2019-07-24 EMC Meeting Agenda and Director's Informational Report

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• As required by HRS Chapter 342G, Mayor Kim appointed members to the Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC). The County’s SWAC is comprised of seven members and has been meeting monthly. Input from SWAC members during the ISWMP update process is crucial to ensure that the completed plan effectively identifies and addresses the County of Hawai‘i’s unique solid waste challenges. B. TRANSFER STATION RECYCLABLES (“TWO-BIN”) COLLECTION AND RECYCLING: • The current contract will end on 09/30/19. A new acceptable list of recyclables was implemented on 12/01/18 after lengthy discussions on world market conditions. Plastic bottles, jugs and jars with resin codes #1 and #2 remain acceptable. All #5 plastics and all plastic covers/lids/caps are no longer acceptable due to changed worldwide market conditions. • A multimedia recycling program education and outreach campaign that emphasized the new acceptable list was developed. The multimedia campaign started on 04/26/19 and featured Lito Arkangel. It included new flyers and brochures along with social media posts, radio, TV, movie theater and newspaper ads to educate the public on what is and is not currently recyclable, and discourage contamination. New bin signage was developed by SWD and produced and installed by the contractor. SWD is now enforcing the ban on illegal commercial usage of self-haul resident-only recycling bins at recycling and transfer stations. Commercial generators/ collectors should work directly with recycling companies to manage recyclables, as they are prohibited from the recycling and transfer stations. Redesign of the Hilo site is proposed to better handle traffic and customers. SWD is working with the vendor to repair ramps. Hilo ramp repairs are under way. C. DO-IT-YOURSELF (DIY) USED MOTOR OIL RECYCLING: • The South Point U-Cart UMO site reopened on 06/18/19. • A new location, Cartow in Waimea, is now accepting UMO. • A UMO campaign has been developed and will include flyers and newspaper and radio ads. Newspaper ads were printed three times in February in both the West Hawaiʻi Today and the Hawai‘i Tribune-Herald. Radio ads played on four media groups during the month of February. • A list of island-wide year-round collection locations (six) is on our website at http://www.Hawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/motor-oil. Residents can also recycle DIY used motor oil at all County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events. Used motor oil (UMO) is not accepted at the recycling and transfer stations. The DOH ended funding of the program in FY2015. DEM funded the continuation of the UMO program in the FY2018 Budget. The used motor oil collection site at South Point U-Cart is temporarily closed due to ongoing issues with the used motor oil containment unit being contaminated with water, rubbish and other unacceptable materials 3