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I. INTRODUCTION <br /> <br /> 1.1 Definitions <br /> For purposes of this plan only, the following words, terms, and acronyms shall have the <br /> meanings indicated. <br /> 1.1.1 Coun .The County of Hawaii. <br /> 1.1.2 County recycling and reuse center. A public facility which accepts a wide range of <br /> household recyclable and reusable materials for processing and use on site, <br /> donation to site users, or transport to a regional facility for processing and <br /> disposition. <br /> 1.1.3 Customer. Any authorized user of a County transfer station, recycling and reuse <br /> center, or other solid waste management facility. <br /> 1.1.4 Deposit beverage container. As defined in Section 342G-101, Hawaii Revised <br /> Statutes: "The individual, sepazate, sealed glass, polyethylene terephtalte [sic], <br /> high density polyethylene, or metal container less than or equal to sixty-four fluid <br /> ounces, used for containing, at the time of sale to the consumer, a deposit <br /> beverage intended for use or consumption in this State." <br /> 1.1.5 Greenwaste. Scrap plant materials, such as hedge and lawn clippings, tree limbs, <br /> and brush. At the NRCs, acceptable materials must be no more than ten inches in <br /> diameter, unless the County's contractor specifies otherwise. Greenwaste does not <br /> include root balls, soil, or any non-vegetative matter. <br /> 1.1.6 HIEDB. The Hawaii Island Economic Development Boazd. <br /> 1.1.7 Household recyclables. Paper fibers (newspaper, cazdboazd, and various grades of <br /> office and mixed paper), and containers (aluminum, glass, and plastics #1 and #2) <br /> commonly discazded by residential households and small businesses. The County <br /> uses atwo-stream recycling system (see Section 1.1.20 for definition) for <br /> household recyclables, with a private contractor specifying the sort. <br /> 1.1.8 Kea`au pilot community recvcling_and reuse proiect (the project). A joint project <br /> of the County and HIEDB, funded by a $400,000 wngressional appropriation <br /> channeled through the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, which established <br /> the Kea`au recycling and reuse center. <br /> 1.1.9 Kea`au model. The permanent neighborhood recycling center resulting from the <br /> Kea`au pilot community recycling and reuse project. <br /> 1.1.10 Kea`au recyclin¢ and reuse center (KRRCI. A County recycling and reuse center <br /> established at the Kea`au transfer station on Mazch 29, 2003. <br /> 2 <br /> <br />