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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.