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DRGoodaleTestimonyNoStyro... 1 /1 w7° X <br /> COUNTY CLERK <br /> Testimony in FAVOR OF Bill 13 COUNTY OF HAWAII <br /> C IVED 4.11L) <br /> Donna Rodes Goodale Time /.'3' By <br /> 73-4503 Kohanaiki Rd. Date /%p3.2/, .O f 7 <br /> Kailua-Kona,HI 96740 <br /> 808-325-1472 <br /> donna(c)goodale.org <br /> February 20,2017: <br /> Dear County Council: <br /> ( My name is Donna R.Goodale.Am testifying in favor of banning polystyrene packaging in the <br /> County of Hawaii.Polystyrene foam is mostly inert and therefore is very resistant to decomposition.It is <br /> not generally recyclable.It pollutes the environment and is eaten by marine organisms to their detriment. <br /> A 2009 study found that polystyrene degraded in the ocean and left behind toxic chemicals such as <br /> bisphenol A(BPA)and styrene trimer.BPA interferes with animal reproductive systems and styrene <br /> trimer is a suspected carcinogen.We shouldn't be putting them in our landfills or pollute sour oceans <br /> with them. <br /> Polystyrene,better known as Styrofoam can be replaced with much more enviro-friendly <br /> material.I brought home a container for California Pizza Kitchen on Oahu which was made of <br /> decomposable,compressed paper.Sam Choy's sent me home with a hard,plastic container that was <br /> recyclable.Kenichi's packed my soup in a paper bowl with a recyclable plastic lid.I spoke with the <br /> owner of Bun's in the Sun about switching from Styrofoam to paper.He said it cost a bit more but he did <br /> the tight thing for the environment and switched to paper.Polystyrene is harmful to the environment and <br /> there are other alternatives. <br /> I am very concerned and active in the protection of the environment individually,and as an <br /> educator.I have lived on the Big Island of Hawai'i since 1984.I am both a marine biologist,with a <br /> Masters degree in zoology,and a science teacher.I have taught high school in both Hilo and Kona, <br /> worked as a biologist in commercial aquaculture at NELHA.I am currently a lecturer in Biology at <br /> Palamanui Community College.I am also a member of the West Hawai'i Fisheries Council. <br /> I urge you to adopt a ban on polystyrene packaging in the County of Hawaii. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Donna Rodes Goodale,MS Zoology <br /> Comm. No. I bl.S <br /> Ref. To: ?\ i c• <br /> Ref. Date F 21 25117/ <br />