2020-08-26 EMC Meeting Agenda and Director's Informational Report

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contractor. SWD is enforcing the ban on illegal commercial usage of self-haul resident-only recycling bins at recycling and transfer stations. SWD is working with the vendor to repair and maintain ramps. Periodic multimedia education is planned to remind customers of proper recycling. • Commercial generators/collectors should work directly with recycling companies to manage recyclables, as they are prohibited from the recycling and transfer stations. C. DO-IT-YOURSELF (DIY) USED MOTOR OIL RECYCLING: • Contract ends 11/30/20. Specifications are being reviewed and will be rebid. • IFB 3903 resulted in contract award to Unitek Solvent Services, Inc. • 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 or at the West Hawai‘i Sanitary Landfill. The DOH ended funding of the program in FY2015, and the county has been funding the program 100% since then. D. REUSE CENTERS: • Supplemental Agreement No. 2 was issued on 03/09/20 for the period of 05/01/20 through 04/30/21. • RFP 3693 resulted in contract award to Transfer Station Thrift Store LLC for all seven locations. • The county operates seven Reuse Centers at recycling and transfer stations located in Hilo, Kea‘au, Pāhoa, Kealakehe, Keauhou, Waimea, and Wai‘ōhinu. E. ELECTRONICS RECYCLING: • The county’s electronic recycling program has been temporarily suspended from the end of March through 07/31/20 due to COVID-19 and the delayed DOH funding contract for FY21. • The IFB 3514 contract with Mr. K’s R&R expires 04/17/21. • When the Electronic Recycling Program resumes, residents will be allowed no- charge household electronics recycling on select Saturdays at Mr. K’s R&R. Businesses, non-profits, schools, and others will be offered recycling for a fee on select Saturdays at Mr. K’s. An acceptable list and more information is at http://hawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/e-waste. Mr. K’s has temporarily suspended electronics recycling collection pending DOH funding contract for FY21. • The county has temporarily suspended free monthly electronic recycling collections in Hilo, Kona, Waimea and Wai‘ōhinu for residential electronics only. Due to reduced DOH funding, only electronics recycling at Kealakehe RTS is planned to resume in August. Details of the county collections and any changes to private collections will be posted on our website at http://hawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/e-waste. • Currently, no manufacturer offers convenient on-island take-back of electronics. Manufacturers only offer this convenience on O‘ahu to comply with the 4