2019-04-24 EMC Meeting Agenda and Director's Informational Report

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3. SOLID WASTE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS • SWD is working with our contractor, Hawaiian Earth Recycling, to establish a conceptual site plan for the East Hawaiʻi Organics Facility sited at the Shipman Business Park in Keaʻau. SWD is also working on a lease for the site with Shipman Ltd. • Design work for the Waiōhinu ʻTransfer Station has begun. • Roadwork and site work has begun for the new Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Transfer Station. • Contract documents are routing for signatures for the closure of the South Hilo Sanitary Landfill. An informal meeting was held between SWD and the contractor to discuss logistics of the project. 4. RECYCLING SECTION A. INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE: The 2019 update of the County of Hawaiʻi Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan (ISWMP) will be prepared in compliance with Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 342G, which requires counties in the state to update and revise their solid waste management plans every 10 years. The last update to the County of Hawai‘i’s ISWMP was completed in 2009. The update to the ISWMP will include an evaluation of local needs and conditions to determine the most effective combined strategy for managing solid waste while protecting human health and the environment. The plan will outline the components of an effective solid waste management strategy and identify short- and long-term goals, while providing a framework for implementation. As required by HRS Chapter 342G, Mayor Kim appointed members to the Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC). The County’s SWAC is comprised of seven members and has been meeting monthly. Input from SWAC members during the ISWMP update process is crucial to ensure that the completed plan effectively identifies and addresses the County of Hawai‘i’s unique solid waste challenges. B. TRANSFER STATION RECYCLABLES (“TWO-BIN”) COLLECTION AND RECYCLING: The current contract will end on 09/30/19. Starting 12/01/18, a new acceptable list of recyclables was implemented after lengthy discussions on world market conditions. Plastic bottles, jugs and jars with resin codes #1 and #2 are acceptable. All #5 plastics and all plastic covers/lids/caps are no longer acceptable due to changing worldwide market conditions. A recycling program education and outreach campaign that emphasizes the new acceptable list has been developed. The multimedia campaign starting after Earth Day 2019 will include new flyers and pamphlets along with radio, TV and newspaper ads to educate the public on what is and is not currently recyclable, 2