2020-10-28 EMC Meeting Agenda and Director's Informational Report

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a fee at Mr. K’s. An acceptable list and more information is at http://hawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/e-waste. • Due to reduced DOH funding, only household electronics recycling at Kealakehe rd RTS resumed in August. The collection at the Kealakehe RTS is available the 3 Saturday of the month. Additional 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 Electronic Waste and Television Recycling & Recovery Act mandatory take-back provisions. A stronger state EPR law requiring convenient on-island manufacturer sponsored take-back should be considered. • Although DOH awarded the county grant funds for FY21, this funding is insufficient to completely fund the program as previously structured. Therefore, reductions in service have been implemented. There is no county funding allocated in the budget. • SWD’s Recycling Section downsized the program to utilize only the funding from the DOH and to no longer rely on the General Fund to support it. F. HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE (HHW): • The HHW collection event was successfully held on 08/01/20 in Hilo at Waiākea High School, and the scheduled 08/08/20 event at Kealakehe High School was postponed. Possible rescheduling of the Kealakehe event is dependent on the end of the interisland travel quarantine for our Oʻahu-based vendor. More information is available at http://www.hazardouswaste.org /recycle/household- hazardous-waste/. • The IFB 3847 contract extension for HHW Collection Events expires 07/31/21. • SWD has reduced the quantity and frequency of these events due to reduced county funding and issues coordinating these events at schools closed during COVID-19. G. GREENWASTE DIVERSION: • The State Department of Agriculture finalized a permanent rule (HAR § 4-72-13) prohibiting the interisland transport of ‘ōhi‘a plant material to prevent the spread of Rapid ‘Ōhi‘a Death caused by Ceratocystis lukuohia or Ceratocystis huliohia. They also recommend not transporting ‘ōhi‘a plant material from an infected area to a non-infected area. DEM has recommended that people not bring any ‘ōhi‘a plant material to our greenwaste collection sites and recommends composting on- site. • The county’s contract with Hawaiian Earth Recycling continues greenwaste recycling. Enhanced mulch is available at the East Hawai‘i Organics Facility. The mulch is treated for invasive species at EHOF since the modified State Department of Health permit was issued. SWD relocated the greenwaste recycling at the Waimea Recycling and Transfer Station to make it more convenient for residents. 5