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i. Status report from the Barriers to Private Recyclers permitted interaction group. Chair Adams noted that this Permitted Interaction Group was set up in the previous meeting with herself and Commissioners Cardwell and Hoopii. We have begun contacting people. She has been formatting kind of a tracker sheet to keep track of who is doing what with whom, and what the problems are, and what the barriers are. So we are in the beginning stages of that and well continue proceeding. If youve got some ideas on who we should contact that you think we might have missed, let us know, she said. Vice Chair Gaffney asked the Chair to go through the list of people to whom she is talking, who are providing the input on what their issues are. While not all of them have been contacted, Chair Adams said, the companies include Mr. Ks, and there is some follow-up that she believes Commissioner Hoopii is going to do. The others are: Atlas Recycling; Business Services ; Big Island Scrap Metal; Hawaiian Earth Recycling; Compost , Pacific Biodiesel, Reuse , Habitat for Humanity, and the thrift stores that are running the reuse centers. She is still trying to figure out whether we want to tackle some of the big box stores that are doing some collection like batteries and CFLs: Target, Walmart, and Home Depot, and maybe towing companies. And there is one category she is calling plastic recyclers to be. We dont have any that are really doing anything except for some art activities going on. She has been contacted by a company called Resynergi that wants to do pyrolysis of mixed plastic. So thats our list right now. And if youve got some other ideas, shoot their contacts to us that we can try to find out. Were basically trying to keep the scope to, what are the barriers presented by County and State regulations and operations and policies, and not were going to do a marketing plan for you, but we want to know when have you run into the wall that falls under our purview as a Commission to make recommendations for change to DEM or the Council? Commissioner Hoopii said she reached out to Mr. Ks and Atlas Recycling via email, and she plans on visiting them in person next week to get a face-to-face meeting and a contact, and see how we can move forward. ii. Review latest proposed language on DEM Rule No. 9-17 regarding trailers at 45 transfer stations. Chair Adams said she hoped commissioners have had a chance to look at the draft rule, and share any concerns or comments. She asked the Director if the last version provided to the Council is what is going to be proposed as a change to the rule. 4 Comm. 402.3 Proposed amendment: http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/weblink/DocView.aspx?dbid=0&id=1026059 5 Comm. 402.5 Estimated timeline: http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/weblink/DocView.aspx?dbid=0&id=1026662 9