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<br />E. REUSE CENTERS: <br />• RFP 3693 resulted in contract award to Transfer Station Thrift Store LLC for <br />all seven locations. <br />• The County operates seven Reuse Centers at Recycling and Transfer Stations <br />located in Hilo, Kea‘au, Pāhoa, Kealakehe, Keauhou, Waimea, and <br />Wai‘ōhinu. <br /> <br />F. ELECTRONICS RECYCLING: <br />• The IFB 3514 contract with Mr. K’s R&R expires 04/17/20. <br />• Residents are allowed no-charge household electronics recycling on <br />Saturdays at Mr. K’s R&R. Businesses, non-profits, schools, and others are <br />offered discounted fees on Saturdays. An acceptable list and more <br />information is at http://hawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/e-waste. Mr. K’s is <br />open and accepting electronics daily. <br />• The County provides free monthly electronic recycling collections in Hilo, <br />Kona, Waimea and Wai‘ōhinu for residential electronics only. Details of the <br />County collections and any changes to private collections will be posted on <br />our website at http://hawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/e-waste. <br />• Currently, no manufacturer offers convenient on-island take-back of <br />electronics. Manufacturers only offer this convenience on O‘ahu to comply <br />with the Electronic Waste and Television Recycling & Recovery Act <br />mandatory take-back provisions. A stronger EPR law requiring convenient <br />on-island manufacturer sponsored take-back should be considered. The <br />DOH awarded the County grant funding in FY2019, partially reimbursing <br />SWD electronics recycling expenditures. <br /> <br />G. HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE (HHW): <br />• The next HHW Collection Events are tentatively scheduled for August 2019 <br />in Hilo and Kealakehe. Currently, permits are being obtained. More <br />information is available at http://www.hazardouswaste.org/recycle/ <br />household-hazardous-waste/. <br />• March 2019 events were very successful with good turnout. <br /> <br />H. GREEN WASTE DIVERSION: <br />• The State Department of Agriculture finalized a permanent rule (HAR § 4-72- <br />13) prohibiting the interisland transport of ‘ōhi‘a plant material to prevent <br />the spread of Rapid Ōhiʽʽa Death caused by Ceratocystis lukuohia or <br />Ceratocystis huliohia. They also recommend not transporting ‘ōhi‘a plant <br />material from an infected area to a non-infected area. DEM has <br />recommended that people not bring any ‘ōhi‘a plant material to our <br />greenwaste collection sites and recommends composting on-site. <br />• The County’s contract with Hawaiian Earth Recycling continues greenwaste <br />recycling. Enhanced mulch is available at the East Hawai‘i Organics Facility. <br />4 <br /> <br />