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Interaction Group going on, looking for barriers for private collection and processing of <br />recyclables. <br /> <br />Commissioner McIntosh said he does not think we are even prepared or ready to start talking <br />about banning certain materials, because we cant even divert what were trying to collect right <br />now. If you throw stuff in a black trash bag, nobody knows whats in that black trash bag. He <br />has seen people just toss big, huge tires in the chutes Theyre not supposed to, and he tells <br />them and points to the sign. They say, h, we didnt know. Yeah, right. But it almost comes <br />down to the County that should take the trash and somehow diverting and changing it to where <br />it needs to go. Unless you are just kind of have tons of (bins) set up where people can put stuff <br />as theyre going down the line or something. Our bins for collecting cardboard boxes, they are <br />always almost always full. And so when they are full, it just goes in a trash can. Its premature to <br />start talking about banning items when were not even really set up to collect them regularly. <br /> <br />Commissioner Robinson asked about piloting a collection site. As Commissioner Cardwell was <br />saying, Atlas Recycling is here and Mr. Ks is on this side. We could test a site, maybe in West <br /> to collect certain types of plastics, No. 1 and No. 2, over a course of time, which diverts <br />it out of the chutes, which could be brought back in bulk to those businesses that will divert the <br />plastic. <br /> <br />Chair Adams said its a thought, and also a cost to set up additional collection, and needs to be <br />justified and paid for. The Chair said she just wanted to get the Commission something to think <br />about. <br /> <br />b. Discussion and recommendation, if any, on scrap metal recycling practices and <br />procedures. <br />Chair Adams said that in the last meeting, Acting Solid Waste Division Chief Michael Kaha said <br />that they were spending half a million dollars collecting scrap metal at the transfer stations, <br />having to collect it and haul it. And they take it either to Big Island Scrap Metal on the West side <br />and to Business Services on the east side. And the County doesnt get any money from <br />it. It is just given out for free, and the companies do their scrap metal thing. Its another <br />example of, if we let people know that here are places that will take scrap metal, Mr. Ks, Atlas, <br />as well as these other county-contracted companies, at least for bulky scrap metal, it doesnt go <br />down a trash chute, and here is another place to take it. Another thought, she said, and it <br />would free up half a million dollars if the County wasnt involved in it, would be if people were <br />going and taking advantage of the private operations, which our PIG is going to try to contact <br />and see what gets in the way. But again, its a big island. Two locations, one on each side, why <br />bother? She asked if others had any thoughts or comments. <br /> <br />Commissioner McIntosh said they would need to have satellite collection sites. If we are not <br />going to drop scrap metal off at the dump, they need to have sites set up around the island, and <br />thats going to cost them money. And thats why they want you to bring it to their storefront. <br />So it might not work out because he is not going to drive 3 hours, essentially, to drop off scrap <br />metal. <br />18 <br /> <br /> <br />