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

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• Starting in September 2020, commercial customers can pick up mulch from the East Hawai‘i Organics Facility the second Wednesday of each month. HER will charge commercial customers $5.00 per cubic yard for mulch at the East Hawai‘i Organics Facility. There is no limit on the amount of mulch each customer may obtain while supplies last. Commercial customers will be loaded mechanically and not allowed to self-load. There is a 3 cubic yard minimum per load, and payment must be made with a credit or debit card only. • Effective 08/15/20, residential customers are eligible to obtain a maximum load of 3 cubic yards of mulch from the West Hawai‘i Organics Facility. Customers may obtain only one load per day while supplies last. Both mechanical and self- loading is available. • Effective 08/15/20, HER will charge commercial customers $3.00 per cubic yard for mulch at the West Hawai‘i Organics Facility. There is no limit on the amount of mulch each customer may obtain while supplies last. Payment must be made with a credit or debit card only. H. SCHOOL RECYCLING AND TOURS: Requests for school and HCC/UHH tours of SWD facilities continue. Many were scheduled in April to coincide with Earth Day, but these were all cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 shutdown of non-essential services. These tours are helpful in educating the next generation on recycling and sustainability. Several tours have already taken place for various schools island wide. When schools resume with new guidelines, these guidelines need to be implemented. I. SPECIAL EVENT RECYCLING: The Recycling Section continues to offer free rental HI-5 Event Recycling Bins for fundraisers at community, sports or family events. Bins can be requested via an online application form at http://www.hawaiizerowaste.org/event-planning. Please submit applications for reservations well in advance of events to make sure bins are available and to schedule pick-up/drop-off. The www.hawaiizerowaste.org website also provides helpful resources for planning zero-waste events. J. HI-5 CERTIFIED REDEMPTION CENTERS (CRCs) • Business Services Hawaiʻi has agreed to their op?on year. • Atlas Recycling has agreed to their option year for Keaʻau, Kealakehe, Keauhou, and Waimea. Ocean View, Wai‘ōhinu, and Volcano will be going out for bid. • The third quarter report has been completed and submitted to DOH. • The Ocean View Certified Redemption Center officially opened 08/17/19. The original location posed a traffic problem within the convenience center, so it was relocated and there is now better traffic flow for all users. • Changes in the two-bin system have not affected the HI-5 program. • DOH hired a new supervisor, Michael Burke, for the HI-5 program. • HI-5 Certified Redemption Centers located at the county Recycling and Transfer Stations were reopened on Saturday, 05/23/20. • Closeout Inspections have been completed for DOH for FY20. 6