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the fact that no carryover funds were available in FY 2003-04. Given that the grant amount will be the same for FY 2004-05 ($298,000), the County has elected to set the per pound rate for FY 2004-05 at $0.08 to ensure that participating vendors continue to increase the tonnage that is diverted Currently, limited collection is provided at County transfer stations where vendors supply their own collection bins and transport collected glass to their place of business. This requires regular monitoring at the transfer stations to ensure maintenance of full collection bins and containers. The glass needs to be relatively clean of other solid waste and segregated from other recyclable materials since broken glass chards can contaminate other valued recyclables, such as paper fibers, making the material unacceptable to markets that process recycled materials. Preventing contamination, providing collection bins, and transporting recyclable materials to private processing facilities incurs time and cost to the participating vendor. Further reductions in the per pound rate will force vendors to drop accounts that are remote from their processing facilities. This occurred this fiscal year when Atlas Recycling Center dropped commercial clients in Waimea as they had exhausted their contracted funding as of April 2004. No County sponsored glass construction projects were undertaken this year as approximately 99% of the glass recycled was crushed and used on-island for private construction projects including road subsurfacing, pipe cushioning, landscaping, glasscrete projects, and general construction aggregate. Anticipated increases in recycled glass tonnage as a result of the implementation of the State's new Beverage Container Deposit Program may exceed the current demand for glass aggregate in private construction projects, thus prompting demonstration projects to encourage new uses for recycled glass. All participating vendors are visible and active in their public relations and marketing efforts and participate in community events promoting glass recycling and reuse opportunities on the Big Island. PROBLEM AREAS & CHALLENGES The Program is advertised in both County newspapers. Currently, there are only two vendors doing the majority of the collections, which limits the County's recycling efforts. Both vendors direct the crushed glass to end markets on this island. Atlas Recycling Center is currently delivering glass cutlet to Hokukano Ranch, a private property in Kona, to be used to provide a subsurface for eight (8) miles of private roads. Business Services Hawaii delivers the crushed glass to local residents who utilize the crushed glass for landscaping their property, pipe cushioning, small glasscrete projects, or general backfills. Business Services Hawaii sells some of the crushed glass to a vendor who supplies artisans with glass to make ornaments and other functional art. 3