|
SECTION 2. Chapter 2, article 40, section 2-202, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005
<br />Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows:
<br />"Section 2-202. Powers, duties and functions. The department of environmental
<br />management shall manage solid waste, wastewater, [and] recycling, and composting programs of
<br />the County, and exercise other functions prescribed by ordinance. The department shall
<br />administer this article as well as chapters 20 and 21 through the director. The director may
<br />delegate to any person such power and authority vested in the director as the director deems
<br />reasonable and proper for the effective administration of these chapters, except the power to
<br />make rules. The director may adopt, amend, and repeal rules relating to solid waste, wastewaters
<br />[and] recycling[...], and composting,"
<br />SECTION 3. Chapter 20, article 3, section 20-31, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005
<br />Edition, as amended), is amended by adding the definitions of "compostables" and "recyclables"
<br />to be appropriately inserted and to read as follows:
<br />`"`Compostables" means materials typically originating from rom plant or animal sources, which
<br />may be broken down by other living_ organisms. Compostables include, but are not limited to,
<br />green waste, preconsumer produce, food scraps, soiled paper, and biodegradable plastics. The
<br />term does not include human waste, biosolids (sewage sludge), and slaughterhouse waste."
<br />""Recyclables" are discarded materials that can be reused or remade into other useable
<br />material."
<br />SECTION 4. Chapter 20, article 3, section 20-31, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005
<br />Edition, as amended), is amended by amending the definition of "Refuse" to read as follows:
<br />""Refuse" means any discarded or disposable matter, including garbage, rubbish, [and]
<br />swillL-.j, compostables, and recyclables."
<br />SECTION 5. Chapter 20, article 3, section 20-35, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005
<br />Edition, as amended), by adding a new subsection (h) to read as follows:
<br />Ah) There shall be an additional fee of $1200 annually, or as may be prorated on a quarterly
<br />basis, for commercial haulers hauling loads of 6 cubic yards or less of source separated
<br />materials, including compostables and recyclable, to obtain a permit to dispose of the separated
<br />materials at county -funded transfer stations. No additional fee shall be charged to commercial
<br />haulers at the transfer stations for separated recyclables and compostables."
<br />SECTION 6. Chapter 20, article 3, section 20-36, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005
<br />Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows:
<br />"Section 20-36. Refuse removal business; restrictions.
<br />(a) Any vehicle used for the collection and removal of refuse shall be kept in a clean,
<br />inoffensive, and sanitary condition.
<br />N
<br />
|