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R-1, R-2 water it’s going to be free of pollutants because the dischargers need to be able to capture that at the point of service, where they’re going to be providing that service. Either it could be a hospital, it could be a restaurant, it could be an auto shop. So all of that is going to be specified in the program how to go about pretreatment prior to disposal. 1. Legislative update Chair Adamsasked about upcoming Resolution No. 143-21, introduced by Council Member Heather Kimball: “AResolution urging the County Department of Environmental Management to ensure that destinations to whichthe County of Hawaii transports its recyclable waste for out-of-state processing abide by the environmental standards outlined by the Basel Convention.” The resolution is similar to the House Concurrent Resolution 27, Senate Draft 1, which was adopted by the Legislature in the 2021 session, Chair Adams said. It’s the idea that whenever we are sending recyclable waste out, that they are going to be doing it in an environmentally sound way, according to the guidance from the Basel Convention, of which the United States is a signatory but has not ratified it yet. So there are some logistical issues but on a voluntary basis, when we are sending things to be recycled that they would be recycled properly and not left in the environment. So just check that out, Council Member Kimball is working on a draft, and the Department of Health has been very supportive at the State level. Chair Adams asked Director Mansour to comment. Director Mansour had seen an email from the Council Member directed at the Solid Waste Division Chief, who was currently out of the office. What the Council Member is asking is about the chain of command of the product, so we have to keep track of where the product is going to be ending up. It would be complicated trying to change that product because once it leaves the State it falls into different jurisdiction. So there’s a lot of details and legal maneuvering of that chain of control of the product to ensure it’s not being dumped in an irresponsible manner. Chair Adams commented that the Department of Health has the lead in trying to establish that we have recipients of our recyclables that are going to manage them properly. She recommended letting DOH at the State level figure out how they are going to organize it and not duplicate work at the County level. So we’ll see where it goes, she said, and added she encourage commissioners to look at HCR 27 SD1, which got adopted. 2. Requests for updates: The commissioners have requested informational updates on the following: a. Commissioner McIntosh) *See Page 20, Solid Waste Division Projects and Updates b. Commissioner McIntosh) 18