HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0481.006 2000-2002 TESTIMONY TO TIC COUNTY COUNCII.
Virginia Aste, 13-631 Leilani Street, Hilo, ICI 96778 Page 1
My name Virginia Aste, I am chairperson of a committee to promote Community
Recycling In Puna, and I would like to comment on the $6 million proposal presented to
the County Council, which has been entered on the Legislative priority list presented by
Councilperson James Arakaki.
This proposal has come as a surprise, despite our conversations with Department of
Public Works Directors, past and present and Administrative Aides, Levin and Young.
Please note that ~ the consultants hired by the County of
~awai'i have recoan~nended recycling as the only feasible near term solution to
reduction ~f the waste strewn going to the landfalls in ~awai'i. ' ~
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The problem is that no money has yet been appropriated to implement this ~at~...,-.~-~:- -~'--3°-~--;~-°4
recommendation, although many community surveys show that Big Island residents ar~'~'
in support of recycling rather than compacting and burning. It is unlikely that any money
will be allocated for recycling if this $6 million proposal is accepted as written in the
Legislative package of the County Council.
Without supporting documents for this proposal it is difficult to know what the hidden
costs might be, although trucking costs alone will require 500,000 miles, and cost over
$200,000.
In view of the ever-present lobbying for an incinerator as the be-all, end-all solution for
Big Island waste disposal, it is difficult to view this $6 million proposal as anything but
an expensive preparation for that eventuality.
I urge the Councal to instruct the County I)epartinent of Public Works to redesign
this proposal to follow the reco'n~nendation of the consultants, who recently ~~~==~>:rt :
diversion. (reduction, reuse, recycling). The examples on Oahu of
reuse stores, and exchange and purchase programs for building materials, and the
example in New Ilampshire of a 67% reduction in the wastestream through reuse and
recycling, are before us.
I join many of my friends in urging the Council to request IInoney from the State or
to appropriate funds from its own budget, to inaanediately a$nple~nent plans for
conaHrtunity recycling centers. ~'hese centers are far less expensive, closer to the
source waste, individual households. `They make recycling convenient, and will
iHnrntdiately reduce the amount of waste going into any landfill for which the
County is responsible.
Thank you.
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APPENDIX Page 2
In Capellas' presentation to the Environmental Management Commission, yesterday, he
outlined the need for $6 million to implement his proposal to truck solid waste from the
Hilo landfill to the Kona landfill.
There is no money in this proposal to facilitate reduction of the waste stream coming into
the Hilo landfill. The County of Hawaii will merely compact the trash in Hilo and truck
it to the landfill in Kona.
Capellas has not yet given a projection of hauling costs, which will undoubtedly rise each
year. He has not given a projection of how long hauling to the Kona landfill will be
allowed.
There was no discussion of what happens when the gulches between Hilo and Waimea
are impassable because of weather or rock slides.
There is no indication of whether the EPA will allow stockpiling in the event the hauling
schedule breaks down.
Here the plan:
We will first build a compacting station in Hilo. After than, the compacted solid waste
will be trucked to Waimea, approximately 60 miles. Another series of trucks then takes
the solid waste from Waimea to Kona, to the Pu'uanahulu Landfill, approximately 30
miles. This is a round trip of approximately 90 miles
Each truck carries approximately 20 tons of compacted solid waste, eight trucks per day
means 160 tons.
An average of eight truck/trailer rigs, carrying 160 tons, will be travelling 180 miles
round trip, seven days a week, 365 days per year.
This is a total of 65,700 miles per truck,with eight trucks, that totals 525,600 miles.
At $.30 per mile the total is $157,b80.
At $.40 per mile the total is $210,240.
Are there other hidden costs?
A WIl~1/V~'I1~T ~O~OS~, ~®lt REC~'C~I~1~
WHO
The County of ~awai'i is paying $97 per toes (and counting) to traecl~ unseparated
trash tolaeedt~lls in kilo ahd Iona. ~'e have been given atwo-year deadlin+~ to close
the kilo-site. aaalireg more staeff to Iona will be-even snore costly - SB20i'T`, 350/'x:
Citizens of l~awai'i County leave said they do not want an incinerator.
A recent: coen€neeaaicatican from the-~€~lad ~?a~te division to the Adeeainistratiaeea
shoved flee cost of setting. asp-twice ccanvea~tion~d _c~nters as ~400,~€3Q
Conventional centers featcare a pit wide trailers to receive unsorted solid and Breese
waste seed their major ezpense is te°ucl~s to haul stuff to rapidly fallieeg landfills.
~®~"i"Ol~l! L3~ ~?e can't afford dais iaeefficient, costly method ereucla longer, beet
the County will still have to create disposal facilities as p®pulation grows.
~'`'hv not:create recvclin~ lsnsiaaess ~ent~rs fleet woe°l~ for us and ceay 3`or theaeeselves~
'~VI~s.T' TO DOS`
~1e have received a coaasaaltant's e°ep~rt which gives pie cleans showing the-types of
recyclable and salable: Bonds being tauried at the laaadf~lls,
Let's ease the report, which also gives a foraraula to determine how raeuch aaf each
coeneeaodi~y we produce iea a-given landfill, to estimate our recovery doilae-s.
The $tta~lsed list of comp®site prices for recycling eeaanagers sla®ws that sha~dded
aeato scrap caarreeatly sells for Sll~ per ton. Lacla car we bury weighs abcaut one-seed
one-half t~aes, that's ~1~~ or snore per vehacle. A1~T13, eve pay .a contract®r to tow
them in a€cd give tlaeen tea a metal a°ecycler ~ who sells the enctal and maps money.
~07[`~'O ~?~Q ~~~~hi~~ ~v~ ~~cycis~i is c~ea~~r ~a~i,
X9'7 per to ~u
SOW ~130iTT Cl'CLIl~TG?
• l~ mahy areas of the island, there are locations where 30 acre recycling
centers- can be set up. ill types of scalid waste can be collected for reuse0 resale.
• In soeeae areas of the 33ig Island, especially en pone, people are waiting l'®r vbs.
• recycling centers employ people and create new businesses.
• host people will not (cannot afford) to drive snore Haan 3 to 5 miles to disp€ase of
their raibbish and often they cannot drop hazardous materials at the closest site,
• Ndost people believe -Heat we can/should reuse, recycle, recover costs ®f dieea~laing.
• Our children lcnovv that we should lee recycling and- reusing, not burying.
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WIlOT/VVIN tiEC~'CLiNG
• Here's ~ 66~Virc/V6rin" plan which could be used in Puna, whose Kea'au anal
Pahoa sites are the most heavily used, outside of the landfills ire Hilo and K~ssaa.
• The pia€i brings iii money, creates employment, encourages entrepreneurs.
• The sites-are ideaetica# seed do not require c~riiplicated surveys or plans.
• People can participate at any level.
• The children's bossls with pop up drawings sprinted on recycled paper) sh®ws a
m®del s$f a recycling center !ilia the ~Bne~s) we iare proposing.
Janus ~402_t'~~° so~~~°~
The Count~° of H€iwai'i creates and inairitains oversight on ®ne or snore 10 acre
recycling centers with sure, sorting Q~rea and stoa°age-for discarded items.
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An `P is offered by they Coainty for a lsrivate operator of the new site(s).
• ~ center toolis clean and inviting, !ilia the ones in the children's lsooli.
• ~ center° has enss~gli space to st€aclipile and Meat ~4Sr good prices.
• ~ center is open 24-holHi`~ fssr drop aft', peolaie can sort or n®t, as they cho®se.
Appr®~iinate cost of settisig up a recycling center is 5200,000, or less.
Centers lse~€n to-care imniestiately because they are paid the 597 diversi®n fee.
Std. Iae~se, rent, purchase 14 acre site(s) (~4?inaloa, Hawaiian Paradise Parr,
Hawaiian leaches, Palioa).
Steil `~wna Secaire plans from Ne~v lrtipshire site for "Second Time A~®iind Store,"
dr®p .off areas, parlii~tg, sssrtiiig area, baling are$, crushing area, storage areas, etc.
New H~smp;~liire macli$nery-cost teas than 5500, rniesitifactured from recycled parts.
Sthree: ~Vorli avith I3epartnieiit of ~anployiiierit to recruit and train eniptoyees.
Step F®ur: Tlie center begins repairing and recycling goods, and selling ii~~ilcli lend
compost. Mats, paper acid glass are crushed, !Bales!; shredded and staaclipiled.
All metals are recyclable/resal~ble see coitipositc price sheets),.
Car parts, metals, aliiriiiiiui'~i, glass, paper and ties are given or sold to neigliboa°s
.and sold to Elie highest bidslcr.
Janua~? 2~€~3 ~~r s®on~r)
Replicate t~ ~nccessful centers,
Replicate successful sites, more recycling, more sales, easing the model.
l~'Iore jobs, amore erase!! businesses iisirag and re-selling recycled goods.
Close tine ~i~as landfill, red~iar~ eas of anal eventually rtiine the bona landfil#.
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August 6, 2001
COMPOSI'T'ES
10ZET'AL This Issue Last Issue Year ~g~s
8/Cr/201#0
Eery®us ($/ton) Used steel cans 60 60 69
No. 2 bundles 55 55 63
Municipal shredded 52 52 64
Shredded auto scrap 88 88 99
N®nlccrr®aas (¢/Ib.) Aluminum UBCs 48 49 54
Auto batteries 6 6 6
PLASTIC
haled (¢/db.) Clear PE`I` 13 13 13
Green PET 11 11 11
Naturall~PE 14 14 21
Mixed I-~PE 10 10 14
Mixed PET 10 10 11
Mixed I~PE & PET 3 3 3
Elai~ed (¢/lb.) Clear PET 28 28 25
Green PET 22 22 18
Naturall~PE 24 24 25
Pt~PEl~
Post c®nsumer ($/ton) Comagated 44 44 62
Newspaper #6 42 42 53
Newspaper #8 66 66 80
I-€igh-grade office (h) 118 118 158
Colored ledger 87 87 113
White ledger 172 172 206
Computer laser 153 153 193
Computer laser-free 167 167 208
Pre-c®nsurraer ($/tort) White ledger 158 158 179
Colored ledger 127 127 152
OIJASS
($/ton) Clear 39 39 39
Green 14 14 14
Brown 24 24 24
National averages based on the average of
prices in
covered cities.Published bna~eekly.
Cop~~right 2(?O 1. American Metal Market LLC, a division of 141eta1 Bulletin Plc. A1I rights reserved.
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resource. IIe talks not about Y v
getting rid of waste, but of its ~ -~~eclreling
value in tonnage: He doesn't ~-~erate•r
complain about limited munici- ;;,~e~aager
pal budgets,, he talks about ' ~,1=reitas sta
return on investii3ent .and per- In front o~
centages of increased revenges. ~ 'valuable
l:Ie talks.about deal~zilaking; and s>aociities,'
tin~in ~ : x of plastic,
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get a ton of plastic,: for instance, ` " ed by tow
we'd try to find ~ buyer for it ;.~liroughoi
and sell it at the going ra#e. llut se~i3n.
if you hold on to that ton of plan- ~CitFZen
tic, watch the market and wait - `~~h®to~8ar
for a price spike, you -can get 1Madker)
double, sometimes triple the
price you would have .gotten
even the day before. If you
move fast enough,ahat is."
With 1~ acres, the facility can . F `
_ afford to stockpile materials to "There are seven grades. of of:re~nalniig oil oiit~of them. - but for°ariyone who needs
wait for the market to change. plastic, for itstance,_ but eve . :Even the 12 by 15 foot office is ~ ~oxiYpo~t;prodta~ci ®u° u e
It is ready to move when the don't ask people to sort diem," made from recycled materials,' ~erty is Aso Erase `
price is right.. . he says. "We want a place peo- •froin the studs to the wallboard "This :isn't widely knov
There's another savings asso- plc are comf®rtable coming to, and flooring. Not only i.s the ..wg ®utfit,about 10 fatnilie~
elated with sellixig the material ~vitla®ut a bunch ®f -rules they paint recycled, so are all the year with everything they
rather than dumpiaig it. have to follow." Some sorting is wall decorations, including :including clothes, dish.
"Every ton we. sell is one less by hand, and some by machine. s®me priceless discards like an washers, dryers, furniture
ton being dumped;" Freitas . ~.W_e ,could have bought. _a Civil War US Caval~ holster its, everything," ~°reitas
says. "Waste Management just machine to sort cans for sever- acid an early table-top tube ComYnunity service is
went up on their.rates, to about al thousands of .dollars," he radio~that's still in working con- niucli on li
reitas' aniiid. H.
$80 per-ton. So that's $BQrthe saysy°`¢ut,f®r a #`ew hundred.:dition. . ~ s- the Recyeliiig Center as a
town doesn't pay,~and ~$30 or $40 ~~l?ucks~;
"we-la~i®dified-this one and " ~ "We take all ttie latex paint ixiunity service, a-place ~
or whatever it is that it -gets it does the.sairie job." . we get and mix it all together," people can coii'le and enjo;
paid." "Cans of all types are shoveled lie says. "3`he funny thing is, nb wliy lie's beers e~pe~ime
.Which is -why Freitas is beg- ®nto a conveyer belt Freitas matter what =colors we ini~ with wildflowers to grow r
grog other towns ~ the area to modified with a magnetized together, it always comes out of the latidiill after it is P'
bring their garbage to I'ly- roller. Alumialuan. cans dofa°t.:; battleship gray." ~ ;-,nently cupped. - ~
mouth. stick and are rolled over into a ~ . Needless to say, every wall is " "Soule- species ~ aY eivildfi~
`It takes me a few days to bin directly underneath..Tin painted battleship gray. Freitas absorb more water than i
generate. a ton of product," he. cans. stick to the roller, howev= "has plenty to giveaway for any- es," he says. "They woulc
says, "where it -may take a er, just long enough.to be car- vne wanting to paint.something keep -water from . leap
smaller town like Groton or ~ tied underneath the roller to battleship gray. ~ - -through the landfill and
Ashland several weeks to gen- drop into another bin. The recycling center gives a same tittle be enjoyable t<
crate that much., `Then they In fact, every machine at the lot of things away. at."
have to get rid of i4, usually at a center - .except the computer Rather than dumping books
time when the ma.~°l~et is bad: So ir< Freitas' office has been in.the papei;compacfo ~eitas For the same reason, F
they're getting nothing for their built or modified using-scrap began setting them aside for works with students in th
plastic, for instance, Then can't parts pulled out of the metal people to take. Now, they occu- mentary schod2's recyciin;
sell it; they have to dump- it, at pile. A skid steer, a forklift type py a growing library on the Cen- gram to put out bird feed
$80 a ton. I :can sill it for $30 a vehicle, clamps down on cotta- ter's. porch where anyone can the woods around the proF
ton because I have the volume. gated boxes using a grabber .browse free for anything from "Mygoal is to have
So if the towns give it to me, made from discarded bed rails, antique books to last month's songbirds- around here
they save $80, Plymouth makes leftover square tubing and a. best seller. ~-eitas is planning a there were before it was a
$30 ar $40 and everybody wins."• scrap piston someone threw book room addition to the facil- fill,"..lip- states. Already
Squeezing is the name of the away. ity. bald ea~ies have made th
game, whether it's commodities "You can buy one new for - •"I think we get just about their su.~aimer home for th
or pennies. Freitas squeezes about $5,000," he states. "This every magazine published, three years, acid the Plyi
paper into a compact, airless one cost us $100 only because I ~ many~of~them before~they're Elementary. school pro
cubs using a compactor modi- had to buy another piston to available in the newsstands," he took top honors in th?s }
fled to produce aone-ton block match the one we,found." :~::says.~-~ , --7~,~~ra~~x.~~2~ State awards. -
rather than an 800-pound block. Used oil and oil filters are ~ -=Lumber is also separated and "I admit.I originally toe
He squeezes the air out of plas- drained through filters into 55- given away, as are any furni- job because I needed the
tic bottles and can. using part gallon drums. In winter, the oil hire; kitchenware. or other fits,".FB-cites says. "I~1ow l
of a manure spreader he sal- is fed into an oil-burning heater household item in useable con- imagine doing anything e!
vaged. that scrubs contaminants out of .,,.ciition. Re-useable clothes and C7 O O
n Tne Plymouth Recycling t;en- the exhaust while keeping the ` shoes`are~giveh to a''charityfor ` ` ~ `
. / ~ ter's team of four full time facility warm 'The automobile distribution to the reedy. Car Sarry 6t'. Walker c.