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HB-1316 <br />Submitted on: 2/7/2021 10:29:50 PM <br />Testimony for EEP on 2/9/2021 9:00:00 AM <br />Testifier Present at <br />Submitted By Organization <br />Position Hearing <br />Hawaii Reef and Ocean Hawaii Reef and Ocean <br />Support No <br />Coalition Coalition <br /> <br /> <br />Comments: <br />To: The House Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection (EEP) <br />From: Hawaii Reef and Ocean Coalition <br />Hearing Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2021, 9:00 am <br />In support of HB1316 RELATING TO PACKAGING WASTE <br />Aloha Chair Lowen, Vice Chair Marten, and Energy and Environmental Protection <br />Committee members: <br />The Hawaii Reef and Ocean Coalition supports HB1316. <br /> HIROC was formed in 2017 by coral <br />reef scientists, educators, local Hawaii environmental organizations, elected officials, <br /> Plastic <br />marine debris is one of a handful of topics HIROC is testifying on that affect the health <br />of coral reefs and other aquatic life. HIROC is concerned because much packaging <br />waste, especially indestructible plastic, ends up in the ocean, harming and killing coral <br />and other aquatic species. <br />We need to progress from a wasteful "throw-away" packaging system to one where <br />consumption of resources is minimized and resources are reused. This bill has a <br />reasonable approach, requiring that producers of packaging waste, who understand <br />packaging design, be responsible for the end-of-life management of their products in a <br />way that ensures minimal social and environmental impacts, and makes producers <br />responsible for more of the true cost of the goods they create. <br />Please pass this bill! Mahalo for the opportunity to testify. <br />Hawaii Reef and Ocean Coalition (by Ted Bohlen) <br /> <br /> <br />