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Discussion Draft by Georjean Adams for EMC Meeting 11/24/21 <br />Updated with additional comments from EMC Commissioners 10/27/21 <br /> <br />E. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) - to take over programsor reimburse <br />county. Likely state level law needed and subject to uncertain distribution to <br />county. <br />- Improve electronics EPR state law and fees <br />- Expand oil recyclingto smaller quantities <br />- Other product categories that make sense for island (e.g., packaging, paint, <br />batteries, mattresses) <br />F. Waste Reduction Programs – not free, but could lower net costs. <br />- Increase recycling opportunities (e.g., compost collection and facilities, on island <br />processing, construction & demolition recycling and less costly disposal sites). <br />Gain revenue from recovered materials and seek opportunities to create valuable <br />commodities, e.g., combining aquacultural wastes with greenwaste to produce <br />high nutrient compost, generating R1 water and sludge-based compost from <br />WWTP for sale. <br />- Sustainability education <br />- Expanded reuse capacity (e.g., repair, better reuse center facilities, materials <br />exchanges for B2B) <br />- Policies that encourage/require recycling collection services by business and <br />residential owner associations <br />- Bans. Note: Organics, Paper and Construction & Demolition Waste are by far our <br />biggest volumes, with Plastics at <10% of landfill volume. <br />G. Point of Sale Service Fee on Products – set fee based on what? The more complex, <br />the more cost to administer. Simpler is regressive and does not result in waste <br />reduction. <br />- Flat per pound landfill tipping cost for everything ($0.10 –$0.15/lb, including <br />cars?) <br />- Likelihood of being recycled (e.g., same cost for food even if will be composted?) <br />- Refundable deposit for recyclables (HI5 exempt?) <br />- Hazard of waste product (e.g., electronics, oil-based) <br />- Whether waste is landfilled or sewered(direct fee to appropriate fund) <br />- Are online purchases able to deal with “fees” vs taxes? <br />3. Continuous Grant Acquisitions – to build infrastructure, fund innovative solutions and <br />education. Doubtful this is sustainable to maintain operations. <br />- Federal funds come with a lot of hurdles; best to stick with state. <br />- Need grant writing experts on staff <br /> <br />4. Support public private partnerships to collect and repurpose current waste with a <br />philosophy of sustainable resource management. This would require dealing with: <br />- Konno decision restrictions <br />- Current contracts <br /> <br />