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o Reuse Centers Contracted Expenses: $211,209 Cost per Ton: $603 o E-waste Contracted Expenses: $192,071 Cost per Ton: $817 o Household Hazardous Waste Contracted Expenses: $220,406 Cost per Ton: $2,370 o Used Motor Oil (UMO) Contracted Expenses: $25,723 Cost per Ton: $1,072 Ms. Bell asked whether there was a landfill cost per ton, and Mr. Goodale replied that it cost approximately $145 to put a ton into the landfill. Vice Chair Okinaka asked whether the contracted expenses discount the fees that are paid to take things to the landfill, and Chair Hayducsko said no, that it is the cost the County pays to the contractor. It is the cost to the County. Mr. Buklarewicz commented that the increase in cost for e-waste went up about 3 cents per pound. Recycle Hawai‘i had pulled in 225 tons in a 12-month period, and it was about 38 cents per pound. This is based on a 3-year average for both East and West Hawaiʻi. Ms. Bell said that at some point she would like to know the net prices of greenwaste minus tip fee. She would like to see the overall cost to determine whether the greenwaste tip fee is too high or too low. Chair Hayducsko answered he would have that number for the next meeting. Mr. Buklarewicz asked whether the Used Motor Oil (UMO) figure includes what is collected at the Household Hazardous Waste Collection (HHWC) events, or whether it is separate. Chair Hayducsko said the chart they were looking at shows the UMO collected by both the DIY UMO vendors, and the UMO collected at the HHWC events is listed under the HHWC event. Mr. Goodale explained that the County is charged by the gallon for the UMO collected by the UMO vendor at the UMO volunteer collection sites, and the County is charged primarily a lump sum for all the waste collected during the HHWC events. Mr. Okinaka asked how DEM determines the tonnage of greenwaste, and Chair Hayducsko said there is a scale that weighs all the greenwaste. If the greenwaste comes from a business, there will be a charge for it. If it comes from a transfer station through the public, it is weighed but there is no charge. 5. NEW BUSINESS a. Overview by George Hayducsko of the 2009 IRSWMP Chair Hayducsko handed out a draft on the status of Hawaiʻi County’s 2009 IRSWMP and explained that it shows items recommended in that plan and the status of those recommendations. Some recommendations were implemented, and some were not. The status is not yet updated on all the recommendations that are listed. As an example, he pointed out a recommendation to expand and improve public education and awareness. The status shows that there has been no dedicated public education and awareness program since June 2014.