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WHEREAS, an ordinance requiring all commercial haulers to provide recycling services as a condition of their County permit would increase the diversion rate in a manner consistent with a resource management—best reuse plan; and WHEREAS, allowing commercial haulers to use the County recycling bins at the transfer stations would decrease trucking costs and promote diversion in a manner consistent with a resource management—best use plan; and WHEREAS, updating signage and information describing materials that can be placed in recycling bins and educating the public on the importance of maximum "up stream" sorting would increase the diversion rate in a manner consistent with a resource management—best reuse plan and also decrease the financial burdens of"down-stream sorting"; and WHEREAS, installing drop-off bins for green waste at all solid waste transfer stations would increase the diversion rate in a manner consistent with a resource management—best reuse plan and would maximize the use of greenwaste for compost and mulch; and WHEREAS, installing a five- bin recyclable system at all solid waste transfer stations and installing recovery stations at primary transfer stations would increase the diversion rate in a manner consistent with a resource management—best reuse plan; and WHEREAS, pursuing an aggressive resource management solid waste program would significantly reduce the amount of solid waste entering landfills as un-diverted trash or as toxic waste from any incineration program; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it strongly urges the Director of the Department of Environmental Management to implement the recommendations of the 2009 Zero Waste Implementation Plan for the County of Hawai`i to increase the diversion rate of solid waste entering landfills by way of reuse—reduce—recycle programs. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council encourages the administration to partner with the private sector to maximize the benefits of aggressive reuse—reduce—recycle— composting programs. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council finds that all commercial haulers should be required to provide recycling services as a condition of any related County permit. BE IT FURHER RESOLVED that the Council supports a policy change to allow commercial haulers to use the County drop off bins and collection areas for recyclables compostables, and reuse-ables, at all solid waste transfer stations. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Environmental Management update signage and information describing materials that should be deposited in recycling bins. 3