRRC's recycling goals.
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Figure 15. Ongoing Compost and Vermiculture classes keep the public coming to KRRC for education.
Appendix 1. Peak Creations Educational Activities Summary
Appendix 2. KRRC Newsletter Issues #1, 42, #3
Appendix 3. Press Articles and Documents relating to KRRC
Appendix 4. Layout and Graphic Designs of KRRC Signs and Banners
Appendix 5. DVD of Video Footage of KRRC in February and March 2003
Appendix 6. BIRCD Conceptual Plan and Engineering Report for Final KRRC Design
With one page Attachment - Summary of Achievements and Recommendations
Appendix 7. Recycle HawaiTs Web Pages including List of Sponsors and Contributors
Appendix g. VHS Video Tape of Interviews at KRRC 10 minute segment
Fabric "Recycle Open" Banners (Photo on Page 1) created by Jay West. All Photos by N. Ho
Appendix 1
Peak Creations Education Report
I t.
Appendix 1. Peak Creations Keaau Recycling & Reuse Center
' Educational Workshop Report - Adults, Children and Youth
By Subcontractor Jay West, Peak Creations January 21, 2004
1
All of the total twenty educational events were held at the Kenna Recycling & Reuse Center
(KRRC) during the nine-month contract. Recycle Hawaii (RH) subcontracted Jay West of Peak
Creations, who
was responsible
for scheduling,
publicizing and
organizing the
events.
The workshops
and events were
publicized via
public service
announcements,
press releases,
display boards and
flyers at the site.
Two contracted
workshops a
month were held
during the event
days at the site, at
10:00 a.m. and at
1 Figure 1. Jay West (L) displays her recycled glass artwork
1:00 p.m. The activities were "low-tech" due the absence of electricity at the site. A total of 203
adults and 52 children and youth participated at the Peak Creations educational events.
March 29, 2003, Grand Opening events included Demonstration of Mosaics using Recycled
Glass and Keiki Krafts conducted by Artists in residence, Jay West and Loretta Nussbaum. West
introduced the crowds to mosaics utilizing tumbled bottle glass, and cut scrape cut mirror.
' Nussbaum guided youth of all ages in embellishing wands made from rolled newspapers and hats
from discards x-ray film. A reporter from Island Journal took photos associated with the
workshops and interviewed West on future events at the site. The article was published in the
' April 16 issue. Over 60 adults viewed the demonstration of mosaics, while 14 children
participated in Keiki Krafts. The request for a hands-on mosaics workshop prompted West to
schedule an additional workshop for May 24.
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April 10, 2003, "Introduction to Sculpture" Island artist and educator Aelbert Aehegma
introduced attendees to sculpture with marquettes by using heavy paper donated by local printing
company. Group then salvaged metal items from metal bin and other items collected from reuse
center to make sculpture for the site. Two sculptures were left at the site, on "The Tower of
Babble" made from discarded metal computer cases, electronic boards and pan lids, stressed
utilizing basic shapes (squares, rectangles, circles), the second utilized a child's rocking, bicycles
and record albums. Much to the dismay of attendees, pieces from the sculpture slowly
disappeared including computer
boards and the horse sculpture
as visitors to the site regarded
these items as "free" since the
reuse center items are "free". A
clear definition of what is free
and what is there for decorating
the site should be addressed. A
small number of adults attended
workshop after receiving emails
from Grand Opening event.
Attendees - 5 adults
"Keiki Krafts", Loretta
Nussbaum, subcontractor
Honomu artist, provided
recycled materials for children
and youth to make their own
mim-sculptures. No children
attended this workshop however
adults made use of the materials
for small hands-on sculptures.
May 10, 2003 "Washing
Machines to Water Gardens".
Puna businessman Jon Olson
offered attendees in both
morning and afternoon
workshops ways to trouble shoot
basic problems with
Figure 2. This very popular sculpture was kidnapped after two weeks on display.
household appliances. Olson, a former surplus appliance distributor, offered innovative uses for
parts of machines that beyond repair. Value added items included water gardens utilizing the
tubs from washing machines, dryers into compost bins and refrigerators into fish farms.
Additional uses for parts included pain planters, tumblers for glass, glory holes for glass
blowing, ceramic kilns and outdoor sculptures. Calendar listing in Island Journal was cited as
how the attendees hear about the workshop. Attendees - 8 adults.
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"Keild Krafts", kids arts and crafts classes focus on the environment by stressing the 3 R's -
reduce, reuse and recycle. Loretta Nussbaum, Honomu artist, organized the
workshop with the timely themes of Boy's Day with fish kites to make and embellish plus
Mother's Day with recycled materials for kids to make cards with all the fixings', however none
of the adult workshop attendees had kids and no other parents brought the kids in participate.
May 24, 2003, "Mosaics from Recycled Materials" additional hands-on workshop sponsored by
Peak Creations. Jay West, Kamuela award winning artist, offered hands-on beginning mosaics
workshops for morning and afternoon attendees. West supplied used wood and Plexiglas (from
frame shops) as bases for making trivets utilizing tumbled bottle glass, cut mirror and broken
ceramic plates and lamps. West stressed the low-tech approach to using recycled glass in high
value-added applications such as signage for island businesses and custom tabletops. Attendees -
5 adults.
June 14, 2003, "1 Didn't Know You Could Do That With Recycled Glass" with Jay West, artist -
in -resident offered moming and afternoon attendees an overview of her business Peak Creations.
The Waimea based company researches and develops various uses for recycled glass by
designing and producing a variety of value-added products. West shared her experience and the
benefits of using recycled resources as raw materials in manufacturing. West also explained the
low-tech process of utilizing
bottle glass for use in a small
I mosaics business. Attendees
were able to make and take
wire wrapped pendants using
• recycled glass from a glass
blowing studio on the island.
' Attended by 15 adults.
"Keiki Krafts", kids arts and
crafts classes focus on the
environment by stressing the
3 R's - reduce, reuse and
recycle. Loretta Nussbaum,
Honomu artist, planned the
workshop that included a
girl scout troop (grade 4-6)
that completed a badge on
jewelry making. A total of 7
children attended.
Figure 3. A table full of Peak
Creations Art Glass.
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July 12, 2003, "Re -Use Home and Office Furnishings" Puna businessman Jon Olson offered
morning and afternoon attendees an overview what to look for in furniture to refurbish and the
basics involved. Attended by 5 adults.
"Keiki Krafts", kids arts and crafts classes focus on the environment by stressing the 3 R's -
reduce, reuse and recycle. Loretta Nussbaum, Honomu artist, planned the
workshop however none of the adult workshop attendees had kids and no other parents brought
the kids in participate.
August 2, 2003 - accepted entries for the island wide recycled art show "Art & Objects from
Opala" at the Kea'au Recycling & Reuse Center. Categories include children, youth, enthusiasts
and professionals. An artists reception and awards ceremony was held on August 9, which
included a Trash Fashion show. A total of 54 pieces juried into the show (14 works by 10
children and youth, and 40 works created by 25 adults) were on display during the entire month.
Figure 4. Two of the many entries into the Juried Art Exhibit.
August 23, 2003
"9f We Break It
They Will Come"
refers to what
happen to the
bottles that are
currently
collected at the
some of the
county transfer
stations in the
large blue roll -off
containers.
The workshop
featured Jennie
Akana from
Hawaiian
Cracked Glass, a
Hilo based
minority owned and operated business. This mother and daughter team shared thew
entrepreneurial experiences in this unique recycling business and display creative uses for their
"cracked glass" products. 5 adults attended "Keiki Krafts", kids arts and crafts classes focus on
the environment by stressing the 3 R's - reduce, reuse and recycle. Loretta Nussbaum, Honomu
artist, planned the workshop however none of the adult workshop attendees had kids and no other
parents brought the kids in participate. 2 children participated.
a
a
a
4.
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Figure 4. Two of the many entries into the Juried Art Exhibit.
August 23, 2003
"9f We Break It
They Will Come"
refers to what
happen to the
bottles that are
currently
collected at the
some of the
county transfer
stations in the
large blue roll -off
containers.
The workshop
featured Jennie
Akana from
Hawaiian
Cracked Glass, a
Hilo based
minority owned and operated business. This mother and daughter team shared thew
entrepreneurial experiences in this unique recycling business and display creative uses for their
"cracked glass" products. 5 adults attended "Keiki Krafts", kids arts and crafts classes focus on
the environment by stressing the 3 R's - reduce, reuse and recycle. Loretta Nussbaum, Honomu
artist, planned the workshop however none of the adult workshop attendees had kids and no other
parents brought the kids in participate. 2 children participated.
Page 5 Peak Creations SOY Report on KRRC Educational E,0
September 13, 2003
"Construction and Demolition Material for Re -Use", Puna businessman Jon Olson offered
morning and afternoon attendees various uses for construction, demolition and remodeling
materials. Attended by 3 adults.
"Keiki Krafts", kids arts and crafts classes were given by Loretta Nussbaum, recycling artist and
educator, provided recycled materials and assist kids in understanding the benefits of recycling
while creating hands-on small projects. 6 children participated.
Figure 5. School children meeting a stainless steel recycled art kitty.
October 18, 2003 "Hot
Glass Process Turns Bottles
into Beads", Eva Anderson,
teacher, artist and business
owner demonstrated hot
glass working using a
tabletop torch. She started
with basic technical and
safety issues in working
with recycled hot glass.
She then proceeded to melt
and form bottle glass and
other types of recycled
glass into beads and
bobbles. 52 adults attend
the demonstration and
many were able to try their
hand at making glass beads.
"Keiki Krafts", kids arts and crafts classes were given by Loretta Nussbaum, recycling artist and
educator, provided recycled materials and assisted children in understanding the benefits of
recycling while creating hands-on small projects. 5 children participated.
November 15, 2003, " Recycled Glass Mosaics" Waimea award winning artist Jay West offered
a hands-on workshop utilizing various recycled bottle glasses, mirror and ceramics to in the
creation of small mosaics projects. West also discusses uses for larger projects such as
refurbishing tabletops and as signs for businesses. The workshop stressed using the appropriate
adhesive and grouting materials for the appropriate application, such as on external to interior
projects. 18 adults attended
"Keiki Krafts", kids arts and crafts classes were given by Loretta Nussbaum, recycling artist and
educator, provided recycled materials and assisted children in understanding the benefits of
recycling while creating hands-on small projects. Some of the children completed their hands at
small mosaics projects. 6 children participated.
Appendix 2
KRRC Newsletters
Issues #1, #2 & #3
REUSE EDUCATION
EVENTS
Visit Kea'au Recycling
& Reuse Center at the
Kea'au Transfer Station.
Attend FREE workshops
on reusing and recycling
commonly discarded
household items. "Keiki
Kraft" activities for
children of all ages from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the
2nd Saturday of each
month.
Bring the family and learn
how to make recycling
fun and rewarding.
Workshops will be held at
the educational pavilion
at 10 a.m. and at 1 p.m.
Topics are:
• May 10 -"Durable
White Goods - Home
Appliances"
• June 14 - "I Didn't Know
You Could Do That With
Recycled Glass"
• July 12 - "Office and
Home Furnishings"
• August 9 - "If We Break
It, They WIII Come"
The Kea Cut Recycling & Reuse
Center is open front 6:30
a.m. to 6.30 p.m. seven days
a week. For more ireforrma-
tion about the center; contact
:'Nelson Ila at 895-68.15.
For more information an
monthlr reuse workshops,
contact Jcry Rest at Peak
C7 eations, 885-7812.
Helping Island's Residents Reduce Reuse and Recycle.
Separate your opals and
bring recyclables to the
new Kea'agl Recycling
& Reuse Center located
at the Kea'au Transfer
Station. Accepted are:
ALUMINUM CANS'
Any kind of aluminum
beverage can.
CARDBOARD:
Only flattened corrugated
cardboard (brown with
waffles in between sheets
of paper fiber). Paper bags
and brown craft paper okay.
No food or food scraps.
All types of wax crayons
Separate glass by color—
brown, green and clear.
Residential greenwaste
only. Grass clippings,
branches and garden
debris should be no more
than 4 feet in length.
INKJET A TONER
All brands of inkjet/toner
cartridges. Toner powder
bottles not accepted.
NEWSPAPER ONLY,•
Only dry newspapers and
newsprint -type publications.
Remove twine or plastic.
Remove non -newsprint
inserts.
PAPER FIBER BIN -
Different types of
paper fiber are collected
in a walk in container with
large green totes.
➢ BOOKS:
Hardback only. Can
also donate hardback
& paperback to Kea'au
Reuse Center.
DCA TAL OGS, GLOSSIES
8 MAGAZ/NES:
Glossy multi -page
magazines or catalogs.
➢ MIXED PAPER:
Pastel -colored paper,
colored business forms,
pastel -colored envelopes,
accounting ledgers, tab
& time cards, fax paper,
manila folders, bleached
envelopes, letters, loose
leaf pages, scratch and
message sheets, carbon-
less copy paper (NCR),
receipts.
CHANGE OF TRAFFIC NOTICE
KEA'AU TRANSFER STATION
EFFECTIVE APRIL 2, 2003 at 6'30 A.M.
KEA'A"
E%ISTING (>�� RECTCEING
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TRANSFER 1 IL) o CENTER
STATION IIWI
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1 'r
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care
.- To KEA AU—
p„„oA.
i` NEWSPAPER INSERTS
Glossy type of paper
found inside newspapers
& telephone books. Do not
mix in other paper fiber.
i WH/TE PAPER:
White copy paper, writing
paper, laser print copy
paper, laser print computer
paper, pre-printed forms
on computer paper. White
paper with color printed ink
is okay.
P TW:
Only No. 1 and No. 2
plastic are accepted. Look
on the bottom for the re-
cycle symbol and number.
Plastic containers used to
store oil are considered
contaminated and not
accepted.
NO. 1 PETE:
Z_,A Usually clear or
green, sinks in water,
rigid & glossy. Examples
include water and soda
bottles, peanut butterjars,
vegetable oil bottles.
NO. 2 HOPE.
Z
'�1Semi-rigid, sinks in
water. Examples include
milk and water jugs, juice,
shampoo, vinegar and
bleach bottles.
ACCEPTED.
Tin cans, copper wire,
wire mesh, metal furniture,
car bumpers, pipes, tire
rims.
NOTACCEPTEO.-
Vehicles, engines and
transmissions, refrigerators,
washer and dryers, stoves,
air conditioners, dish-
washers.
Specialty items such as blue
and red glass, as well as,
windows and mirrors are
being collected in plastic
tubs for local artists to
reuse.
The Reuse Center is pictured
in the background.
The project is lunded as par9 of
cur Environmental Protection
Agency(EPA) grant m
the County of Hawaii,
Deparunew of Environmental
iNanagement.
The Hawaii Island Economic
Developrneut Board. Inc.
provides lire administrafion.
Recycle Hawaii serves
,is the site developer and
operator. Big Island Resource
Conservation & Development
assists in technical planning.
Peak Creations manages reuse
education workshops. Vendors
cooperating with this projecl
are Bue'ioess Services Hawai 'i
artd Pima Kunalil Flowers,
Inc'.
Recycle Hawaii is a 501(c)3
educational membership orga-
ni_alian active since 1989. Our
mission is to promote resource
uwareoes.s and recycling on the
lsland ojHawai'i.
Reevc'1c Hawaii
4
P.O. Bac 4847
Ililo. HI 96720
h fbLines: 961-2676,329-2886
N'ww.recvctehawarn. or'g
Printed on 100% post -consumer
recycled acrd recvurable paper.
➢Items donated to Reuse
Center must be in working
or fixable condition.
➢Please see attendant
before dropping off
reusable items. Donations
must be inspected first.
➢Check Info Board
displayed at the Reuse
Center as certain items
will be accepted on a "Will
Call" basis only.
SMALL APPLIANCES:
Blenders, Toasters,
Dishware, Lamps, Radios,
CDs, Sound Systems,
VCRs, Printers, Copiers,
Cameras, Phones,
Computers (CPUs and
Internals only)
FURNITURE:
Sofa, Chairs, Tables,
Desks, Bed Frames,
Mirrors, Bookshelves, File
Cabinets, Sinks, Baby
Furniture, Lamps, Artwork.
RECREATIONAL ITEMS:
Bicycles, Skate Boards,
Exercise Equipment,
Snorkel Gear, Body Boards,
Strollers, Tents, Toys,
Camp Stoves, Coolers
GARDEN TOOLS:
Rakes, Shovels, Hand
Tools, Wheelbarrows,
working Chipper/Shredders,
Rototillers, Push Mowers.
➢Large appliances such
as refrigerators, stoves,
washers, etc. (Large
appliances can be taken
to the scrap metal yard at
the Hilo and Kealakehe
Transfer Stations.)
➢Monitors and Televisions.
➢Vehicles of any kind such
as cars, trucks, tractors,
or riding lawnmowers.
➢Vehicular parts of any
kind.
Items that are not
accepted at Kea au Reuse
Center can be recycled
at other locations. For
information about where
to dispose of unwanted
items, please pick up a
copy of the Hawaii Island
Recycling Guide available
at the Kea'au Recycling
& Reuse Center and all
island transfer stations.
For more information
on recycling and reuse
opportunities, contact the
Recycle Hawaii Infolines at
961-2676 or 329-2886.
Donations by check or
money order may be sent
to Recycle Hawaii, P.O.
Box 4847, Hilo, HI 96720.
WORKABLE IDEAS
ON RECYCLING
Choose what you
purchase wisely.
Instead of buying liquids
in plastic, buy them in
glass or metal containers.
Glass and metals are
currently being collected
by local recyclers for
mainland recycling
markets.
Buy in bulk.
Instead of buying
two small boxes of
something, buy in bulk.
This saves on packaging.
Your purchase power can
influence the market.
Reuse items.
Reuse plastic and paper
grocery sacks. Save
corrugated cardboard
boxes and foam peanuts
for reuse when shipping
items. Wash and reuse
plastic food containers
for storing food items
instead of buying
throwaway plastic bags.
Donate usable
goods.
Do you have clothing
that doesn't fit, furniture
you don't like, workable
appliances you don't
need? Instead of
discarding these items at
the local transfer station,
donate them to thrift
stores, church bazaars,
and non-profit groups
for resale. Many people
frequent such locations
and events for bargains.
Your usable items can
benefit others!
EDUCATION CENTER
EVENTS
Keaau Education Center
of KRRC. Free for the
whole family. Adult
workshops on recycling
and reusing commonly
discarded items. "Keiki
Kraft" activities for
children. Both held at
10 am and 1 pm.
See Dates Below:
• August 2 —29 — Juried
Recycled Art Show and
Sale. Includes "young"
categories. Contact Jay
West.
• August 9 -"if We Break
It, They WIII Come"
• September 13 - "Home
Builders Construction &
Remodeling Materials"
• October 11 - "Glass
Blowing"
• November 9 - "Wood
and Plastic Hawaiian
Hand Carving"
For more information on monthly
art workshops, contact Jay West
at Peak Creations, 885-7812.
The Kea'au Recycling & Reuse
Center is open from 6:30 a.m.
to 6:30 p.m. seven days a week
For more information about the
center, contact Nelson Ho at
895-6815.
Helping Island's Residents Reduce Reuse and Recycle
Separate your opala and
bring recyclables to the
new Kea'au Recycling
& Reuse Center located
at the Kea'au Transfer
Station. Accepted are:
ALUMINUM CANS -
Any kind of aluminum
beverage can.
CARDBOARD:
Flattened corrugated
cardboard (waffles in be-
tween sheets of brown pa-
per). Paper bags & brown
craft paper okay. No foam
blocks or food scraps.
CELL PHONES -
All cell phones, chargers
and accessories. No boxes
or instruction books.
INKJET A TONER
CARTRIDGES:
All brands of inkjet/toner
cartridges. Toner powder
bottles not accepted.
NEWSPAPER ONLY:
Dry newspapers. Okay
in paper or plastic grocery
bags. Inserts and coupons
to be recycled separately.
PAPER FIBER BIN-
Different types of
paper fiber are collected
in a walk in tent with large
green totes.
D BOOKS:
Hardback only. Can
also donate hardback
& paperback to Kea'au
Reuse Center.
DCATA10GS, GLOSSIES
leaf pages, scratch and
message sheets, carbon-
less copy paper (NCR),
receipts.
D NEWSPAPER INSERTS:
Glossy type of paper found
inside newspapers. Do not
mix in other paper fiber.
D WHITE PAPER:
White copy paper, writing
paper, laser print copy
paper, laser print computer
paper, pre-printed forms
on computer paper. White
paper with color printed ink
is okay.
No. 1 and No. 2 plastic
only. Garbage, grocery
bags & all bottle caps are
contaminates. Do not toss
these in plastics bin. No
used motor oil containers.
NO. 1 PETE.-
1 Usually clear or
eIgreen, sinks in water,
rigid & glossy. Examples
include water and soda
bottles, peanut butter jars,
vegetable oil bottles.
NO. 2 HOPE.
,% Semi-rigid, sinks
L�1 in water. Examples
include milk and water jugs,
J uice, shampoo, vinegar
and bleach bottles.
Separate glass by color=
8 MAGAZINES.
ACCEPTED:
brown, green and clear.
_
Glossy multi -page
Tin cans, copper wire,
GREENWASTE
magazines or catalogs
wire mesh, metal furniture,
Residential greenwaste
DM/XEOPAPER:
car bumpers, pipes, tire
only. Grass clippings,
Pastel -colored paper,
rims.
branches and garden
colored business forms,
NOTACCEPTEO:
debris. No garbage bags,
pastel -colored envelopes,
Whole vehicles, auto
treated lumber or metal
accounting ledgers, tab
engines and transmissions,
wires/fencing.
& time cards, fax paper,
air conditioners, refrigera-
manila folders, bleached
tors.
envelopes letters loose
At right students from a near by
school tour the facility and
learn about what items are col-
lected for recycling.
Directions to Keaau Recycling &
Reuse Center (KRRC).
The project is funded as part of
an Environmental Protec-
tion Agency (EPA) grant to
the County ofHawai'i, Depart- '
ment of Environmental Man-
agement.
The Hawaii Island Economic
Development Board, Inc.
provides the administration.
Recycle Hawaii serves as the
site developer and operator.
Big Island Resource Conser-
vation & Development assists
in technical planning. Peak
Creations manages reuse edu-
cation workshops. vendors co-
operating with this project are
Business Services Hawaii and
Puna Kamali'i Flowers, Inc.
Recycle Hawaii is a 501(c)3
educational membership orga-
nization active since 1989. Our
mission is to promote resource
awareness and recycling on the
Island ofHawaii.
S Recycle Hawaii
P.O. Box 4847
Hilo, HI 96710
InfoLines: 961-2676, 329-1886
www.recycieh"aii.org
Printed on 100% post -consumer
recycled and recyclable paper.
J Z-
Items donated to Reuse
Center must be in working
or fixable condition.
Please see attendant
before leaving or claiming
reusable items. Donations
must be inspected first.
Check Swap Board. Some
items will be accepted on
a "Will Call" basis only.
See attendant to post a
requested item on the
"Swap Center Board."
A=PPTEO ITEMS-
SMALL APPLIANCES:
Blenders, Toasters,
Dishware, Lamps, Radios,
CDs, VCRs, Printers,
Cameras, Phones,
Computers (CPUs and
Internals only)
FURN/TURE.-
Sofa, Chairs, Tables,
Desks, Bed Frames,
Mirrors, Shelving, File
Cabinets, Sinks, Baby
Furniture, Lamps, Artwork.
RECREA TONAL MEWS.-
Bicycles,
YEWS.Bicycles, Skate Boards,
Exercise Equipment,
Snorkel Gear, Body Boards,
Strollers, Tents, Toys,
Camp Stoves, Coolers
GAROEN TOOLS:
Rakes, Shovels, Hand
Tools, Wheelbarrows,
Chipper/Shredders, Lawn
Mowers.
Large appliances such as
stoves, washers, dryers,
etc. (Must get attendant
approval to drop off
usable large appliances.)
Working Monitors and
Televisions. (Must get
attendant approval to
drop off usable large
appliances.)
NOT ACCEPTED ITEMS,
ALL Refrigerators (Can be
taken to scrap metal yard
at Hilo Transfer Station.)
Vehicles of any kind such
as cars, trucks, tractors,
or riding lawnmowers.
Vehicular parts of any kind.
Items that are not
accepted at Keaau Reuse
Center can be recycled at
other locations. Please pick
up a copy of the Hawaii
Island Recycling Guide
available at the Center and
all island transfer stations.
For more information
on recycling and reuse
opportunities, contact the
Recycle Hawaii Infolines at
961-2676 or 329-2886.
Donations by check or
money order may be sent
to Recycle Hawaii, P.O.
Box 4847, Hilo, HI 96720.
KRRC PROGRESS
REPORT
Recycle Hawaii's
demonstration project
goal was to exceed
560 tons diverted from
the Hilo Landfill, by
the end of December,
2003. Thanks to
overwhelming public
acceptance and
participation, we are
well along the way to
passing that target.
With generous public
donations, TONS of
Reuse Center items are
brought in monthly.
In June, 4.7 tons of
working or fixable items
were brought in and
distributed back to the
public. Since KRRC's
opening, most of the
11.3 tons of Reuse items
were diverted from the
Hilo landfill.
For the month of June,
86.8 tons of recyclables
(greenwaste, scrap
metal, paper, plastics,
etc.) were collected by
KRRC and much of it
was shipped off island
for recycling.
The KRRC project's
grand total diversion
through the end of June
is 221 tons, including
the Reuse Center
donations.
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The project is funded as part of
an Environmental Protec-
tion Agency (EPA) grant to
the County ofHawai'i, Depart- '
ment of Environmental Man-
agement.
The Hawaii Island Economic
Development Board, Inc.
provides the administration.
Recycle Hawaii serves as the
site developer and operator.
Big Island Resource Conser-
vation & Development assists
in technical planning. Peak
Creations manages reuse edu-
cation workshops. vendors co-
operating with this project are
Business Services Hawaii and
Puna Kamali'i Flowers, Inc.
Recycle Hawaii is a 501(c)3
educational membership orga-
nization active since 1989. Our
mission is to promote resource
awareness and recycling on the
Island ofHawaii.
S Recycle Hawaii
P.O. Box 4847
Hilo, HI 96710
InfoLines: 961-2676, 329-1886
www.recycieh"aii.org
Printed on 100% post -consumer
recycled and recyclable paper.
J Z-
Items donated to Reuse
Center must be in working
or fixable condition.
Please see attendant
before leaving or claiming
reusable items. Donations
must be inspected first.
Check Swap Board. Some
items will be accepted on
a "Will Call" basis only.
See attendant to post a
requested item on the
"Swap Center Board."
A=PPTEO ITEMS-
SMALL APPLIANCES:
Blenders, Toasters,
Dishware, Lamps, Radios,
CDs, VCRs, Printers,
Cameras, Phones,
Computers (CPUs and
Internals only)
FURN/TURE.-
Sofa, Chairs, Tables,
Desks, Bed Frames,
Mirrors, Shelving, File
Cabinets, Sinks, Baby
Furniture, Lamps, Artwork.
RECREA TONAL MEWS.-
Bicycles,
YEWS.Bicycles, Skate Boards,
Exercise Equipment,
Snorkel Gear, Body Boards,
Strollers, Tents, Toys,
Camp Stoves, Coolers
GAROEN TOOLS:
Rakes, Shovels, Hand
Tools, Wheelbarrows,
Chipper/Shredders, Lawn
Mowers.
Large appliances such as
stoves, washers, dryers,
etc. (Must get attendant
approval to drop off
usable large appliances.)
Working Monitors and
Televisions. (Must get
attendant approval to
drop off usable large
appliances.)
NOT ACCEPTED ITEMS,
ALL Refrigerators (Can be
taken to scrap metal yard
at Hilo Transfer Station.)
Vehicles of any kind such
as cars, trucks, tractors,
or riding lawnmowers.
Vehicular parts of any kind.
Items that are not
accepted at Keaau Reuse
Center can be recycled at
other locations. Please pick
up a copy of the Hawaii
Island Recycling Guide
available at the Center and
all island transfer stations.
For more information
on recycling and reuse
opportunities, contact the
Recycle Hawaii Infolines at
961-2676 or 329-2886.
Donations by check or
money order may be sent
to Recycle Hawaii, P.O.
Box 4847, Hilo, HI 96720.
KRRC PROGRESS
REPORT
Recycle Hawaii's
demonstration project
goal was to exceed
560 tons diverted from
the Hilo Landfill, by
the end of December,
2003. Thanks to
overwhelming public
acceptance and
participation, we are
well along the way to
passing that target.
With generous public
donations, TONS of
Reuse Center items are
brought in monthly.
In June, 4.7 tons of
working or fixable items
were brought in and
distributed back to the
public. Since KRRC's
opening, most of the
11.3 tons of Reuse items
were diverted from the
Hilo landfill.
For the month of June,
86.8 tons of recyclables
(greenwaste, scrap
metal, paper, plastics,
etc.) were collected by
KRRC and much of it
was shipped off island
for recycling.
The KRRC project's
grand total diversion
through the end of June
is 221 tons, including
the Reuse Center
donations.
EDUCATION CENTER
EVENTS
Keaau Education Center
of KRRC. Free for the
whole family. Adult
workshops on recycling
and reusing commonly
discarded items. "Keiki
Kraft" activities for
children. Both held at
10 am and 1 pm.
See Dates Below:
• October 18 - "Torch
Work Techniques"
October 27 - "Self
Guided Display on
Composting and Worm
Growing Bins" Ongoing
display. Will post
workshop event dates
on website.
" November 9 -"Wood
and Plastic Hawaiian
Hand Carving"
For the most up to
date information and
photographs, please
check out our new
KRRC web pages at:
www recvclehawaii ora
For more information on monthly
art workshops, eontactJay West
at Peak Creations, 885-7812.
Recycling drop-off activity
continues to be 6:30 am to
6X30 prn .seven days a week.
Staff will be on-site fmm 7 am
to 6 pm to assist public and
operate the Reuse Center For
more information about the
Reuse Center contact the Site
Attendants at 895-6815. For
more information on KRRC,
contact Nelson Ho at 969-
2012.
Helping Island's Residents Reduce Reuse and Recycle
Separate your opala and
bring recyclables to the
new Kea'au Recycling
& Reuse Center located
at the Kea'au Transfer
Station. Accepted are:
ALUMINUM CANS:
Any kind of aluminum
beverage can.
CARDBOARD:
Flattened corrugated
cardboard (waffles in be-
tween sheets of brown pa-
per). Paper bags & brown
craft paper okay. No foam
blocks or food scraps.
CELL PHONES:
All cell phones, chargers
and accessories. No boxes
or instruction books.
INKJET A TONER
CARTRIDGES:
All brands of inkjet/toner
cartridges. Toner powder
bottles not accepted.
NEWSPAPER ONLY:
Dry newspapers. Okay
in paper or plastic grocery
bags. Inserts and coupons
to be recycled separately.
PAPER FIBER BINS'
Different types of
paper fiber are collected
in a walk in tent with large
green totes.
i BOOKS:
Hardback only. Can
also donate hardback
& paperback to Kea'au
Reuse Center.
iCATALOGS, GLOSSIES
leaf pages, scratch and
message sheets, carbon-
less copy paper (NCR),
receipts.
i+NEWSPAPER INSERTS:
Glossy type of paper found
inside newspapers. Do not
mix in other paper fiber.
➢ WHITE PAPER:
White copy paper, writing
paper, laser print copy
paper, laser print computer
paper, pre-printed forms
on computer paper. White
paper with color printed ink
is okay.
PLASTIC:
No. 1 and No. 2 plastic
only. Garbage, grocery
bags & all bottle caps are
contaminates. Do not toss
these in plastics bin. No
used motor oil containers.
NO. I PETE.
Usually clear or
L' lagreen, sinks in water,
rigid & glossy. Examples
include water and soda
bottles, peanut butter jars,
vegetable oil bottles.
NO. 2 HDPE -
Semi -rigid, sinks
64 y n water. Examples
include milk and water jugs,
juice, shampoo, vinegar
and bleach bottles.
Separate glass by color—
8 MAGAZINES:
ACCEPTED.
brown, green and clear.
Glossy multi -page
Tin cans, copper wire,
GREENwnsm
magazines or catalogs.
wire mesh, metal furniture,
Residential greenwaste
+ MIXED PAPER:
car bumpers, pipes, tire
only. Grass clippings,
Pastel -colored paper,
rims.
branches and garden
colored business forms,
VOTACCEPTED.
debris. No garbage bags,
pastel -colored envelopes,
Whole vehicles, auto
treated lumber or metal
accounting ledgers, tab
engines and transmissions,
wires/fencing.
& time cards, fax paper,
air conditioners, refrigera-
manila folders, bleached
tors.
envelopes letters loose
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& Reuse C'enterfilled frith
valuable reusable items.
Belo¢, directions to Kea'au
Recycling & Reuse Center
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The project is funded as part of
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the County of Hanvai 'i, Depart-
ment of Environmental Man-
agemeni.
The Hmvoi'i Island Economic
Development Board Inc.
provides the administration.
Recycle Hmvai'i serves as the
site developer and operator.
Big Island Resource Conser-
vation & Development assists
in technical planning. Peak
Creations manages reuse edu-
cation workshops. Vendors co-
operating with this project are
Business Services Hmvai'i and
Puna Kamali l Flowers, Inc.
Recycle Hawaii is a 501(c)3
educational membership orga-
nisation active since 1989. Our
mission is to promote resource
awareness and recycling on the
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P.O. Box 4847
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In/oLines: 961-2676, 329-1886
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recycled and recyclable paper.
THE KEA'AU REUSE CENTER
Items donated to Reuse
Center must be in working
or fixable condition.
Please see attendant
before leaving or claiming
reusable items. Donations
must be inspected first.
Check Swap Board. Some
items will be accepted on
a "Will Call" basis only.
See attendant to post a
requested item on the
"Swap Center Board."
SMALL APPLIANCES:
Blenders, Toasters,
Dishware, Lamps, Radios,
CDs, VCRs, Printers,
Cameras, Phones,
Computers (CPUs and
Internals only)
FURNITURE:
Sofa, Chairs, Tables,
Desks, Bed Frames,
Mirrors, Shelving, File
Cabinets, Sinks, Baby
Furniture, Lamps, Artwork.
RECREATIONAL /TEMS.
Bicycles, Skate Boards,
Exercise Equipment,
Snorkel Gear, Body Boards,
Strollers, Tents, Toys,
Camp Stoves, Coolers
GARDEN TOOLS:
Rakes, Shovels, Hand
Tools, Wheelbarrows,
Chipper/Shredders, Lawn
Mowers.
Large appliances such as
stoves, washers, dryers,
etc. (Must get attendant
approval to drop off
usable large appliances.)
Working Monitors and
Televisions. (Must get
attendant approval to
drop off usable large
appliances.)
NOT ACCEPTED ITEMS:
ALL Refrigerators (Can be
taken to scrap metal yard
at Hilo Transfer Station.)
Vehicles of any kind such
as cars, trucks, tractors,
or riding lawnmowers.
Vehicular parts of any kind.
Items that are not accepted
at Kea'au Reuse Center
can be recvcled at other
locations. Please pick
up a copy of the Hawaii
Island Recycling Guide
available at the Center
and all island transfer
stations.
For more information on
recycling and reuse
opportunities, contact the
Recycle Hawaii Infolines
at 961-2676 or 329-2886.
Donations by check or
money order may be sent
to Recycle Hawaii, P.O.
Box 4847, Hilo, HI 96720.
KRRC PROGRESS
REPORT
Recycle Hawaii has
been contracted to
operate the Kea'au
Recycling and Reuse
Center from March
29 to December 31,
2003. That amounts to
279 days of recyclable
commodities
collection. Within
that time frame, the
tonnage of recyclables
targeted for diversion
away from the Hilo
Landfill was 560 tons
or more.
August 31, 2003
is the 156" day of
collection, which is
55.9% of the total
projected collection
time. Recyclable and
reusable commodities
equalling 427.8 tons
have been diverted
during this period, or
76.4% of the targeted
560 tons.
KRRC is ahead of its
monthly scheduled
diversion by 20%. If
we keep up this pace,
we will exceed our
contract target by 112
tons for a total amount
of 672 tons.
For the most up to
date information and
photographs, please
check out our new
KRRC web pages at:
www.recyclehawaii.org.
Appendix 3
Press Articles
Documents
Relating to KRRC
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Keaau gets recycling center
Ilawaii Island Iscorlonlic Dev6l-
o1)nlent Board and Recycle Hawaii
Will hdVC t11c ()rand opening of Che
Kcaall Recycling and Reuse Cen-
ter at IU a.m. March 29.
Music, entertairiment, displays,
composting (leillonstrat►ons, Work-
shops oll recycling and reuse, and
spc6,11 kcild activities Will continue
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The KCaall Recycling and
Rcusc Center is for residential
waste disposal and is the Big
Island's first solid waste conve-
nience center where residents can
rccycic valuable resources and
discard useful but unuceded items.
All onsite educational center will
provide recycling information.
Weekly Saturday workshops oil
reuse activities Will be sponsored
by Recycle Hawaii.
"rhhis is .I major positive step
to addressing mud finding solutions
to Our Sold waste management
issues," said Big Island Mayor
III rry Kll.11.
The center will recycle alri-
illlnUrll, Office paper, ►Maga%Ines,
plastics (Nos. 1 and 2), card-
board, mixed paper, inkjet and
toner cartridges, scrap metal,
green waste, newspaper, crayons
and glass. The Reuse Center will
accept office equipment, con-
SUrner electronics, household
appliances and furniture and non-
vehicular garden tools.
Recycle Hawaii will provide
public awareness and education
Programs to promote use of the
Ilew center.
The Keaau Community Recy-
cling arid Reuse Center is being
funded by a $400,000 grant from
the U. S. Environmental Protec-
tion Agency, administered through
the county.
KEA "AU RECYCLING d REUSE CENTER
(at the Kea'au Transfer Station)
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Recycle Hawaii
PO Box 4847
Hilo, HI 96720-0847
961.2676. 329.2886
www.recyclehawaii.org
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
What does "reduce, reuse and recycle" mean?
REDUCE: Means to limit the amount of rubbish you create
through smart buying habits. Reduce the amount of trash in your
life. Reduce your use of plastic by buying recyclable aluminum
cans. Buy in bulk to reduce packaging.
REUSE: Means to use something over again. Buy items that can
be used many times before disposing. Reuse plastic storage
containers instead of buying plastic bags to store food items.
Save and reuse cardboard boxes and foam peanuts when
shipping items. Donate usable items to charities for others to
reuse.
RECYCLE: Means to pass through a cycle or part of a cycle
again or to use again. Recycle your waste. Tum in aluminum and
tin cans, glass and paper fiber for recycling. All can be made into
new items. Compost food scraps and green waste into useful soil
for your garden.
By reusing and recycling items, we become aware of the
importance of reducing our usage of the Island's precious
resources.
Our choices as consumers DO make a difference!
This project is being funded
through a grant from the
Environmental Protection Agency
and is a collaborative effort
supported by.
The County of Hawaii,
Department of Environmental
Management
Hawaii Island Economic
Development Board
Recycle Hawai'I
Big Island Resource Conservation
and Development
Business Services Hawai'l
Puna Kamali'i Flowers, Inc.
Peak Creations
Kea'au Transfer Station
Community Recycling / Reuse Center
Opening Day Activities
March 29, 2003
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. Opening Ceremonies
Opening Blessing - Kahu Leolani Pratt
Untying of a maile lei - Mayor w/ Paula, Eileen & Nelson
Speaker - Eileen O'Hora - Weir, EPA - Region 9 - Heidi Hall,
HIEDB - Paula Helfrich
10:30 a.m. Walking Tour of Facility
Reuse Activities/ Workshops - Jay West & Jon Olson & Loretta Nussbaum
11:00 am. - Mosaic - Jay West
12:00 p.m. - "Worms Alive" - Margaret Pahio
1:00 p.m. - Composting - Debbie Ward
Recycle Art Show - Jay West - on going
Entertainment -
11:00 - Lava Jam Band
12:00 - Hiccup Circus
1:00 p.m. - Puppet Show - Jo Diotalevi " Tutu Hana Hou"
1:30 p.m. - Heli Silva and Friends
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from overflowing dumps
MBy Alan D. McNerie
for ate Tribune -Herald
IMebackrn bedroom
closet, Margaret Pahio is
starting what she hopes will
become a cottage industry.
It a worm farm: a pair of
plastic boxes that convert
household waste into set -
stale. high-quality organic fertilizer.
The engines that drive this process
are amynthi s gracilus, sometimes
called "tiger worms" or red womrs.
They are diminutive relatives of
earthworms that thrive on leaf litter
I. the natnml world and in compost
or manure piles in the human-innu-
antedenvironment.
pith literally brought her secret
out Moe closet on March 29, the -
playing her box of worms at the
grand opening of the Keaau Recy-
cling and Reuse Center.
"1 want to see if this could be a
commercial venture to help Matau-
rants with their organic waste," she
told the Tribune -Herold, is she
scooped out a dab of soil with a
plastic fork. A smell, brindled, red-
dish-brownish-orangish worm poked
its 'snout end out of the dirt and
' extended it, probing the unfamiliar
air.
Pahio, who owns a recycling fare
called Business Services Hawaii, is
one of a growing number of practi-
Imneis of vermicultme. or worm
forming.
"Worm composting is big bmi-
ness on the mainland," she says.
Bait shops have long grown earth-
worms and night crawlers tosell to
fishermen. But the worms them-
selves aren't the only salable prod-
uct. Worm castings, says Public, are
high-quality fertilizer. When added
to the dirt around young plants. she
says, the worm -made soil "improves
growth and yield, and holds soil bet-
ter than even compos P'
The farm uses anmohn, Sracihn
1 instead of regular earthv.sew. she
says, because they like to stay near
the surface. Regular earthworms bur -
low deeper, making them less effi-
cient composters and requiring more
space.
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Wednesday,
April 2, 2003
s the worm turns
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At least one mainland entrepre-
neur produces "worm lea': lea bags
fill with worm compost, which can
be dropped into water to "brew" a
fertilizer treat for houseplants. The
drainage that collects in the bottom
of the worm farm can be used in a
similar manner when diluted with an
equal amount of water.
But the value of the worm farm's
output is matched by its ability to
digest what's put into it. Pabio notes
that the worms break down more
than just kitchen waste. A least one
study has shown that they also digest
end destroy e. If bacteria
Pahio's Australian -built "Tumble-
weed Worm Farm" consists of an
upper box, a lower box and a rover.
The upper box, with a plastic grill
Floor, is the primary worm habitat.
Pahio fifst added 1 to 2 pounds of
horse manure, hay and a little dirt
that she had allowed to compost for
thea days (in the first three days, the
decaying mixture heals up, which
could kill the warms).
See WORMS,
Next page
Above, Ilene O'Hors
-
Weir, right, is visibly
astounded by the
capabilities of earth-
worms held by Paula
Helfrich, left. Looking
on is Nelson Ho and
Margaret Pahio, who
displayed her worm
big last Saturday at
Me grand opening of
the Keaau Recycling
and Reuse Center.
Pahio aims to sae if
worm harming could
be a commercial ven-
ture to help Macau -
rams dispose of their
organic waste. At left,
young Kays Bothe,
the daughter of Jody
and Henrik Bothe,
isn't at all squeamish
about holding one of
the red wigglers.
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Recycle *) Hawai"i
P.O. Box 4847 • Hilo, Hawaii • 96720
InfoLines: 808.329.2886 • 808.961.2676
Office Tel: 808.969.2012 • Fax: 808.969.7759
www.recyclehawaii.org • info re:cyclehawaii.org
For Immediate Distribution For further information contact:
April 2, 2003 Nelson Ho, Project Coordinator
Kea'au Recycling and Reuse Center
Cell: 895-6776 (/%(/1f r ti -"k
TRAFFIC ADVISORY AND MOTORIST ALERT
FOR THE
KEA'AU TRANSFER STATION
Please be advised, beginning today (April 2, 2003) at 6:30 a.m., ALL vehicular traffic
going into the Kea'au Transfer Station will be rerouted for the safety of those residents
using the transfer station and the newly opened Kea'au Recycling and Reuse Center.
The Hawaii County Solid Waste Division is redirecting ALL traffic to go through the
newly opened recycling facilities (which has the same hours as the transfer station - 6:30
a.m. to 6:30 p.m., seven days a week). Please drive slowly as people adjust to the new
traffic flow.
The Recycling Center is accepting:
newspaper (without the glossy inserts)
cardboard (flattened)
plastic #1 and #2 containers (water and beverage bottles and milk containers)
mixed colored paper
glass sorted by color
green waste (residential yard clippings)
and certain scrap metals like tin roofing, piping, fencing (but no refrigerators, washing
machines, car parts with grease or oil)
The Reuse Center is accepting (and disbursing at no charge)
Working Household furniture and items
Working Office equipment and furniture
Working Garden and Farm equipment
books and magazines, Etc.
Please see the on-site staff for details and how to presort your recyclables.
Recycle Hawaii is a 601 (c) (3) educational non-profit organization serving the Island of Hawaii.
RANGE OF TRAFFIC )TICE
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On April 2, 2003, Wednesday, at 6:30 a.m. at
the Kea'au Transfer Station, all traffic will be
routed one way through the new Kea'au
Recycling & Reuse Center, Motorists are
advised to use extreme caution and observe
all signs and traffic controls provided by the
on-site guards and public education
coordinators.
For additional information, call Recycle
Hawaii at 961-2676 or the Department of
Environmental Management, Solid Waste
Division, County of Hawaii at 961-8993.
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There is a lot of interest and miscon-
ception regarding recycling plastic. The
issue is more complicated that just drop-
ping it off at a recycling center.
Plastic types vary. Each plastic contain-
er should have the recycling symbol and
a number ranging from one through
seven. As numbers increase, so does the
difficulty in recycling. The different types
are listed below:
No. 1: PETE (polyethylene terephtha-
late). Usually clear or green, sinks in
water, rigid and glossy. Includes water
and soda bottles, peanut butter jars, veg-
etable oil bottles.
No. 2: HDPE (high density polyethyl-
ene). Semi-rigid, sinks in water. Includes
milk and water jugs, juice, vinegar and
bleach bottles.
No. 3: PVC (polyvinyl chloride). Semi-
rigid, glossy, sinks in water. Includes
detergent/cleanser bottles, pipes.
No. 4: LDPE (low density polyethyl-
ene). Flexible, not crinkly. Includes 6 -
pack rings, bread bags, sandwich bags.
No. 5: PP (polypropylene). Semi-rigid,
low gloss. Includes margarine tubs,
straws, screw -on lids.
No. 6: PS (polystyrene). Often blittle,
glossy. Includes Styrofoam, packing
peanuts, egg -cartons, foam cups.
No. 7: OTHER (multi -layer plastics).
Squeezable. Includes ketchup and syrup
bottles.
Nylon: (polyamide). Easily machin-
able, whitish, opaque. Includes plastic
screws, nuts, threads.
Teflon: (polytetrafluoroethylene).
Slippery, non-stick, chemically inert.
Includes inside surfaces of cookware.
PFA: (perfluoroalkoxy fluorocarbon).
Chemically inert, flexible, non-stick, non-
flammable. Includes tubing, primary
insulation and jacketing for wire/cable,
insulated parts.
Recycling in Hawaii County is done
by private industry. Recyclers collect, sell
and ship to mainland and overseas mar-
kets. Therefore, local recyclers have to
factor shipping expenses in order to stay
in business. Since other recyclables bring
in more money than plastic, recyclers
collect those items that are profitable. In
addition, there is an overabundance of
plastic supply, driving down prices for
post -consumer plastic. This all leads to
the unfortunate fact that plastic is not
being recycled.
So, what do you do? Well, there is
something you can do. Don't buy plastic.
Instead of buying goods in plastic, buy in
glass or metal containers. Glass and met-
als are being collected island -wide by
local recyclers.
A good example of a smart buying
choice is mayonnaise. The public is being
pushed into buying mayonnaise in plastic
squeeze bottles, which are No. 7 plastic
containers that cannot be recycled. It is
better to buy glass instead and recycle the
glass container.
Plastic water bottles are everywhere. If
you have to buy it, choose the largest con-
tainer possible and reuse it. Consider a
water service that delivers water to your
home and collects the empties at the next
delivery. Even better, install a reverse
osmosis filtration system in your home.
It's a little more expensive on the front
end, but then your bottle can be filled
indefinitely.
What happened to thermos bottles?
Bring them back! Fill up a thermos using
juice from glass bottles at home. Wash out
the thermos and recycle the glass. If that's
not convenient, buy beverages in stainless
steel, aluminum or glass containers. They
are still sold that way at all the local
stores.
Reuse plastic grocery sacks or collect
them and donate to a farmer's market
where they will be reused. Or better yet,
buy cloth bags, which are a little more
expensive on the front end, but again can
be reused indefinitely. Wash and reuse
plastic food containers for storing food
items instead of buying throwaway plastic
bags.
For those who still have some plastic to
recycle there are a few options. The fol-
lowing types of plastics are being recycled
on Hawaii Island:
No. I & No. 2 Plastic ONLY, at the
new Kea au Recycling & Reuse Center.
Shipped off island for further processing.
No. 2 Plastic Milk Jugs, during the
Hawati i Island February School
Recycling Challenge. Shipped to Aloha
Plastics on Maui.
No. 2 Plastic Grocery Sacks, at all
Safeway locations. Shipped back to main-
land markets.
On Oahu, Honolulu Recovery
Systems collects all types of plastic for
recycling. Residents can mail, at their own
cost, their residential plastic to: Honolulu
Recovery Systems, PO Box 6356,
Honolulu, HI 96818.
Remember, our choices as consumers
do make a difference! If you want more
information about recycling, please con-
tact Recycle Hawaii at 961-2676, or 329-
2886, or www.recyclehawaii.com AL
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May 8, 2003
1,2*14-10cycle and
Pot tuck Spaghetti
ALOHA ! Have you been to the new recycle center at the Keaau Transfer station? Are you
wondering what all the different bins and boxes are for? Want to know what can be recycled
and how to prepare it? Join us on Thursday, May 8th and Nelson Ho, Project Manager for the
recycle center will answer all your questions. Nelson will be our guest speaker and will give a
presentation on Recycle Hawaii and the new center. Spouses, significant others, and family are
invited to join us for a fantastic spaghetti feed as well. Suggested menu is a variety of sauces,
garlic bread, salads, and of course, desserts. Please RSVP to Bunny at 965-8673 by
May 3rd with your choice of pot luck dish.
Things to Think About .............
• May 2nd - Fair set up at Auntie Sally's Luau Hale
• May 3rd - FCE Homemaker's Fair
• May 22nd - Baby SAFE - 10:00 am
• May 22nd - Mountain Apple Workshop - 7:00 pm Kamana Senior Center
• June 7th - Puna Wahine Field Trip to Volcano Winery - 10:00 am
• June 18th - Mountain Apple workshop - 7:00 pm
• June 23rd - Sewing Workshop - 9:00 am
• June 26th - Baby SAFE - 10:00 pm
Directions to Pu'ula Church:
Take Highway 132 (Kapoho Rd.) to Nanawale Blvd. Turn left from Nanawale Blvd. onto
Kehau St. (about I mile, look for pointing King Kamehameha sign). Church is on the left hand
side and there is plenty of parking. The meeting starts promptly at 6:00 p.m.
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tal Protection Agency and
and plan
replicate the Keaau project at
Community ReCy-
administered through the
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other transfer stationson the
- island.
cling/Reuse Center.
county Waste Management
Department. HIEDB serves
They are also looking for
as the project manager.
opportunities for local eco -
analysis and more.
The goal of the project is
'
' nomic development through
Advance registration for
to: facilitate transformation
value-added recycling using
the workshop is needed. Con-..
of the county's existing dis-
materials collected at the
tact Dale Burton, Rural Com-
posalbasedsolidwastesys-
transfer station.
munity.Assistance Corpora-
tem into a diversion -based
A strategic planis being
tion, at 934-0559.
system that maximizes recov-
developed to accomplish the
The Keaau Recycling and
ery of resources with eco -
goals. For the plan to be real-
Reuse Center is forrestden-
nomic value; stimulates on-
istic and successful, com-
tial waste disposal and is the.
island value-added recycling
manicy input and support arc
Big Island's first solid waste
through entrepreneurial activ-
'
vital.
convenience center where
i ty; creates jobs and income
At the May 20 workshop.
residents can recycle valu
forisland residents; corn -
topics for discussion will
able resources and discard
plies with the state's waste
_include strategic '.planning
useful but unneeded items..
management hierarchy; and
principles and process,iden-
An onsite educational cen-
reduces the county's overall
tification of key stakeholders,
ter provides recycling infor-
solid waste management
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community assets invento
mation.
costs.
ry, SWOT (strengths, weak-
The center recycles alu-
Formore information call
nesses, opportunities, threats)
minuet, office. paper, maga-
H1EDB at 966-5416.
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UNIVERSITY
OF HAWAII
HILO
May 26, 2003
Mr. Nelson Ho
Keaau Recycling & Reuse Center
32 Kahoa Street
Hilo, HI 96720
Dear Mr. Ho,
MAHALO NUI LOA for agreeing to speak with our students about recycling and reuse
efforts and for agreeing to provide volunteer placement for up to eight students. I truly
appreciate your help in giving our students the opportunity to learn more about taking care of our
resources and land. Pertinent dates and information are provided below.
Topic:
Recycling and Reuse
Date:
Wednesday, July 2, 2003
Time:
1:00 PM —1:50 PM
2:00 PM — 2:50 PM
Audience:
40-50 high school students (who have just finished eating lunch)
per session
Location:
CC301
Topic: Volunteer placement
Dates: July 22, 23, 24
Time: 1:00 PM — 3:00 PM
Number of Students: 6-8 (plus one chaperone)
Please feel free to send any material you need copied to the address below. Also, contact
me if you need any equipment or special room set-up. I will contact you a few days prior to your
speaking engagement to confirm.
Thank you, again, for your help, and I look forward to working with you this summer.
A
erely,rinna Manuel -Cortez
25-3565 Opalipali Street
Hilo, 11196720
(808) 961-3725
200 W. KAWII.1 STREET
HILO, HAWAII 96720-4091
PHONE. (808)974-7337
FAX: (808) 974-7615
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution
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Hawaii Tribune -H® Tuesday,. July 22, 2003
munctional,
Entries for the juried artshow,
n and Objects from Opala,"
II be. accepted Saturday, Aug.
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
=u Recycling & Reuse Cen-
Both functional and non -
rational art created by island
Lists will be exhibited in this
ren contest.
There is no entry fee...' -
Categories will include chil-
en in grades 1-8, youths in
ares 9-12, adult enthusiasts and
6! Each artist may enter up to
4hree pieces.
SCash prizes will be awarded
nd many of the pieces will be
available for sale.
�.A
The exhibition will be dis-
layed at the Recycling Center
ug. 9-29.
On the second Saturday of
1
non-functional recycled art invited
each month the center, located Each Saturday,. the Ketkt.. 6815 or visit the Web s - ite
at the County Transfer Station on Krafts comer is open with hands- www.recyclehawaii.org::
Highway 130 next to the Hawaii on workshops for children and
Island Humane
youths at. 10
Society,. hosts
a.m. and 2
fun and infor-
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p.m.
mative"Re-use
Entries, for the juried
On Aug.
Workshops."
aft show, "Art and
Loretta
Identical work-
Nussbaum
shops are at, 10,
Objects from Opala,"
will, teach
a.m. and 1 p.m.
will be accepted`Sat-
'children's -
The topic of
the free Aug.9
urday, Aug. 2, from
environmen-.
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workshop host -For
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Other cam-
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contactWest.
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a -mail at art -
demolition" on Sept. 13, "Glass : glass@gte.net.
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blowing" on Oct
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ian Hand Carving" on Nov. 8. the recycling center, ca114895-
The Kea'au Recycling & Reuse Center
PROUDLY ANNOUNCES
"AMY L iii U. CTS FM*N I&PALA,.
JURIED EXHIBIT AND SALE
August 9 - 29, 2003
PROSPECTUS
This event is open to Hawaii Island artists of all levels
and offers reward and recognition for their creative use of recycled materials.
IMPORTANT CALENDAR DATES
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2. Accepting pieces from 10:00 am - 4:00 pat, at the Kea'au Recycling &
Reuse Center, located at the Kca'au Transfer Station on l4wy. 130 next to the Humane Society.
Pieces arriving after 4:00 p.m., Saturday, August 2, 2003, will not be accepted
MONDAY, AUGUST 4: Call for acceptance and/or rejection. Have your entry number and call
882-7520 after 10:00 ant. Pieces that are not accepted due to limited exhibition space at the site should
be picked up from 10:00 ant to 3:00 pm on Monday and Tuesday.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 5: Due to space limitations at the site pieces that are not accepted should be
picked up from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9: Opening Reception from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. Awards ceremony 5:00 pm
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29: Show closes at 4:00 pm. May pick up pieces from 4:00 to 6:00 pm
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30:10:00 am - 4:00 p.m. Return of exhibited artwork. Please pick up artwork
on this day.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER B: if pieces are not picked up before 6:00 pm they will be recycled. The
Kea'au Recycling & Reuse Center is open from 6:30 am to 6:30 pm -
CATEGORIES & PRIZFS
• Professional: Open to artists who have won several awards, sold their art or make their living as
artists, or to individuals who feel comfortable competing with professionals_
Prizcs: 1st place $300; 2nd place $200; 3rd place $100, honorable mention $25
• Enthusiast: Open to artists or individuals who love art and recycling. You may have won a couple of
awards but your main goal is to have fun.
Prizes: 1st place $200; 2nd place $100; 3rd place $50.
• Youth: Open to youth that will be in grades 9 through 12 for the 2003-04 school year.
Prizcs: 1st place $30 cash & $20 art supply gift certificate; 2nd place $15 cash & $10 art supply gift
certificate; 3rd place $15 all supply gift certificate.
• Children: Open to children that will be in grades 1 through 8 for the 2003-04 school year.
PrieeS. 1st place $15 cash & $15 art supply gift certificate; 2nd place $10 cash & $10 art supply gift
certificate; 3rd place $10 art supply gift certificate.
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Photo by Naomi Fairchild.
Figure 4. Nelson Or, KRRC Coordinator (L), Paul Buklarewicz, RE Exec. Diree. (C), and Jay West,
' Art Show Coordinator (R) at the art show opening. Photo by Naomi Fairchild.
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From trash to treasure
Artist Johnn Thine hbhtook rm
place in the professionall category of An BtObj Objects from Ocala,l a jjuned recycleflarl
show oa display until Aug. 29 at the Keaau Recycling 8 Reuse Center. Below, Nain-
oa Kalaukea, 9, of Honomu points to his "4 -Legged Alien," whkh look first place In
the youth category. FPI,-bur entries by 30 artists are represented in the show. The
pm)ct wasfunded by the Fmironmenlal Projection Agency. For more Information
contact Jay West, exhibll chairperson, et 882-)520.
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WEEKLY REPORT - AUGUST 15, 2003
Hawaii County Website: hlto://co.hawaii.hi.us Hawaii County Information &
Complaints:
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How to Add/Remove Names from Distribution
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To read this newsletter using hyperlinks, please click on our link to the
County Newsletter website: littp://co.liawaii.l)i.us/Nvceklyiiewslctter.
DEPARTMENTAL UPDATES:
(County of Hawaii job recruitments
(2003-2004 Real Property Tax Payment Deadline Aug 20
(Ileal Property 2003 Tax Exemption Notice
(Trash Transformed to Fine Art - Trash Art Show in August
( Water Conservation Reminder for North and South Kona
(Free Mulch while Supply Lasts at Kealakehe Transfer Station
Trash Transformed to Fine Art - Trash Art Show in August
Our island is blessed with a multitude of artists of all ages. Artists
usually work with an idea or image and then buy the materials to create
their works of art. Sometimes artists 'find' materials, which then inspire
their works of art. Many materials, which appear to be trash to the
untrained eye, can be utilized to create appealing pieces of art.
Big Island artists, young and old, as well as all art lovers are invited to
take part in the "Art & Objects from Opala" exhibit at the County's first
recycling center, Kea'au Recycling & ReUse Center, during August. The
Center is located next to the Humane Society at the Kea'au Transfer Station.
The art will be on exhibit from August 9th to 29th and will be available for
sale. For more information on how to enter a piece in this exhibit,
contact Jay West, Peak Creations, at 885-7812, <arl Ig assCa� le.ncl> .
The Kea'au Recycling & ReUse Center is operating under a grant from the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and accepts greenwasle, scrap metal, paper
fibers, plastics # l & #2, glass, cans, and re -use items from island
residents. For more information, contact the center at 895-6815.
PUNA NEWS -SEPTEMBER 2003
Were you aware that the new
Kea'au Recycling & Reuse Center,
located at the transfer station next
to the Humane Society on Hwy.
130, offers FREE classes on what
you can do with all the recycled
material they are collecting? Every-
one is encouraged to come take
classes or just find out what can
be done with the materials being
kept out of our landfills. You never
know—something you see may
spark a creative side in you.
& Carry Store have been put on hold
once again
that Councilman Gary Safarik is
the writer of this column.
that the Subway Restaurant chain
is no longer waiting for the new
shopping center to be built and will
open a store on Mainstreet Pahoa.
that Dr. Bob Layman, Pahoa Den-
tist, is a former Marathon partici-
pant.
that Sal Luquin (of Luquin's Res-
taurant) is quietly renovating the old
Akebono Theater for use a Cultural
Community Center.
that an Ace Hardware is being built
next to the Wiki Wiki in Hawaiina
Paradise Park.
HOME BUILDERS
that the removal of derelict build -
Find out what can be done with
ings along Pahoa's Mainstreet is a
those leftover materials from con-
welcome site.
struction and remodeling projects,
that Joe Heck, owner of the Black
10 am and 1 pm. For more infor-
Rock Cafe, played FOOTBALL at
mation contact: Jon Olson, 965-
Ohio State University.
6093, jon@interpac.net
KIDS ART CLASSES,
that the "thief' not only robbed the
Loretta Nu$sbaiim, Hawaii island. '-- Pahoa Health Food Store but also
artist will be teaching free chil-
stole bike he used to escape.
dren's environmental art classes.
that "foreclosure proceedings" will
Making your own Halloween cos-
soon be initiated against
turves will be featured from 10:00
delinquent property
am to 1:00 pm. Call Ms. Nuss-• "•.
' ; :.owners by the Ainaloa
baum at 963-5143 for more infor-
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Briefs
EVA ANDERSON
Hot glass class
Eva Anderson will demon-
strate hot glass manipulation with
a bench torch using recycled bot-
tle glass during a free workshop
Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Keaau
Recycling and Reuse Center. Iden-
tical classes will be at 10 a.m.
and 1 p.m.
This is a change in date from
the initial workshop announcement
Contact Jay West at 885-7812.
r�!U,BLaIC = �ER�VICES
TVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Barbara Bell, Director
Roles and Duties
The Department of Environmental Management is responsible for the continuous perfor-
mance of all sewer operation maintenance; solid waste disposal at transfer stations and
landfills; vehicle disposal; recycling programs and all other enviromncnlal projects of (fie
county. The Department of Environmental Management is also a key support agency for Civil
Defense emergencies.
Wastewater Division - The Wastewater Division manages the county wastewater collec-
tion, pumping, treatment and disposal systems.
Solid Waste Division - The Solid Waste Division operates and maintains all county recy-
cling and solid waste collection, and disposal facilities. This includes two landfills, 21 trans-
fer stations and islandwide hauling operations in accordance with local, state and federal
guidelines and regulations. The division also administers the Abandoned Vehicle Program.
This division engages in islandwide duties 12 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 clays a year.
Wastewater Division Goals - Meet or exceed all wastewater discharge permit and regula-
tory compliance requirements. Provide die best service at We least cost while balancing the
needs and desires of the administration, council, unions, and general public. Sustain no lost-
thne injuries and maintain a heathy and committed workforce.
Solid Waste Division Goals - Promote and encourage reduction, reuse and recycling of
solid waste to protect public health and safety, natural and cultural resources and long-term
economic heath of the county. Divert 25% of our solid waste from our landfills by December
31, 2004 and 50% by 2008. Divert 75% of all greeuwaste from our landfills. Provide clean
and convenient transfer stations island -wide for household refuse disposal and household
hazardous waste collections. Provide efficient disposal sites for commercial solid waste. Meet
or exceed federal, Slate, and County laws and regulations retailing to illi recycling Mol reuse
of solid waste and disposal of refuse.
c N'15 i, m C? E,: Highlights
Updale to the County Integrated Solid Waste Management Pian was completed and adopted
by County Council. implemented a public outreach program to educate residents on ci vi-
ronmental issues and expected closure of the 11f10 landfill.
Wastewater Division: Modified Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plat Primary Scum Pump.
Closure of Kulamano Efllucid Pond. Modified Pua and Wailoa Sewer Pump Stations Level
Control Systems modifications. Repaired Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant for Item -
tion system. Installed ventilation fans at Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant. Installed
�t new type of carbon at Pua Sewer Pump Station to address odor issues. reducing 1125 levels
to well below Clean Air requirements. Continued infiltration/inflow reduction to the I Lilo Waste-
„ water Treabnent Plant.
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-U recycling. $4 Million secured for tine East liawaii Regional Sort Station facility, to be in place
Cl)C4 �.� '� ; when South Hilo landfill closes. Abandoned Vehicle Task Force, comprised of Conmmmuity
0N 3c v p Empowerment Office, representatives frmn tine County Council, Mayor's Office, Police De-
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d 6 n F The Keaau Community Recycling landfill diversion pilot project is exceeding expeclatfons.
rn� o U B .Q Ol Me Environmental Protection Agency confirmed continuation of (his grant to be used fur
4) ablest Ilawaff recycling.
aLandfill Tipping Fees were increased to reduce Unc stress of Solid Waste programs on the
EGeueral fund.1tesidenlial Ilauler's credit was also incicased to more fairly assess private.
�Ihauhers' efforts to provide residential trash pick-up services.
H p a c Continuing the Diversion Gaut Program, Recycling Educalion Program, Glass Diversion
W �c,Prograni, used 011 Disposal 1 iogrmn, household liazardous Waste Collection Mrd Disposal
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P.O. Box 4847 • Hilo, Hawai'i • 96720
InfoLines:808.329.2886 • 808.961.2676
Office Tel: 808.969.2012 • Fax: 808.969.2014
www.recyclehawaii.org • infoCcDrecyclehawaii.org
PRESSRELEASE
COMPOST HAPPENS!
Please join us for a fun, interactive and informative 2 -Part workshop
on home composting. The first half of our workshop will discuss how to
save money and our environment by composting at home. We will cover
basic composting techniques, bins and bin management, common problems
and solutions, loads of composting tips, ideas, and ways to use the
finished product as lawn and garden "food," mulch and compost tea.
Take a tour of our new compost demonstration site and see working bins
in action. All are welcome to join the fun!
WORMS, WORMS, WORMS!
Worms are fun --and useful too! The second half of this interactive
workshop will explore vennicomposting in Hawaii. Composting with worms
is an easy and fun way to save money and turn your kitchen scraps into
garden "gold" or free fishing bait. Highlights include a "How To"
demonstration on setting up a simple home wormbin and workshop on basic
worm composting. We will also explore different types of wormbins,
basic management, harvesting methods and more. A few wormbins (and
worms) will be given away to lucky workshop participants as "door
prizes," so come join us to learn about composting and worms in Hawaii.
Events will be held: Saturdays, November I & 15, from 1 p.m. — 3 p.m.
Location: Kea'au Recycling and Reuse Center, Kea'au Transfer Station (1`r turn past the
Hawaii Humane Society on Rt. 130 Pahoa bound).
Workshops sponsored by our friends at Recycle Hawaii.
Please call: (Into) for more information: 961-2676 or 969-2012
Instructor: Piper Selden, Master Composter/Recycler
e-mail• <piper seldenwahoo.com>
Recycle Hawai' i is a 501 (c) (3) educational non-profit organization serving the Island of Hawai i.
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COMMUNITY
Keaau recyclers divert 560 tons,
❑ Pilot project's
treasures to be
recycled or reused
On Oct. 2 the Keaau Recy-
cling and Reuse Center collected
its goal of diverting 560 tons of
recyclable commodities from
being buried at the Hilo landfill,
ieports KRRC project coordina-
tor Nelson Ho.
And during the rest of October,
a record amount of nearly 118
tons was collected.
"All of the pilot project's ton-
nage will be recycled or reused,
on island or out of state," explained
Paul Buklarewicz, the executive
director of Recycle Hawaii, which
operates the facility.
The federal Environmental
Protection Agency awarded the
County of Hawaii and the Hawaii
Island Economic Development
Board a contract allowing the
center until the end of December
to divert this amount.
A second goal remains a chal-
lenge — can residents divert 25
percent of their monthly resi-
dential waste which was headed
into the Keaau dumpsters," said He.
"Currently our KRRC is diverting
anywhere from 16 percent to 22
percent a month, but hitting this
higher percentage means col-
lecting about 131 toils, which is
a stretch from our 1 I8 -ton record."
One of the reasons this second
goal is more elusive, said the
coordinators, is because file Puna
Hawaii Tribune -Herald
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and counting, from landfill
Joint federal, state, county and community
effort in Keaau is a going concern.
population has grown tremen-
dously, with each person generating
six to seven pounds of residential
solid waste a day, on average.
Keaau was targeted for the
pilot recycling project because it
has the busiest transfer station
outside of Hilo and Kealakehe
in Kona.
Also, it had the space for the
expansion of recycling services and
previously had a low recycling rate
with only newspapers, aluminum
cans and glass being diverted.
Visit Recycle Hawaii's Web
page, www.recyclehawaii.org,
for more information on what is
recycled there and how to prepare
your recyclables. Also, learn
about the innovative Reuse Cen-
ter where household items can
be donated and are given out free.
These victories are taking place
amidst a larger campaign to deal
with the closure of the Hilo land-
fill, the planning of the East
Hawaii Sort Station replacement
and the increasing illegal dump-
ing in the island's rural areas,
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RE,,iCLE HAWAII PROJECT REPORT
By Howard Shapiro
TYPE OF EVENT & NAME: Ola'a Community Center Grand Opening
DATE, TIME, LOCATION & DURATION: Saturday, November 22, 2003
10 a.m. — 3:30 pin. Ola'a Community Center, Kea'au
GROUP: Ola'a Community Center
CONTACT(S): Howard Shapiro, Recycle Hawaii
Teresa San Miguel, Ola'a Community Center
ATTENDANCE: 500-600.
PROJECTED IMPACT/# INDIVIDUALS REACHED:
I shared information about tree -cycling and household hazardous waste
collection. Approximately 100 people either viewed our display board or
came to our table. Set up possible presentations at Ola'a Community Center
and with other organizations.
PROMOTION: Promoted tree -cycling and household hazardous waste
collection on Dec 6.
MATERIALS DISPLAYED & DISSEMINATED: Recycle Guides, tree -
cycling flyer, brochures on recycling paper, plastics, oil etc. Also
composting guides and booklets, ink jet cartridge mailers, recycled pencils
and magnets.
EXPENSES: Time: 8.5 hours - Prep time, travel, time at the event and
report.
Mileage: 42
TOTAL: $100.33
COMMENTS: I received a lot of positive feedback about Kea'au Recycling
and Reuse Center. Many people said that they took their recyclables there. A
number of people said that they would try to bring their household
hazardous waste to the Hilo Transfer Station on Dec 6. Good contacts made
with the Ola'a Community Center, Boys and Girls Clul • of Hawaii, Kea au
Market Place and other groups attending the event.
RECYCLE HAWAPI PROJECT REPORT
By Howard Shapiro
TYPE OF EVENT & NAME: Hilo Christmas Fair
DATE, TIME, LOCATION & DURATION: Saturday, November 29, 2003
9:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m. Edith Kanakaole Tennis Stadium, Hilo
GROUP: Big Island Sustainable Communities Association
CONTACT(S): Howard Shapiro, Recycle Hawaii
Claudia Rice, Big Island Sustainable Communities Association
ATTENDANCE: 3,000 — 3,500 people attended the fair. I'd estimate that
around 500 people viewed our display and/or came by the table to discuss
recycling.
PROJECTED IMPACT/# INDIVIDUALS REACHED:
1 shared information about tree -cycling and household hazardous waste
collection.
PROMOTION: Promoted tree -cycling and household hazardous waste
collection on Dec 6.
MATERIALS DISPLAYED & DISSEMINATED: Recycle Guides, tree -
cycling posters and flyers, household hazardous waste posters and flyers,
brochures on recycling paper, plastics, oil etc. Also composting guides and
booklets, inkjet cartridge mailers, recycled pencils and magnets.
EXPENSES: Time: 12.5 hours - Prep time, travel, time at the event and
report.
Mileage: 54
TOTAL: $144.71
COMMENTS: Marsha Hee volunteered and spent most of the day with me
at our table. There was a good crowd at the event. Many people were
interested in learning more about household hazardous waste collection. It
was also interesting to find out that at least 75% of the people I talked with
did not buy Christmas trees. Many people also commented how pleased
they were to have the Kea'au Recycling and Reuse Center in operation. A
number of people said that they would contact me for possible presentations
for their organizations.
Compost
'happens!'
at Keaau
workshops
y Piper Selden
..ecycle Hawaii
On a warm November after -
)on, folks from Volcano to Hon -
<aa gathered at the Keaau Recy-
cling and Reuse Educational Cen-
-^.r to learn about worms, com-
)sting, and other Big Island "green
aste" solutions.
This free community workshop
as just one of many that are cur-
!ntly planned, islandwide, by
..ecycle Hawaii over the next sev-
eral months. Their aim is to spread
uih-friendly ideas to local home-
Nners, kids, schools and busi-
nesses, while reducing waste to
overloaded landfills.
(The next workshops for East
awaii will be Dec. 6, Dec. 13, Jan.
17 and Jan. 31 from 1-3 p.m.)
With such environmental move -
tents, we have an increased social
.vareness mid motivation under way.
"This is a great step in the right
direction. Big Islanders need edu-
ction, information and incentives
r keep us on the road to recycling
and the reclamation of wasted
resources," said Nelson Ho, coor-
inator of the Keaau Recycling
ad Reuse Center, one of Recycle
Hawaii's programs.
The Big Island has an equally
big" problem — what to do about
..te ever-increasing amount of sol-
id waste disposed each year. While
Iforis are made to reduce, reuse and
cycle, our landfills ate running out
.,f space...and time.
The county estimates that Hilo
mdfill is nearing capacity. At the
tit rent rate of usage and volume,
me site will be forced to close in less
than two years, maxing out at a
taggering 190 feet deep!
About 440 tons of waste daily go
into landfills on our island. Approx-
imately 260 tons are buried from
Vest Hawaii, with East Hawaii
enerating about 180 tons.
"That's a lot of garbage! I had
no idea it was that much," said
Melinda Walker, who traveled from
ier small farm in Laupahoehoe to
Keaau for a composting workshop.
"On island needs this;' she added.
Recycle Hawell photo by Nelson Ho
Learn about worm bins and the "art of composting" at free Recycle Hawaii workshops in Keaau.
•13-
ticularly methane. Control of this
flammable gas is one of a number
of factors in the increasing cost of
landfill management. Methane is
also believed to be a chief con-
tributor to greenhouse gasses and
global warming.
Diverting even a small per-
centage of "green" materials by
composting, saves precious land-
fill space and reduces pollution
and methane production.
Currently, Recycle Hawaii is
working on a backyard and worm
composting campaign.
"Compost Happens!" teaches
how to build a basic pile, man-
agement techniques, trouble -shoot-
ing, and also how and when to use
the finished product.
Recycling coordinators and edu-
cators from Recycle Hawaii staff,
a local master composter/recycler,
as well as citizen and volunteer
representatives, participate to bring
these fun, interactive and infor-
mative workshops to the public.
Vermiculture, raising worms,
and worm composting are still rel-
atively new to the islands and an
exciting, easy way to compost.
Hawaii buries literally tons of food
waste each year, which in tum bur-
dens our landfills, septic and sew-
er systems.
More importantly, this waste is
a valuable organic resource. Agri-
cultural studies show that plants
grown with worm castings (the
end product from a worm bin) are
stronger and healthier, require few-
er, if any, chemical fertilizers, and
are more pest and disease resis-
tant.
"I was really excited to get my
worm farm going," says Rob Cul-
bertson from Kapoho. "It's been
amazing to see the number of
worms magically multiply, at the
same time watching all my kitchen
scraps dissolve into rich, sweet
smelling worm castings — the
black gold of organic gardening
alchemy!"
Hawaii Rainbow Worms, a local
Hilo company, is working with
Recycle Hawaii to share "Everything
you always wanted to know about
composting with worms, but did-
n't know to ask."
Worm bins are small, odorless
and easy to operate. Most kitchen
scraps can be composted using a bin
under the kitchen sink or on dee back
lanai. As an added benefit, compost
worms can also be raised and har-
vested for fishing.
Like backyard composting,
worm composting is a method of
converting Big Island problems
into solutions.
In addition to less material enter-
ing our landfills, lower utility costs,
and a healthier environment, com-
post improves and adds to our soil.
Perhaps this is one of the biggest
benefits: Green waste is trans-
formed into nutrient -rich, organic
compost for home and garden use.
Many of us who garden here
know that some areas of our island
lack important top soil. We import
large quantities of soil, soil amend-
ments and fill dirt at great expense
from other islands and from the
mainland.
Imagine if we could produce
some of our own.
B6 Tuesday, December 2, 2003
COMMUNITY
- A -.
More and more people are ask-
ing the question: What can I do to
help our environment?
The answer may be as close a:,
your own backyard. Recycle
Hawaii, a local nonprofit environ-
mental group, is currently working
with communities to promote both
recycling and resource awareness
for a sustainable future. They are
offering free workshops, like the one
in Keaau,to help encourage recy-
cling, composting and yard waste
reduction efforts.
Notably, over half of what goes
into our landfills (a whopping 55 per-
cent!), is "greed' material and
could be composted — yard debt is.
food scraps and paper.
When these materials break
down in a landfill, they produce ford
smells and dangerous gases, pat-
1n f;
RECYCLE HAWAI'I PROJECT REPORT
By Piper Sciden
TYPE OF EVENT & NAME: Workshop: Worm and Backyard Composting Workshop
DATE, TIME, LOCATION & DURATION: December 13, 2003, 1 pm to 3 pm, KRRC (Kea'au Recycling and
Reuse Center), 2 hours + 1 hour set up and take down
GROUP: Recycle Hawaii
CONTACT: Piper Selden with Master Composter/Recycler and Hawai'i Rainbow Worms.
ATTENDANCE: 6, not including myself
PROJECTED IMPACT / # OF INDIVIDUALS REACHED: 6 individuals attended the workshop. Most were
advanced composters with specific trouble shooting type questions, although few had experience with worm
composting. Two attendees said they had come specifically for the worm composting segment. Most came to do
recycling, saw the workshop signs and decided to attend. One person heard the announcement on KHBC. One had
read the article in the paper on December 2"d. Workshop evaluations, created by Piper Selden, were passed out and
collected to gather statistical information.
PROMOTION: Backyard and Worm Composting/Waste Reduction in East Hawaii.
MATERIALS DISPLAYED & DISSEMINATED: The entire compost demonstration site was built for community
information and education at the KRRC. Group toured the site during the workshop to view different composting
styles and bin management systems, as well as compost in different stages of decomposition. Each family or
individual was given an information packet containing the following materials: RH/UH Backyard Composting
Handbook, RH business and mission card, a RH bumper sticker, RH membership form, worm composting fact sheet
(created by Piper Selden), backyard composting fact sheet (printed on the opposite side), RH Backyard Composting
leaflet, "Can I Compost This?" fact sheet, and a RH Hawai'i Island Recycling Guide. Dry erase wipe board with
workshop agenda and topics provided by Piper and used for the talk. Group had hands-on experience creating the
bedding for the 5 worn bins that were given away as door prizes. 3 Presto compost bins also given away. Door
prizes awarded by drawing names from completed workshop evaluation sheets. Due to small group size, everyone
in attendance received a door prize.
EXPENSES: Time by project: Approx. 3 hours pre -workshop preparation (demo area tidy, compost tossed 2
separate times, creating and distributing community flyers for workshop. Contacted KHBC Radio Station for free
on -air promo.); Approx 4 hours materials shopping and construction of worm bins for door prize giveaway;
Approx 3 hours for workshop, set up and take down. TOTAL: 10 hours
Mileage: 12 miles, Piper Selden
TO'T'AL: $50/Backyard Composting, $50/Worn Composting, $100/Materials = TOTAL: $200.00
COMMENTS:
Small, but very energetic group. Very educated and advanced group, most had composted for years and were
looking for trouble shooting advice. The group was very excited about worm composting and most had not tried it
prior to the workshop. To aid in advertising the workshop, I made and posted flyers at several natural food and
agricultural stores in Hilo and Kea'au. I also contacted KHBC Radio Station for a free promo on the day of the
workshop. I think attendance was low due to holiday season and less advertizing than previous workshops. It was a
full and interactive workshop for the attendees and response was terrific. The first half of the workshop was
backyard composting, mostly trouble shooting and question/answer. The second half was worm composting and
also ended in Q & A. At the workshop's conclusion we held the door prize drawings. Great comments from the
group.cle Hawai'i address specific community needs and in future workshop/demonstration planning.
A NON-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION
24 -Hour Info Lines: 961-2676 • 329-2886 • www.recyclehawaii.org
The Kea'au Recycling & Reuse Center (KRRC) is located
on Hwy. 130 adjacent to the Humane Society at the Kea'au Solid
Waste Transfer Station. KRRC is open from 6:30 AM to 6:30'
PM, seven days a week.
KRRC collects residential waste and is the island's first
solid waste convenience center where residents can recycle
valuable resources and discard useful, but unneeded items. The
on-site Education Center provides workshops on reuse and art
activities on the 2n° Saturday of the month thou November 9,
2003. Call Jay West at 885-7812 for more art information,
KRRC recycles aluminum, glass, greenwaste, cardboard,
cell phones, crayons, inkjet & toner cartridges, magazines,
mixed paper, newspaper, office paper, plastic (#1 & #2), and
scrap metals. The Reuse Center accepts books, office equipment,
consumer electronics, household appliances, furniture and
garden tools. Call KRRC at 895-6815 for more information.
This pilot project is funded through 12/31/03 by an
Environmental Protection Agency grant to the County of
Hawaii and operated by Recycle Hawai'i. Contact the County
Dept, of Environmental Management at 961-8942 for KRRC
information after that date.
Recycle Hawaii is a 501(c)3 educational organization
active since 1989. Our mission is to promote resource
awareness and recycling on the Island of Hawai' i. We educate
and inform the people of Hawaii about environmentally
sound resource management and recycling opportunities for
a sustainable future.
We provide island -wide presentations to schools and
businesses. We also respond to recycling questions via our
24-hour telephone InfoLines. Please visit our display booths
at community events throughout the year. For more detailed
information, visit our website at www,recyclehawaii.org.
Recycle Hawaii assists the County Solid Waste office
with recycling and solid waste educational programs. We
assist agencies, communities, businesses and individuals
with recycling plans.
We rely on your support. Please become a Recycle
Hawaii contributor today. You can make a difference.
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Appliances
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RECYCLE USED
MOTOR OIL
The County of Hawaii and Recycle
Hawaii offer FREE permanent
collection sites for non-commercial,
do-it-yourself oil changers. 3 gallon
limit. The locations are:
HILO AUTO RECYCLING
CENTER
663 East Kahaopea St., Hilo
959-1977
Mon -Fri 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Sat 8:30 AM - Noon
KEALAKEHE HIGH SCHOOL
74-5000 Puohulihuli, Kailua-Kona
School Days Only 8 AM - 3 PM
KONA HARLEY-DAVIDSON
74-5615 East Luhia, Kailua-Kona
326-9887
Mon -Fri 9 AM - 6 PM
Sat 9 AM - 4 PM
Sun 10 AM - 4 PM
OCEAN VIEW SERVICE
Hwy 11 between MM 77 and 78
929-9221
Mon - Sat 6AM-7 PM
Sun 7:30 AM - 6 PM
WAIMEA AUTO CENTER
Across from Kohala-Waimea Airport
885-1245
Mon -Fri 8 AM - 6 PM
Sat 8 AM - 4 PM
ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS:
Used motor oil, gear oil, shock oil,
hydraulic oil, transmission oil and
diesel.
UNACCEPTABLE MATERIALS:
Gasoline, water, brake fluid,
solvents, thinners, paints, antifreeze,
& anything mixed with oil.
Please, do not use bleach
or pesticide bottles for
transportation.
REMOVE
ABANDONED
AUTOMOBILES...
4W -On public roads, call
COUNTY OF HAWAI'l POLICE
DEPARTMENT at 935-3311.
w- Or, haul to scrap
metal yards at HILO and
KEALAKEHE TRANSFER
STATIONS.
RECYCLE OLD
TIRES
FIRESTONE TIRE & SERVICE
CENTER
75-5629A Kuakini Hwy, Kailua-Kona
329-2488
Mon -Fri 7 AM - 7 PM
Sat 7:30 AM - 6 PM
$3 Fee.
LEO'S RUBBISH SERVICE
271 Kekuanaoa St, Hilo
935-5850
Mon - Fri, call ahead
Pick up available island -wide.
Fee.
UNITEK SOLVENT SERVICES
76 Keaa, Hilo
935-8180
Mon - Fri, call ahead
Pick up available island -wide.
Fee.
RECYCLE DEAD
BATTERIES
Lead and acid in batteries are very
toxic and potentially dangerous.
Remember to turn in batteries when
buying new instead of holding onto
dead batteries.
DALECO
74-5546C Kaiwi, Kailua-Kona
329-4605
Mon - Fri 8 AM - 5 PM
Sat 9 AM - 1 PM
Small fee per battery.
INTERSTATE BATTERIES
2660 Makaala St, Hilo
934-7256, call for appointment
Mon - Fri
$3-8 fee per battery.
MAX'S AUTO PARTS, INC.
Andrade Service Bldg, Honoka'a
775-7248
Mon - Fri 8 AM - 5 PM
Sat 8AM-12PM
NAPA AUTO PARTS
64-1019 Mamalahoa Hwy, Waimea
885-6000
Mon - Fri 8 AM - 5 PM
Sat 9 AM - 3 PM
Sun 9 AM - 12 PM
PAHOA BATTERYAND
PROPANE
15-2980 Puna Rd, Pahoa
965-9499
Mon - Fri 8AM-6 PM
Sat 9AM-4PM
Sun 9 AM - 2 PM
$5 fee per battery.
SPECIAL RECYCLING EFFORTS
The Community Recycling in Puna Project collects
GLASS & ALUMINUM at the following locations:
COOPER CENTER, 967-8700 (Volcano)
LEILANI COMMUNITY CENTER, 965-9555, (Pahoa area)
LUGUIN'S PARKING LOT, below Farmers' Market, 965-9990, (Pahoa)
NANAWALE COMMUNITY CENTER, 965-8080, (Pahoa area)
SEAVIEW COMMUNITY CENTER, 965-8711, (Kalapana area)
M
Proceeds are donated locally
For more information call 982-8086.
Promoting resource awareness and
recycling on the Island of Hawaii.
YES, I want to contribute to a
local, grass-roots organization that uses
education and community projects to
advocate the recycling and reuse of
valuable resources.
Name
Mailing Address
City
Telephone (day)
Email
Date
Zip
_ (eve)
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS
$10 Student/Senior
$20 Individual
$30 Family
SPONSORING CONTRIBUTIONS
$100 Business/Group
(Includes one presentation
or consultation upon
request.)
ADDITIONAL DONATION FOR:
Backyard Composting
Workshops
Annual Christmas
Treecycling
Educational Outreach
February School Recycling
Challenge
Used Motor Oil Program
Hawaii Island Recycling
Guide
$ TOTALENCLOSED
A VERY BIG MAHALO!
Please mail to:
Recycle Hawaii
PO Box 4847
Hilo, HI 96720-0847
961-2676.329-2886
www.recyclehawaii.org
SLB Appliances Depot. Kea'au. Call
first. 989-8336.
AUTOMOBILES: PARTS FOR SALE
Hilo Auto Recycling. 663 E. Kahaopea.
Member of Automotive Recyclers
Assoc. 959-1977.
BATTERIES: AUTOMOTIVE/DEEP
CYCLE
See page 4, "Recycle Dead Batteries."
See HOUSEHOLD: HAZARDOUS
See HOUSEHOLD: HAZARDOUS
WASTE.
AT&T Wireless Services,
333 Kilauea Ave., Hilo. 935-9749.
75-1027 Henry St. Kona. 329-0992.
See HOUSEHOLD: HAZARDOUS
WASTE
CELL PHONES & EQUIPMENT
See AT&T above.
Kea'au Recycling & Reuse Center,
Kea' au Transfer Station. 895-6815.
Solidify to dispose in trash. Call
County Solid Waste Division for more
information. 961-8942.
CONSTRUCTION: PAINT
Volcano Ola'a Polynesia. 968-6917.
ELECTRONICS: COMPUTERS/
PRINTERS
Computer Services, 45b Shipman,
Hilo. Call first. 961-5534.
ELECTRONICS: WORKING OR NOT
Rainbow Electronics, 830A Kilauea,
Hilo. 961-2716.
Wayne's Electronics, 74-5543 Kaiwi
St., Kailua-Kona. 329-9695.
Kona Outdoor Circle Thrift Shop
76-6280 Kuakini Hwy, Kailua-Kona.
329-6217.
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS: DRY
CHEMICAL
Fire Protection Services, Kona. $2.50
per cylinder disposal fee. 325-7891.
326-1114 fax.
FABRIC: RAGS
Waimea Transfer Station. Daily.
GLASS: CLUB SHOYU BREWERY
BOTTLES
45 Omao St., Hilo, HI 96720. Call first.
935-3477.
HOUSEHOLD: HAZARDOUS WASTE
Unusable poisons, solvents, oil based
paints, antifreeze, household, auto and all
other batteries, contaminated motor oil,
and more. County collections planned
December 6 at Hilo Transfer Station
and December 13 at Kealakehe Transfer
Station. 961-8942.
HOUSEHOLD: POLYSTYRENE EGG
CARTONS
Hawaiian Fresh Egg Farm. 62-2670
Kawaihae Rd. Theirs only. 882-7931.
METAL: ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS (E.G.
WINDOW FRAMES)
Kohala Art Foundry, Kapaau, 884-5440.
PAPER: USED/NEW HOLIDAY CARDS
St. Jude's Ranch for Children. 100 St. Jude
St. Boulder City, NV 89005. 800-492-
3562.
PAPER:JUNK MAIL
Mail Preference Service, Direct Marketing
Association, PO Box 9008, Farmingdale,
NY 11735-9008. Write to be removed from
mailing lists. Include all names.
PAPER: PHONE BOOKS
Recycling occurs once a year. School
contest sponsored by Verizon. 933-6514.
Or, Kealakehe Elementary PCNC Office,
74-5118 Kealaka'a St. Kailua-Kona,
327-4345.
PLASTIC: SHOPPING BAGS
Safeway and vendors at Farmer's Markets.
Rebate at most grocery stores for using
your own bags.
PLASTIC: #1 and #2 CONTAINERS
Teri's Custom Sewing, 45-3454 Mamane
St., Honoka'a. 775-9706.
Kea'au Recycling & Reuse Center, Kea'au
Transfer Station. 895-6815.
Both locations: Must be rinsed clean. No
caps.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Hamakua Recycling Business Resource
Center at Laupahoehoe Public/School
Library. Dale Burton, Rural Community
Assistance Corp. 934-0559.
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PO Box 4847
Hilo, HI 96720
961-2676.329-2886
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Recycle Hawaii
PO Box 4847
Hilo, HI 96720-0847
961.2676 • 329.2886
www.recyclehawaii.org
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Remember to always Reduce, Reuse and Recycle!
There are plenty of places to take and buy used items.
The yellow pages of your phone book have many listings under these and similar headings:
Antiques • Appliances -Used • Automobile Parts & Supplies -Used & Rebuilt • Bicycles -Used • Books -Used
Collectibles • Consignment Shops • Furniture -Used • Second Hand Stores • Thrift Shops
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DESCRIPTION
PREPARATION
MARKET
Glass Jars & Bottles
Remove lids.
Rinse clean.
Shipped to mainland. I
Sort by color.
Local glass products.
Green Waste
Yard trimmings
Limited to 8" in diameter.
Locally processed
as mulch.
Metals
Aluminum cans
Rinse cans.
Asia and mainland.
Ferrous
Remove valves
scrap metal brokers.
(tin cans, large appliances, cars)
from gas cylinders.
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Non-ferrous
(brass, copper, aluminum, lead, stainless steel)
Paper Fiber
Corrugated cardboard,
Flatten cardboard.
West Coast and Asia
manila folders, fax paper,
Keep clean & Dry
brokers and paper
envelopes with windows,
NOTE: Protect your privacy.
mills.
newspapers, brown bags.
Shred as needed.
Local packing companies.
Plastic
#I thru #7
Rinse clean and flatten.
Send to: Honolulu Recovery
NOTE: Residents must pay for
Systems, PO Box 6356,
own mailing costs.
Honolulu, HI 96818
(808) 841-3179
There are plenty of places to take and buy used items.
The yellow pages of your phone book have many listings under these and similar headings:
Antiques • Appliances -Used • Automobile Parts & Supplies -Used & Rebuilt • Bicycles -Used • Books -Used
Collectibles • Consignment Shops • Furniture -Used • Second Hand Stores • Thrift Shops
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Mahalo!
WE Reached
one goal -
560 tons kept from
Hilo Landfill.
Now to, New Year's
Can WE Divert
25% from the
Transfer Station
Into Recycling?
Appendix 4
Layout
Graphic Designs
of KRRC
Signs &Banners
GLASSCRETE FORMULATION REPORT
From: Mike Kubica, Recycle Hawai'i Subcontractor
To: Recycle Hawaii Kea'au KRRC Team
Date: March 5, 2003
Eight different formulations of cement compounds were mixed and tested by Tim Kubica
and myself because Big Island Resource Conservation and Development's engineer Ron
Nickel and the Jas. Glover Engineering Lab were unavailable to work on a proper
Ionnula for the impending KRRC glasscrete pour.
Tested were the following formulas:
Cement Sand
Glass chis
Gravel
Notes
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The mixture with the strongest glasscrete is by volume: One part Cement. Two parts
Sand. Two parts tumbled Glass Chips. Two parts Gravel. Enough clean water to get
mixture to good troweling and working consistency. (Care must be taken, the glass does
not absorb water, so less than standard amounts for concrete should be added initially and
then adjusted.) Cured for seven days for purposes of this test.
Finding the correct formula is important as too much water causes failure and in some
formulas glass chips were too "slick" for cement to successfully adhere to. The glasscrete
mixture must be worked carefully to prevent glass chips from popping loose on the
surface.
The above formula produced the strongest cured product, based on our non -laboratory
testing methods. Professional engineer lab testing is required to certify this formula for
structurally important glasscrete pours.
It is recommended that the standards and practices called for in conventional concrete
pours including curing times, thick footings, use of reinforcement bars and wire mesh be
employed in glasscrete applications.
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HILO, HAWAII
TESTING LABORATORY
CONCRETE MIX DESIGN
RECYCLE HAWAII
JAS. W. GLOVER, LTD.
GLASSCRETE
DATE: 3/17/03
concrete will be supplied by Jas. W. Glover, LTD.
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Slump: 5"+/ 1" % Air: 4 Unit Wt.: 145.40 Ibs/ft3
i,cMARKS: 1) PLEASE REFER TO MIX NUMBER WHEN ORDERING THIS MIX.
2) ALL WIEGHTS ARE FOR THE JOHNSTON PLANT
JBMITTED BY:
B. KRUEGER
QUALITY CONTROL TECHNICIAN
By:
Prime Contractor
MIX DESIGN SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION TO MAINTAIN YIELD, STRENGTH, WORKABILITY, AND/ OR SETTING TIME.
UPON ARRIVAL AT JOB SITE, UP TO TWO (2) GALS OF WATER / CUBIC YARD MAY BE ADDED, ONCE, PROVIDED MAXIMUM
SLUMP IS NOT EXCEEDED, AND WITHIN 90 MINUTES FROM TIME OF BATCHING, I.A.W. ASTM C94 para. 11.7.
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P.O. Box 4847 • Hilo, Hawaii • 96720
InfoLines:808.329.2886 • 808.961.2676
Office Tel: 808.969.2012 • Fax: 808.969.2014
www.recycleHawaii.org • info rec �:IeHawaii.oM
Kea'au Recvclina and Reuse Center
TRAFFIC and SITE USE SURVEY
FINAL DATA ANALYSIS
Nelson Ho, Project Coordinator
Kea'au Recycling and Reuse Center
September 18, 2003
The Kea'au Recycling and Reuse Center (KRRC) Traffic and Site Use Survey started on
July 22, 2003 and is planned to run through August 22, 2003. It was conducted primarily
by Recycle Hawaii volunteers, Hilo High School Cheerleading Team and the Waiakea
High School Cheerleading Team.
While the Kea'au Solid Waste Transfer station and KRRC facilities are open from 6:30
am until 6:30 pm, seven days a week, the data collection generally occurred between 8am
through 4 pm. Data was collected from every day of the week. 56 hours of survey data
were collected during the busiest four days of the week, generally Thursday through.
Monday.
For this survey 75 hours of data on hourly traffic volume and commodity usage had been
collected. All days of the week were sampled. A prelimituuy analysis was done with 50
hours of survey data at the request of the County DEM office. The additional 25 hours of
data collected validated the earlier findings. No significant deviations were uncovered
when the final 25 hours of survey data were compiled and totaled with the preliminary
results.
TRAFFIC VOLUME INTO THE KEA'AU TRANSFER STATION/KRRC FACILITY
During the 75 hours of the survey, 6,212 vehicles entered the Kea'au Transfer Station
road. That translates into 83 vehicles per hour (vph). The actual vehicle count varied
with the time of day, day of week and weather conditions i.e. raining or not.
The vehicle count ranged between 38 vph and 126 vph, or from one car every two
minutes all the way up to one car every thirty seconds. 90 to 110 vph were commonly
recorded for two or three hour stretches during the weekends.
The busiest days generally were Fridays thru Mondays while Tuesdays thru Thursdays
were generally slower. Bad weather in the form of rainy days, had more effect on
decreased traffic volume than the day of the week.
NUMBER OF VEHICLES THAT MADE USE OF KRRC FACILITY
Of the 6,212 vehicles approaching KRRC, 1,340 or 21.6%, stopped and the occupants
made use of the various recycling/reuse opportunities. The actual participation varied
from 16.1% of vehicles all the way up to 49.5% on an hourly basis, depending upon the
time of day, day of week and weather conditions.
COMMODITIES MOST RECYCLED BY THE KRRC SITE USER
The following commodity visit numbers reflects the preliminary analysis derived from
the first 50 hours of data. When the remaining 25 hours of data were compiled and
compared, the percentages remained the same. The numbers reflecting actual visits will
be added at a later date. The percentages remained the same.
Glass/Aluminum — 390 visits (out of the 903 vehicles) — 43.2%
All Paper Fibers (including cardboard and newspaper) — 324 visits — 35.9%
Reuse Center (drop off or pick-up) — 304 visits— 33.7%
Plastics — 249 visits — 27.6%
Green waste — 71 visits — 7.9%
Scrap Metal — 52 visits — 5.8%
The numbers total more than 100% because the total commodities visited during the
survey was 1,390, which means that some KRRC users recycled more than one
commodity. On the average each user recycled 1.5 commodities.
It is anticipated that the Use Survey conducted by Rural Community Assistance
Corporation and Andrea Furuli (August 3-13, 2003) will provide detailed information and
analysis regarding public participation and site user concerns regarding KRRC and
recycling on Hawai' i.
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layout for street sign as we discussed at last weeks meeting.
The existing sign is a reflective green with white lettering.
I would propose the recycling sign (non-refleet.ivc) to have the recycling symbol to match t JlYIAI
green color on sign as close as possible then have lettering in black to read the best on
white background,
Made from metal -aluminum? Metal would be best to attach to existing metal pole.
Go to that Ina signs place with this layout and see what they can do.
I didn't measure the distance between holes that would need to be drilled to attache to pole.
Also didn't notice if sign was 2 sided. I should be coming to site on Wed, of this week, if
I'm feeling up to it. I'm working on a bad cold now. (3rd day)
Jay West
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Metal pipes Car bumpers
• Metal furniture • Washers/Dryers
• Dish Washers • Stores
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• Refrigerators • Air Conditioners
• Greasy Auto Parts
Motors • Engines • Transmissions
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DVD of Video Footage
of KRRC
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2003
Appendix 6
BIRCD
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Engineering Report
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CONCEPTUAL PLAN AND ENGINEERING REPORT FOR
APERMANENt' CONtAJNrIyRECYCLING AND REUSE CENTER
AT KEAAUTRANSFER STATION
JANUARY28, 2004
PREPARED BY
BIG ISLAND RC.&D. COUNCIL
FUNDED IN PART BY A GRANT FROM THE
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Big Island Resource Conservation and Development Council
101 Aupuni Street Suite 229.A
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Telephone No. $08-933-6996
Subject: Keaau Transfer Site
Summary of Achievements and Recommendations
Achievements
L The recycling site was constructed at a minimal cost. A water line was
installed, a green waste and scrap metal collection area was constructed, and a
reuse, recycling, and education center was built. Land was cleared and base
rock was used to shape topography. A small amount of asphalt paving was
done to control erosion and drainage.
2. We tested glasscrete mixes and used them for working slabs.
3. We developed a traffic flow pattern that routed all traffic to the transfer site
through the recycling area to expose all traffic to the recycle -reuse center.
We have developed a plan for a permanent recycle -reuse -education center at
the Keaau Transfer Site.
Recommendations
1. A grant for the construction of a permanent station should be secured.
2. A method of compensation for those who recycle should be found.
3. Glassplialt-concrete and classcrete-concrete should be used wherever deemed
possible. i.e. heavy foot traffic areas for wear and tear testing.
The Keaau facility is a good site and the design for a permanent site developed by Mr.
Ron Nickel, P. E., with input from Mr. Nelson Ho, Project Coordinator, and others will
serve the community well.
This project was:
Funded in part by a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
and
Printed on minimum 30% post consumer Recycled Paper.
INDEX
Vicinity map
Locationmap.....................................................................
2
Background.......................................................................
3-5
Collectiondata....................................................................
6
Temporary recycling center ...............................................
7
Narrative............................................................................
8
Site plan for permanent facilities ......................................
9
Floor plan for reuse -education building ............................
10
Elevations for reuse -education building ............................
11
Floor plan for collection center ..........................................
12
Elevations for collection center .........................................
13
Trafficplan .........................................................................
14
Landscapeplan .....................................................................
15
Utilityplan...........................................................................
16-17
Material handling equipment......................................18
Drainage calculations..........................................................
19
Drywell design..................................................................
20-21
Septic calculations................................................................
22-23
Septicplan ............................................................................
24
Costestimate........................................................................
25
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Recycle � � Hawai1
P.O. Box 4847 • Hilo, Hawaii • 96720-0847
Office Tel: (808) 969- 2012 • Fax: (808) 969- 2014
www.recycleHawai'i.org info@recycleHawaii.org
KEAAU RECYCLE & REUSE CENTER
Regarding: The Design, Installation and Operation of the Kea'au Pilot
Recycling/Reuse Center and Public Awareness and Outreach
Activities. January 20, 2004
The Kea'au Recycling and Reuse Center demonstration project (KRRC) was a joint project
of the County of Hawaii and HIEDB, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Recycle Hawaii won the bid to construct, operate the KRRC facility and conduct educational
outreach.
The objective was to maximize the collection of targeted recyclable and reusable materials
from KRRC's service area - all the Kalapana coastal communities near sea level through
Pahoa to Volcano Village at the crest of Kilauea Volcano. The design, installation and
production of a conceptual plan for a permanent KRRC facility were done under a
subcontract with the Big Island Resource Conservation and Development Council (BIRCD).
The nine-month project had its Grand Opening on March 29, 2003. For about a five-week
period prior, there was hectic, daily activity to assemble the facility. BIRCD subcontractors
graded an overgrown sugar mill dumpsite, surveyed it and surfaced it with volcanic cinders.
Up to five organizations and their multiple subcontractors worked onsite. Two leased Matson
containers were trucked to the site, lifted off with a crane and set on concrete piers. Concrete
flooring containing tumbled glass was poured into the Reuse Center and Education Center
foams. Plumbing and fencing teams hooked up water lines and added security fencing.
To promote the recycling project among all the users of the Keaau Transfer Station (KTS) the
traffic was rerouted so that all vehicles entering the KTS would flow through KRRC's
facility. That provided the public with enormous exposure to the recycling opportunities, but
also created road maintenance, traffic control and safety concerns. Because of the constraints
imposed by limited federal grant, asphalt covering for the roadway was ruled out. The new
roadway had to handle the County's large trucks hauling compactor trash trailers weighing 9
tons or more, in addition to the KTS existing visitors and any new recyclers.
On the average, 83 cars an hour pass through the KRRC facility during its 12 -hour day
operation. The vehicle count ranged between 38 vph and 126 vph, or from one car every two
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minutes all the way up to one car every thirty seconds. 90 to 110 vph were commonly
recorded for two or three hour stretches during the weekends.
Traffic cones were employed to keep impatient drivers from cutting across the facility, signs
were posted to wam the drivers of pedestrians and two speed bumps were constructed to sloe,
the traffic down. Athletic field marking powder and later white paint were used to mark lane
edges, crosswalks and parking stalls.
The road surface was constructed with crushed lava cinders and all acknowledged that it was
a temporary surface for light to medium use only. In addition to the intermittently heavy
traffic, heavy rains contributed to the maintenance problem by creating potholes and gullies
at various locations. One location was so troublesome with draining water causing deep
erosion that it was ultimately reshaped and asphalted over.
Wind also affected the infrastructure. When the cinder road dried out, lots of dust was created
by the constant traffic. The winds often swept it into the facility, making the staff and
recyclers uncomfortable and gritty. The wind was also a threat to the temporary tarp
structures erected to shield the recyclers from the rain and sun. Several high wind incidents
caused alarm and tarp frames were wired down to fences, staked into the ground or weighted
with buckets of stones. One high wind incident necessitated the covering tarp removed by the
staff to prevent the whole structure from being flipped into the traffic or dragged off into the
surrounding vegetation.
Rainfall was acknowledged early on with the covering of the Reuse and Education centers.
Later coverage was added for recycling site users. Days of heavy rainfall did affect facility
usage. Rinse water was designed into the Education Center and later an additional pipe stand
was placed outside the fenced area for the convenience of the public.
Electricity was not available to the facility so a solar panel and battery system was leased to
provide for cell phone recharging and computer usage. As the project moved towards the Fall
and daylight hours shortened, there was a full hour of darkness that the public and site
workers had to contend with. A generator and spotlight system was installed for their safety.
The KRRC layout was done with the safety of site users, transiting KTS users and service
vehicles in mind. Parking spaces were laid out in three areas, nine vehicle spaces distributed
alongside the different commodity bins, five vehicle spaces by the Education Center and
about fourteen stalls adjacent to the Reuse Center.
Artist Jay West, of Peak Creations, was subcontracted to coordinate monthly events for a
period of nine months. From the Grand Opening through November 15th, Peak Creations
developed a mix of twenty workshops/demonstrations garnered an audience of 52 youths and
203 adults on the topics of waste reduction, recycling and making art from reused and
discarded materials. From August 2 to the 291h West coordinated a juried competition and
well attended recycled art show.
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Of the vehicles entering the KTS, about 21 % stopped and participated in a recycling
opportunity. Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday were generally busier than mid -week, but
public holidays were the busiest times for recycling and dumping trash. Good weather also
made a difference, with rain limiting recycling efforts and trash hauling. The actual
participation varied from 16.1 % of vehicles all the way up to 49.5% on an hourly basis,
depending upon the time of day, day of week and weather conditions.
What the public recycled was surveyed. The public often recycled as many different
commodities as could fit in their vehicles. Loads of scrap metal or green waste were the
exceptions, they usually got deposited at the facility on a dedicated, single purpose trip.
Glass/Aluminum — 43.2%
All Paper Fibers (including cardboard and newspaper): — 35.9%
Rcuse Center (drop off or pick-up): — 33.7%
Plastics: — 27.6%
Greenwaste: — 7.9%
Scrap Metal: — 5.8%
KRRC collected residential recyclables including glass, aluminum, paper fibers (including
newspapers and cardboard), plastic #1 and #2, scrap metal and green waste. Unwanted
household items, often abandoned at County transfer stations, were collected at KRRC's
Reuse Center. A minimum number of 560 tons of recyclable commodities diverted from the
Hilo Landfill was set as the goal for the 279 -day collection period.
By December 31, 2003 KRRC had collected 919.88 tons, representing 164.3% of the original
tonnage goal. Of that total amount, the Reuse Center contributed 121.85 tons. Table 1 KRRC
Final Report summarizes the monthly performance of commodity collection. The public had
demonstrated they were capable recyclers and the County is moving ahead with ambitious
recycling planning.
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NARRATIVE
No additional perimeter fencing will be required. The County has recently installed a gate and
fencing at the entrance to the transfer station. This gate will provide adequate security. The State will
probably require the redemption center, shown on the location map, to have a 6 foot chain link fence and
a 12 foot gate.
The people using just the transfer station have been separated from the recycle and re -use traffic.
The County packer trucks have a clear path to the transfer station. All traffic lanes are a minimum of 12
feet. The arrows shown on the traffic diagram indicate the direction of travel. See Page 14 for traffic
diagram.
Areas have been provided for landscaping. See Page 15 for landscaping plan. In addition,
landscaping would occur around the perimeter.
Separate buildings have been recommended for a combination re -use and education center and a
collection center. The re -use and education center is a building 90'x 40' with a 10 -foot covered area
along one side for a total area of 90'x 50'. Men's and women's restrooms are included. A coeducational
shower room is provided. An area is set aside for an office. Sky lights will be placed in the roof to
provide natural lighting There is an outside sink for hand washing. The education and exhibit area is 30'
x 40' inside one end of the main building.
The collection building is 42'x 50' with 30 foot elevated ramps on both ends. Four collection
bins are provided. The County has not yet determined how the recycle materials will be separated when
collected. Two pieces of equipment are recommended: a forklift and a small front end loader. The
forklift is needed to handle white goods and the front end loader is needed to handle green waste.
Areas have been reserved for green waste collection and white goods storage. The white goods
collection and storage area is 50'x 60' with a 20'x 20' covered area for receiving white goods during bad
weather. No white goods will be processed on site. They will be removed to another location for
processing. A green waste storage area 60'x 120' is provided. No on-site processing of green waste is
contemplated at this time.
The entire area except for landscaping and building footprints will be paved. We anticipate that
6" of base rock and 2" of asphalt concrete will be adequate.
. No additional site security will be required. The main building can be locked when no workers
are present.
A two-inch water line will be provided, hooked to the County's one -inch water meter on Highway
130. Electric power and hot water will be provided by solar, and telephone will be provided by
wireless. A septic system will be installed sized for four workers and sixty guests.
A building permit will be required for the structures. Any additional permits will be obtained by
the County of Hawaii solid waste division.
A cost estimate for the facilities is provided on page 25.
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COUNTY OF HAWAII
KEAAU TRANSFER STATION
WATER LINE CONNECTION
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CENTER
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01 19 2004
RONALD NICKEL P.E.
CIVIL ENGINEER
12-7109 KALAUNU ST. PAHOA, HL 96778
PH 965-9911 FAX 965-8123
e- mail cofeecatCinterpac.net
January 25, 2004
RUNOFF CALCULATIONS FOR
KEAAU RECYCLE & REUSE CENTER
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Q = CIA
Ct=C1+C2+C3+C4
Ct = .20 + .00 + .07 + .55 = .82 USE .95 per public works
1- hr Rainfall = 4.6 in.
From county design chart Plate 1 page 15
Longest path =120' Area character = paved
Tc =5.0 min
From flow charts
use I = 12 in/hr
From county design chart Plate 4 page 17
A= 69,000 sq. ft./ 43560 = 1.58 ac.
Q=18cfs
USE 6 DRY WELLS AND A 20'X 30' SUMP
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1. RECYCLE CENTER
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4 Employees 60 Visitors
2. Flow
SEPTIC DESIGN CALCULATIONS
4 emp x 25 gpd = 100 gpd
60 visitors x 5 gpd = 300 gpd
Total flow = 400 gpd
3. Septic Tank Selection
400 gpd- 750 gal. minimum
Use 1000 gal. tank
4. Absorption Field Design
Percolation Rate = 1 min./in.
Use 70 sq. ft./200 gpd
Required absorption area = 400/ 200 x 70
= 140 sq. ft.
Use 12' x 12' bed ( 144 sq. ft.) with 3 feet of suitable soil replacement
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SITE EVALUATIONIPERCOLATION TEST
DAFLi IME: Nov5.2003 LOAM
l'ES'F PERFORMED BY: Ronald Nickel
OWNER: RECYCLE CENTER
TAX MAP KEY: (3)-1-6-003:065
ELLVATION:>100 FT.
DEPTH "f0 GROUNDWATER TABLE: >10 FT. BELOW GRADE.
DEPTH TO BEDROCK (if observed): N\O FT. BELOW GRADL
DIAMETER OF HOLE: 10 INCHES
DEPTH "I.O HOLE BOTTOM: 2 FT. BELOW GRADE
DEPTH, INCHES BELOW GRADE
0-24"
PERCOLATION READINGS
TIME 12 in. OF WATER TO SEEP AWAY: <1 Min.
TIME 12 in. OF WA"1'ER'10 SEEP AWAY: <1 Min.
SOIL PROFILE (color, texture, other)
Broken basalt
CHECK ONE:
x Percolation tests in sandy soils, recorded time intervals and wa ter drops at least every 10 minutes for at
least I hour.
Percolation test in non -sandy soils, presoaked the test hole for at least 4 hours. Recorded time intervals
and water drops at least every 10 minutes for 1 hour or il'the time for the first 6 inches to seep away is
greater than 30 minutes record time intervals and water drops at least every 30 minutes for 4 hours or
until 2 successive drops do not vary by more than 1.116 inch.
TIME INTERVAI. DROP IN INCHES TIME. INTERVAL DROP IN INCHES
0-6 min. 6 30-36 ruin. 6
6-12 min. 6 36-42 min. 6
12-I8 min. 6 -42-48 ruin. 6
18-24 min. 6 48-54 min. 6
24-30 min. 6 54-60 min. 6
PERCOLATION RATE (time/final water level drop): <1 Mm, in
As the engineer responsible for gathering and providing site information and percolation test results, I
attest to the fact that above site information is accurate and that the site evaluation was conducted in
accordance with the provisions of Chapter 11-62, "Wastewater Systems" and th results were acceptable.
I also attest that three feet of suitable soil exist between the bottom of tlia b on system and the
groundwater table or any other limiting layer. Pl_
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COST ESTIMATE
Engineering & surveying..................................................... $ 40,000
Clearing & grubbing............................................................ $ 10,000
Paving
62,900 Sq. FT. X $2.50 ............................................ $157,250
Buildings
Main building............................................................$142,025
Collection building ....................................................$ 77,720
Drainage
6 Dry wells............................................................. $ 35,000
1 20'x 30' Sump ....................................................... $ 5,000
Utilities
Septic........................................................................$
6,000
Solar electric............................................................
$15,000
Waterline.................................................................
$19,200
Solar Hot water.........................................................$
3,000
Equipment............................................................................ $ 50,000
Landscaping..........................................................................$ 5,000
TOTAL COST $564,720
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Big Island Resource Conservation and Development Council
101 Aupuni Street Suite 229.A
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Telephone No. 808-933-6996
Subject: Keaau Transfer Site
Summary of Achievements and Recommendations
Achievements
1. The recycling site was constructed at a minimal cost. A water line was
installed, a green waste and scrap metal collection area was constructed, and a
reuse, recycling, and education center was built. Land was cleared and base
rock was used to shape topography. A small amount of asphalt paving was
done to control erosion and drainage.
2. We tested glasscrete mixes and used them for working slabs.
We developed a traffic flow pattern that routed all traffic to the transfer site
through the recycling area to expose all traffic to the recycle -reuse center.
4. We have developed a plan for a permanent recycle -reuse -education center at
the Keaau Transfer Site.
Recommendations
I . A grant for the construction of a permanent station should be secured.
A method of compensation for those who recycle should be found.
Glassphalt-concrete and classerete-concrete should be used wherever deemed
possible. i.e. heavy foot traffic areas for wear and tear testing.
The Keaau facility is a good site and the design for a permanent site developed by Mr.
Ron Nickel, P. E., with input from Mr. Nelson Ilo, Project Coordinator, and others will
serve the community well.
This project was:
Funded in part by a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
and
Printed on minimum 30% post consumer Recycled Paper.
Appendix 7
RH Web Page
List of Sponsors
Contributors
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1 RECYCLE HAWAII , who did the Project Design,
1 Installation & Operation of KRRC, would like to thank the
following:
SITE DEVELOPMENT:
Big Island Resource Conservation and Development Council
(Technical Design & Mobilimtion)
Sanford lwata, in black, from Santora Services am Inv
grubbing and gradingfor the site.
Harold E. Wilson was the plumber
for the site and brought in the
much appreciated water line.
Mark Rodrigues was the fencing expert [reuse Lenrer sowcrure uemx . vv lr--u uy .•.•w •-•••• -••••
during construction Kubica over curing glasscrete pad.
Sanford Services — Grubbing & Grading
Harold Wilson— Water Line
Mark Rodrigues - Fencing
Mike & Tim Kubica — Glasscrete & Site Improvements
COOPERATING RECYCLERS:
Business Services Hawaii
(Aluminum, Cardboard, Glass, Paper Fibers, Plastic, Greenwaste, Scrapmetal)
Puna Kamali i Flowers, Inc.
(Newspaper)
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District 5 Council Member Gary Safarik and Mayor Harry
Kim pose for photo at the grand opening of
the Kea'au Recycling & Reuse Center.
! REUSE EDUCATION:
! Jay West d.b.a. Peak Creations
Loretta Nussbaum & Jon Olson
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HONOR ROLL:
1 Aelbert Aehegma
Agee Truclang
Barbara Bell, County of Hawaii Director of Environmental Management
1 Catherine Ford, Former Director of Recycle Hawai i
Civil Defense, County of Hawai i
Con-Agg of Hawaii
1 Dean Ka ahanui
Deborah Ward
1 Eileen O'Hora-Weir, County of Hawaii Recycling Coordinator
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Glen Fujinaga
' Garden Exchange- Jeff, Stanton and Sharon
Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc.
HPM Building Supply
' Hawaiian Cracked Glass Products
Hiccup Family Circus
Jas. W. Glover, Ltd.
' Justin Wolf
KTA Super Stores
Larry Komata and BIRCD volunteers
Larry Komata and BIRCD volunteers help
set up the KRRC education center.
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Lava Jam Band
Mauna Kea Signs, LLC
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Matson Navigation, Co.
Meadow Gold Dairies, Inc.
Opala Pluckers
Public Works Division, County of Hawai i
Provision Technologies, Inc.
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Sierra Club
Tutu Hana Hou
Recycle Hawaii North Hawaii
Educator/Coordinator Jo Dioudevi
performs as 'Tutu Hana Hou and Small
Stuff'at the opening of the Kea'au
Recycling & Reuse Center.
USDA/Rural Utilities Service
Upward Bound UHH — Cornelia Anguay, Director
Doreen Manuel -Cortez and the Class of 2003
Geof Rauch, Piper Selden and the many, many Volunteers of KRRC
' MAHALO! MAHALO! MAHALO!
Recycle F7awat'i Executive Director Pau!
Buklarewicz and Recycle Hawaii East Hawaii
Educator/Coordinator Howard Shapio perform
at the opening of the Arts and Objects from
Opala"show August 2003.
KRRC Home Page I Recycle Hawaii Home Page
Recycle Hawai' i
PO Box 4847, Hilo, HI 96720
(808) 329-2886 or (808) 961-2676
infc)@mcyclehamii.org
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