2020-01-22 EMC Meeting Agenda and Director's Informational Report

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• SWD stopped all landfilling operations at the SHSL at the close of business on 11/15/19. On 11/16/19, all waste collected at the East Hawaiʻi Regional Sort Station has been getting moved via long-haul to the WHSL. 2. ADMINISTRATION A. The contractor who handles the 2-Bin Recycling program informed SWD they would only be able to take cardboard and brown paper bags for the renewal of their contract. SWD has been working toward letting the public know about this change, which occurred on 10/16/19. SWD has been working on developing an additional solicitation for proposals for an expanded recycling program that will be able to accept additional materials. B. SWD has been working on the FY20-21 budget. 3. RECYCLING SECTION A. INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE: • The 2019 update of the County of Hawaiʻi Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan (ISWMP) is being 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 draft update to the ISWMP includes 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 draft plan outlines the components of an effective solid waste management strategy and priorities recommendations, 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. • The SWAC had their first meeting in May 2018. The next two meetings were dedicated to helping the SWAC learn more about the County’s solid waste and landfill diversion programs, and one of the tools used was to show the SWAC many of the program’s facilities. During the SWAC meetings from August 2018 to November 2018, the SWAC reviewed and utilized the 2009 plan recommendations and options in developing their own recommendations and options. • A draft plan was submitted to the SWAC during December 2018. The SWAC agreed to proceed by submitting their individual comments to the plan in January 2019, followed by group discussions of individual chapters during monthly SWAC 2