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has very significant financial incentives for the recycling of e-waste which has driven the <br />industry and that’s why they are set up there but for us over here on these islands the legislation <br />that did pass last year does not benefit the outer islands as Paul was pointing out and we are not <br />getting the results that we expected. The 35 manufacturers are not paying to have the material <br />brought back off of this island so it’s a problem but I’ve always…. <br />MS. NICHOLSON: <br />It seems to me that for our purposes probably the discussion item is pay <br />as you throw. <br />MS. O’HARA: <br />I believe so. I believe so. <br />MS. NICHOLSON: <br />So how would you folks like to handle pay as you throw as an issue? <br />MS. O’HARA: <br />Well Paul has given us a report, it is a little dated ten years or so but it is <br />something that has probably got a lot of currency to it still. <br />MR. BUKLAREWICZ: <br />Yeah. <br />MS. NICHOLSON: <br /> Would you all like a copy of that and then it goes on the agenda as a <br />discussion item to see if we want to come up with a pay as you throw recommendation or would <br />you like to handle it some other way? <br />MR. BUKLAREWICZ: <br />I should point out that the state legislation prohibits charging a fee <br />for dropping off e-waste. <br />MS. NICHOLSON: <br /> Well I think we’re talking about garbage in more general terms. <br />MR. BUKLAREWICZ: <br /> Oh you’re talking about… <br />MS. O’HARA: <br />Yeah. <br />MR. BUKLAREWICZ: <br />Okay, well it’s really a different subject soI would recommend no <br />need to reinvent the wheel it has been done and it’s in this document. You can review that and <br />see if that’s viable. <br />MS. NICHOLSON: <br /> Would you like a copy of it and it goes on the agenda for a future meeting <br />or would you rather not handle it at all, what is your pleasure? <br />MS. WONG: <br />I certainly would like to read it. I would also like to pass it on to some other <br />entity but I’ve been trying to think of who else would hear this and I don’t know who would <br />hear this at this point. <br />MS. O’HARA: <br /> What do you mean hear it? <br />MR. BUKLAREWICZ: <br />It’s also incorporated into the current… <br />MS. WONG: <br /> Would it be county council or a department or… <br />MS. O’HARA: <br /> Well a pay as you throw recommendation would be to put a fee on residential <br />waste. <br />18 <br /> <br />