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Page 1 of 1 <br /> Murashige, Laura <br /> From: Noreen Parks [nmparks@pixi.com] ~ N(~ R <br /> i:~t;7 FEt; 22 <br /> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 6:29 AM <br /> To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us { <br /> Subject: E. Hawaii Reload Facility Project 'U~'~'"' <br /> Council Chair Pete Hoffman and all Council members: <br /> I write in strong support for Bill 22, the funding for the East Hawaii Reload Facility Project. This recycling center, <br /> which, as you know, started as a demonstration project, has been a phenomenal success by all measures. It has <br /> diverted a significant portion of East Hawaii's waste stream into recycled resources and away from the nearly <br /> filled Hilo dump. It has served as a redistribution center for unwanted but still serviceable goods that have <br /> benefited low-income people in Puna. It has lessened the litter impact along highways and roads. It has proven <br /> that a dedicated recycling effort can and does work! <br /> Recycling is no longer a choice in Hawaii, but an imperative for dealing responsibly with our waste stream. I urge <br /> <br /> you to fully fund the Keaau Center and build on the experience there in opening similar centers around the island, <br /> as soon as possible. <br /> For a responsible, sustainable future on our beautiful island, <br /> Noreen Parks, Science & Environmental Writer <br /> <br /> 808 966-7765 <br /> <br /> nmparks@nasw.org <br /> <br /> "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." <br /> <br /> - Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. <br /> Comm. No. <br /> Re}, 70~•...vs C~. CQJ I~l <br /> Re+, Date FEB 2 2 2007 <br /> 2/22/2007 <br /> <br />