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PIenJML <br /> c <br /> COIa14, l(1 <br /> PAUL J.BUKLAREWICZ COUNTY CLERK <br /> 114881 ELEVENTH STREET COUNTY OF HAWAI'I <br /> VOLCANO,HI 98785RECEIVED <br /> �: <br /> 808-967-8294 Time I7 By <br /> Date MAR 0 g 2 i' <br /> Testimony in Support of BILL No. 13— <br /> BM 13: AMENDS CHAPTER 20,OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983(2005 EDITION,AS <br /> AMENDED),BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE RELATING TO REDUCTION OF POLYSTYRENE FOAM" <br /> STYROFOAM"FOOD CONTAINERS AND FOOD SERVICE WARE Prohibits food vendors from <br /> dispensing prepared food in disposable polystyrene food service ware effective July 1,2018. <br /> Exempts ice chest and coolers,County facility users and food vendors with approval by the <br /> Environmental Management Director,and County facility users and food vendors procuring <br /> supplies during an event declared as an emergency by the Mayor. <br /> It is important to remember that this Bill is not a"ban,"but a"reduction"in the use of EPS foam <br /> food service containers. It is a small step in the direction of reducing the amount of petroleum- <br /> based products that have proven to be detrimental to the land and marine environments. <br /> Just as communities across the globe,including the County of Hawaii,have mobilized to reduce <br /> the use of petroleum-based by-product plastic bags,sound environmental resource management <br /> also requires the reduction of the use of polystyrene food service ware as a bad habit that needs <br /> to be broken. <br /> This Bill will not only serve to protect the land and marine environment,but also put a dent in the <br /> unsightly blight of polystyrene food containers often seen littering the island's roadways and <br /> coastal areas. <br /> The effect of the bill's passage will also provide cost savings to food service businesses as the <br /> cost of compostable food service ware in comparison to polystyrene products will decline as <br /> more businesses switch to the more environmentally friendly materials. <br /> Respectfully submitted: <br /> PAUL J. BUKLAREWICZ <br /> e nm: No. \01• �2 <br /> Ref. <br /> W.f. Date_.MAR 0 8 71111: <br />