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Memo to Brian DeLima, HSPWC Chairman <br />Page 3 <br />March 7, 1996 <br />SOURCE REDUCTION AND PUBLIC INFORMATION: <br />* Public education and information will be conducted through <br />non-profit organizations . . . . <br />The County has continued its recycling education program. The <br />County currently has a contract with Recycle Hawaii for $66,300.00 <br />to perform services as outlined in the Council resolution. The <br />County is also a co-sponsor of Recycle Awareness month and is <br />involved in school recycling contest. <br />* Funding will be made available to non-profit organizations for <br />these purposes. <br />Funding has been made available. <br />* Council will adopt a user fee for non-residential refuse . . . <br />The Council adopted a tipping fee in 1994. The Solid Waste <br />Division is reviewing the current tipping fee. A user fee for <br />residential refuse has not been initiated. This should be an item <br />for Council consideration. <br />BIOCONVERSION AND COMPOSTING: <br />* Adoption of full scale green waste composting facilities . . . <br />A pilot -scale composting operation currently has a contract with <br />the County to operate at Kealakehe. Preliminary indications are <br />that the operation is experiencing cash-flow problems. Development <br />of larger -scale composting facilities are currently being reviewed <br />under the MRF proposals. <br />* Administration will provide a report on the feasibility of funding <br />and the implementation schedule for a pilot program which would <br />utilize sludge . . . . <br />Our review of MRF proposals include proposals to utilize sludge in <br />composting efforts. <br />