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greenhouse gas emissions and improve the health of soils on the island is to get compostable <br />organics out of landfills; and <br />WHEREAS, this resolution is in keeping with Resolution 356-07; "EMBRACING <br />AND ADOPTING THE PRINCIPLES OF ZERO WASTE AS A LONG TERM GOAL FOR <br />HAWAII COUNTY", adopted by this council on December 19, 2007; and <br />THEREFORE, we agree to phase these materials out of our landfills by 2012, and ask <br />that Department of Environmental Management staff come back with a plan on how to best <br />accomplish this and how to work with local agencies to encourage the use of compostable <br />organics to sustain the health of our soils. <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII to ban <br />food, paper and compostable organics from Hawaii County landfills by 2012 and that the <br />Department of Environmental Management is urged to develop a plan to accomplish this policy <br />and to present it to the Hawaii within six months of passage of this resolution. <br />BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward a copy of this <br />resolution to the Director of the Department of Environmental Management to develop a <br />strategic plan to achieve the goals in accordance with the terms of this resolution. <br />Dated <br />INTRODUCED BY: <br />2008. <br />COUNCIL E BER, COUNTY OF HAWAII <br />COUNTY COUNCIL <br />County of Hawaii <br />Hilo, Hawaii <br />1 hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by <br />the vote indicated to [he right hereof adopted by [he COUNCII. of the <br />County of Hawaii on <br />ATTEST: <br />ROLL CALL VOTE <br />AYES NOES ABS EX <br />FORD <br />HIGA <br />HOPPMANN <br />IKEDA <br />JACOBSON <br />NAEOLE <br />PILAGO <br />YAGONG <br />YOSh11MOT0 <br />C-1582/FMC <br />Hawaii, this day of <br />COUNTY CLERK CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. ~2~ O$ <br />