*Integrated Resources & Solid Waste Management Plan Update (with Appendices) - Dec 2009

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4.0 RECYCLING, BIOCONVERSION, AND MARKETS and transfer stations. Residential green waste disposal would continue without incurring a disposal fee; however commercial green waste would be charged a fee, as set by the County or the selected contractor(s). 4.3.1.4 Home Composting Hawai'i County promotes and educates residents on composting through Recycle Hawai'i, a tax - exempt, educational organization. Recycle Hawai'i and the County DEM initiated a program to furnish multiple Hawai'i schools and residents with composting bins called Earth Machines. Based on availability, residents may request Earth Machines for their homes; various workshops and educational programs are provided to the participants in the program. 4.3.1.5 Recent Bioconversion Requests for Proposals The County issued two requests for proposals (RFPs) during 2008 for projects that would dramatically increase the quantity of organics diverted from landfill. The first is for a 10 -acre composting and biodiesel production that has been designed by the County and is located at the West Hawai'i Sanitary Landfill (WHSL). The plan is that the selected contractor will process collected green waste, untreated wood, biosolids, and /or organic materials into mulch, compost, soil amendments and /or other landscaping products. The second is an RFF for contractors to develop dropoff facilities for green waste and possibly other organics at or near each of its 21 recycling and transfer stations. As of the second quarter of 2009, the County has not funded either of these projects. The ultimate schedule for implementation of these projects will depend on the availability of funds in upcoming budgets. 4.3.1.6 Scrap Metal Scrap metal may be dropped off at Hilo, Kealakehe, and Kea'au Recycling and Transfer Stations. The Kea'au Recycling and Transfer Station only accepts residential scrap metal, but the Hilo and Kealakehe recycling and transfer stations accept both commercial and residential scrap metal. The scrap metal is sorted by a County- approved contractor and sold to brokers for shipment to the mainland or Asian markets. To assist with the removal of abandoned vehicles, Hawai'i County developed an Abandoned Vehicle Removal Program. Under the program, abandoned vehicles may be hauled by a contractor to either the Hilo or Kealakehe Recycling and Transfer Stations after certain procedures have been followed by the Police and DEM. 4.3.1.7 Tire Program Hawai'i County approved an ordinance in 2008 prohibiting all tires and parts of tires being disposed of at the SHSL and WHSL. Consumers may drop off used tires at select tire company locations, and companies generating tire waste are required to recycle. Recycling options include baling and then shipping the tires to the West Coast to be ground or crumbed, or shipping the tires to the AES power plant in O'ahu and utilized for fuel. Tire recycling contractors may also assist in tire collection and disposal. December 2009 4 -7