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RECOMMENDATIONS - GREEN WASTE PROGRAM <br />RECOMMENDATIONS — GREEN WASTE PROGRAM <br />STATUS <br />REPORT <br />REFERENCE <br />1. We recommend that a cohesive vision be developed to address solid waste <br />management in Hawai'i County, including input from the general public, <br />IN <br />p.30 <br />Environmental Management Commission, Department of Environmental <br />PROGRESS <br />Management, the Mayor, and the County Council. The Updated ISWMP needs <br />to be revised to reflect this vision. <br />2. We recommend that the Hawai'i County Code be amended to address the <br />IN <br />p. 30 <br />banning of household and commercial green waste from County landfills in <br />PROGRESS <br />accordance with Hawai'i Administrative Rules §11- 58.1- 65(b). <br />3. We recommend that Landfill operation plans need to be updated in accordance <br />with current statutory and regulatory requirements and the County's Updated <br />IN <br />p. 31 <br />ISWMP, and communicated to landfill management, operations personnel, <br />PROGRESS <br />contractors, and the general public. <br />4. We recommend that DEM develop and implement formal policies and <br />procedures for responses to any and all regulatory agency warnings and <br />violation notices, including to whom and when these warnings and notices <br />IMPLEMENTED <br />p. 31 <br />should be communicated, and procedures to ensure timely follow up and <br />resolution. <br />5. We recommend that DEM determine whether a dedicated personnel position <br />should be tasked with the responsibility for monitoring of contracts and <br />IMPLEMENTED <br />pp. 31 - 32 <br />contractor compliance. <br />6. We recommend that DEM establish standardized internal policies and <br />IN <br />pp. 32 - 33 <br />procedures for program documentation and reporting. <br />PROGRESS <br />7. We recommend that DEM establish standardized policies and procedures to <br />IN <br />p. 33 <br />permit verification of contractor claims reports and reduce the risk of fraud <br />PROGRESS <br />and /or abuse. <br />8. We recommend that DEM establish standardized policies and procedures for <br />IN <br />monitoring and documenting vendor compliance with other contractual <br />PROGRESS <br />pp. 33 - 34 <br />obligations. <br />9. We recommend that DEM obtain accurate estimates of green waste volumes to <br />IN <br />p. 34 <br />be processed for inclusion in procurement documents. <br />PROGRESS <br />