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J+tVIOF H,�1 COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII +f,Tt OF•NF'' BILL NO. 33 (DRAFT 2) ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING: CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 40, SECTION 2-202; CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 3, SECTIONS 20-31,20-35, AND 20-36; AND CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 5, SECTIONS 20-43 AND SECTION 20-52, AND ADDING A NEW SECTION TO CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 3, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO REFUSE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Findings and Purpose. The principles of zero waste emphasize a resource management approach by way of programs aimed at "reduce, reuse, and recycle." By diverting these materials from the waste stream, the Council aims to extend the lifespan of the existing landfills, provide for the near future closure of the East Hawaii Sanitary Landfill, and avoid consideration of construction of a mass burn incinerator or an additional landfill site. This ordinance will allow the Director of Environmental Management to manage the trucking of trash in a more economical manner by affording small commercial hauling operations the opportunity to utilize the transfer stations for loads of six cubic yards or less. The Department will accommodate commercial haulers who have obtained a permit to dispose of rubbish in designated categories at transfer stations by allowing hauling to the transfer stations upon payment of an annual or prorated fee. The owner or occupant of any residence hauling household rubbish shall not incur any fee at any transfer station. Commercial haulers hauling only green waste will be charged one-fourth the landfill rate. Beginning on or after July 1, 2017, at such times and locations as composting operations become available at designated transfer stations and at the landfills operations, commercial haulers will be charged for any sorted compostables at the same rate as for green waste, rather than at the higher landfill rate. This Ordinance will implement numerous Zero Waste resolutions that have been approved by the Council. On December 19, 2007, the Council adopted Resolution No. 356-07, Draft 2, "A Resolution to Embrace and Adopt the Principles of Zero Waste as a Long -Term Goal for Hawaii County." On January 23, 2009, the Council adopted Resolution No. 826-08, Draft 2, which urged the Director of the Department of Environmental Management to develop an ordinance and implement a plan to prohibit food, paper, and compostable organics from Hawaii County