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Director Mansour said that for us to stop the bleeding on continuing with the same status quo and people taking their waste to transfer stations – these transfer stations are not designed for expansion –so we are looking at redesigning more than 20 transfer stations to accommodate for growth. So the idea is to stop the bleeding, require the developer to designate a 20 foot by 20 foot area where they put dumpsters, similar to what you see in an apartment complex. And these dumpsters will be picked up by commercial haulers and will be taken to landfill. So that way you, as a new homeowner, don’t have to deal with your waste. All you have to do is carry your waste from your house to your designated area that is going to be designed for your use within that development. This is the European model. He lived in Europe, this is what you do. As you drive out of your development, they have multiple dumpsters – one green, one brown, one blue for recycling. So as you drive out of your housing complex, you drop your bag into one of these dumpsters. And you have a commercial hauler come to pick it up. Commissioner McIntosh’s second question was about the East Hawaii solid waste procedure. Trash from transfer stations is collected into a central facility, dumped, pushed into another container, and taken to WHSL. Is there a reason why they just can’t take it straight to WHSL and bypass the Reload Facility in Hilo? Director Mansour said it is being done that way on the north, west, and south side of the island. Due to the length of the route, the previous administration had bought five “long haul” trailers that could take up to 85,000 pounds. That way you can maximize for efficiency and compact more waste to have fewer trips. You do not want 100 trucks on the road. The smaller the amount, the more trips, the more gasoline costs. That was the reason. Commissioner Robinson asked with the mini transfer stations in these new developments, who would be responsible for maintaining that? Director Mansour said that would be the responsibility of the homeowner association. Each homeowner pays a monthly amount that goes toward disposal of waste to the landfill. Once it comes to the landfill, we won’t charge the hauler because of the residential credit. It’s easier for a developer to create a HOA from the start. If the developer from Day 1 establishes it, it’s a slam dunk. To wrap up the discussion, Chair Adams suggested that she try to come up with some description of next steps around the solid waste funding, and some recommendations. For example, we need some more breakdown the true cost of managing our solid waste, and we need to look at business options, or how do you fund the thing? Whether it’s an enterprise fund or based on fees, or whether it’s more of the same, or some creative EPRs. Just try to lay out options and try to distribute that, and then we can talk about it at the next meeting. 7. REPORTS/CORRESPONDENCE a. Message to Director from the Chair regarding EMC Meeting Participation (Adams) 17