2021-02-24 EMC Meeting Agenda and Director's Informational Report

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NTP for a 90 day extension was issued for the period of December 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021. Request for an additional 90 day extension beginning 03/01/21 has been submitted to the Contractor. E. REUSE CENTERS: • RFP4068 was published on 01/29/21 and will close on 03/01/21. • Supplemental Agreement No. 2 for RFP 3693 was issued on 03/09/20 for the period of 05/01/20 through 04/30/21. F. ELECTRONICS RECYCLING: • The IFB 3514 contract with Mr. K's R&R expires 06/30/21. • Residents are allowed no -charge household electronics recycling on the 2nd and 4 1 Saturdays of the month at Mr. K's R&R. Businesses, non -profits, schools, and others will be offered recycling for a fee at Mr. K's. An acceptable list and more information is at hgp:Hhawaiizerowaste.or /g recycle/e-waste. • Due to reduced DOH funding, only household electronics recycling at Kealakehe RTS resumed in August. Household self -hauled electronics can be dropped -off at the Kealakehe RTS on the 3rd Saturday of the month. Additional details of the county collections and any changes to private collections will be posted on our website at hqp:Hhawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/e-waste. • Currently, no manufacturer offers convenient on -island take -back of electronics. Manufacturers only offer this convenience on Oahu 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. G. HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE (HHW): • The HHW collection event scheduled for 08/08/20 at Kealakehe High School was postponed. Possible rescheduling of the Kealakehe event is dependent on the end of the interisland travel quarantine for our Oahu -based vendor and the availability of a collection site. More information is available at hqp://www.hazardouswaste.org /recycl e/hous ehol d -hazardous -waste/. • The next scheduled HHW Collection Events are in March 2021 in Waimea & Pahoa. • 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.