2019-08-28 EMC Meeting Agenda and Director's Informational Report

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4. RECYCLING SECTION A. INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE: • The 2019 update of the County of Hawaiʻi Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan (ISWMP) will be prepared in compliance with Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 342G, which requires counties in the state to update and revise their solid waste management plans every 10 years. The last update to the County of Hawai‘i’s ISWMP was completed in 2009. • The update to the ISWMP will include an evaluation of local needs and conditions to determine the most effective combined strategy for managing solid waste while protecting human health and the environment. The plan will outline the components of an effective solid waste management strategy and identify short- and long-term goals, while providing a framework for implementation. • 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.