2018-09-26 EMC Meeting Agenda and Director's Informational Report

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E. REUSE CENTERS: • RFP 3693 resulted in contract award to Transfer Station Thrift Store LLC for all seven locations. • The County operates seven Reuse Centers at Recycling and Transfer Stations located in Hilo, Kea‘au, Pāhoa, Kealakehe, Keauhou, Waimea, and Wai‘ōhinu. F. ELECTRONICS RECYCLING: • The IFB 3514 contract awarded to Mr. K’s R&R expires April 17, 2019. • Residents are allowed no-charge household electronics recycling on Saturdays at Mr. K’s R&R. Businesses, non-profits, schools, and others are offered discounted fees on Saturdays. An acceptable list and more information is at http://hawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/e-waste. Mr. K’s is open and accepting electronics daily. • Mr. K’s offered a “free” electronics collection event for businesses and agencies on June 30, 2018 partially sponsored by his recyclers and County of Hawai‘i. Mr. K’s is planning similar event at end of September, by reservation only. • The County provides free monthly electronic recycling collections in Hilo, Kona, Waimea and Wai‘ōhinu for residential electronics only. Details of the County collections and any changes to private collections will be posted on our website at http://hawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/e-waste. • Currently, no manufacturer offers convenient on-island take-back of electronics; manufacturers only offer convenience on O‘ahu to comply with the Electronic Waste and Television Recycling & Recovery Act mandatory take-back provisions. The DOH awarded the County grant funding in FY2019, partially reimbursing SWD electronics recycling expenditures. G. HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE (HHW): • June’s Kealakehe and Hilo HHW turnouts and quantities collected were similar to December 2017. • The next HHW Collection Events are scheduled for December 1, 2018, in Hilo and December 8, 2018, in Kealakehe. More information is available at http://www.hazardouswaste.org/recycle/household-hazardous-waste/. H. GREEN WASTE DIVERSION: • The State Department of Agriculture finalized a permanent rule (HAR § 4-72- 13) prohibiting the interisland transport of ‘ōhi‘a plant material to prevent the spread of Rapid Ōhiʽʽa Death caused by Ceratocystis lukuohia or Ceratocystis huliohia. They also recommend not transporting ‘ōhi‘a plant material from an infected area to a non-infected area. DEM has recommended that people not bring any ‘ōhi‘a plant material to our greenwaste collection sites and recommends composting on-site. • The County’s contract with Hawaiian Earth Recycling continues greenwaste recycling. Enhanced mulch is available at the East Hawai‘i Organics Facility. The mulch is treated for invasive species at EHOF since the modified State 4