Integrated Resources & Solid Waste Management Plan Update - Dec 2009

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1.0 INTRODUCTION 1/ ' 90 The draft implementation plan for the County of Hawai'i IRSWMP Update includes a series of recommendations, with estimates of the required annual operations expenditures, and capital improvement funds required for their implementation. These recommendations are provided in Section 10. An initial draft implementation plan was distributed to stakeholders in March 2009 for comment, and a final draft was made available to the public for a two -month public comment period during September and October 2009. The draft plan was then modified based on subsequent meetings with the SWAC and the County Council Environmental Management Committee, comments received at public hearings during November 2009, and written comments received during the two -month public comment period. Organization of Document The remainder of this IRSWMP is organized into the sections listed below. As noted previously, each section contains a summary of the existing conditions and waste management practices related to the specific topic covered, potential issues or concerns, and options that the County may consider to improve the program. Each section concludes with recommendations for implementation during the next five years. • Section 2.0, Waste Stream Assessment, provides an assessment of the Hawai'i County waste stream including background information about population and employment, historical and forecast waste generation, recycling, and disposal, and information about waste composition. • Section 3.0, Source Reduction, discusses existing source reduction activities within Hawai'i County, identifies current issues and concerns with respect to current source reduction practices, and presents options and recommendations for achieving further source reduction. • Section 4.0, Recycling, Bioconversion, and Markets, describes existing recycling and bioconversion activities within Hawai'i County, identifies current issues and concerns with respect to current recycling, bioconversion, and marketing practices, and presents options and recommendations for achieving the County's recycling and bioconversion goals. • Section 5.0, Public Education and Information, contains existing public education activities within Hawai'i County, identifies current issues and concerns with respect to public education, and presents options and recommendations that will help enhance educational opportunities. • Section 6.0, Household Hazardous Waste & Electronic Waste, describes the current status of the household hazardous waste (HHW) and electronic waste (e- waste) collection and disposal system within Hawai'i County, identifies current issues and concerns, and presents options and recommendations for achieving the County's HHW and e -waste goals. 1 -4 December 2009