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25 Aupuni SVeet, Room 208 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720-0252
(808) 961-8083 • Fax (808) 961-8086
March 17, 2003
HONORABLE JAMES ARAKAKI, CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
25 AUPUNI STREET
HILO, H[ 96720
SUBJECT: PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTF,R 20 OF THE HAWAII
COUNTY CODE 1983 (1995 EDITION), RELATING TO REFUSE, FEE
SCHEDULE, DRAFT 4
We are submitting the attached proposed ordinance, Draft 4, for your review and consideration.
The Department of Environmental Management and the Environmental Management
Commission recommend approval of this ordinance.
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE CHANGES:
1. The landfill disposal (tipping) lee increases from the present rate of $35/ton by $10 each
year, for five years.
2. The residential single family household credit also increases, indirect proportion to the
landfill tipping fees. This reduces the disparity created with our County policy of subsidizing
residential refuse disposal. Proposed crcdit amounts are based on one ton of rubbish per year
for an average household, about 2 bags of trash/week.
3. There is a new requirement for an analysis of solid waste division expenses after three years.
Federal EPA mandates requiring more safeguards, including lined landfills, were established in
L993. Whether we like it or not, we are entering a new era and it costs more. A spreadsheet is
attached, showing projected revenue and expense through FY 07-08. It shows the hauler's credits
as well as debt service on possible CIP projects. It also estimates the costs of landfill operations
as compared to transfer stations.
Our diversion grant program, which accepts recyclables from commercial and residential sources
alike, gives everyone the same opportunities to reduce their trash, or their expenses. Presently,
approximately 59% of all garbage is commercially generated. 41% is residentially generated. By
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increasing the landfill tipping fee, we will bring the commercial sector closer to paying their fair
share, based on the proportion of garbage they generate. You'll notice with our present
projections, at the end of FY 07-08, they continue to pay less of our disposal costs than they
generate.
The household trash, hauled by commercial haulers, accounts for 8.5% of the total commercial
tons. We provide the residential household credit to offset our policy of free disposal for
residential trash at the transfer stations. The ordinance proposes a direct correlation between the
landfill tipping fees and the residential household credit. The credit allows for one ton (about two
33-gallon bags per week) of trash per year per household, and would provide a $3.75 per month
($45/year) credit to each hauler for each of their residential household customers. This is an 88%
increase in the credit with a 30% increase in the landfill tipping fee. (The monthly credits go up
as follows. $55/ton = $4.60. $65/ton = $5.40. S75/ton = $6.25. $85; ton = $7.10.)
A number of haulers already limit the amount of trash they will accept, generally two bags/week.
Haulers monitor the bags and if the customer is disposing of more, they are charged more. It is
reasonable to assume that residents who use a trash service still use the transfer stations when
they have extras that are not part of the haulers' regular services. The County provides free trash
disposal, for residential nebbish, at 21 island-wide solid waste transfer stations.
The bill calls for an analysis of sol id waste recycling and disposal expenses, for commercial and
residential, after three years. This enables adjustments to be made to the landfill tipping fees,
based on current and ongoing information.
As we begin implementation of the recently completed Update to the Integrated Solid Waste
Management Plan, there may be discussion on why one issue is being addressed instead of
another. The Department and the Commission are following the recommendations of the Plan,
working first to resolve the largest inequities. You are assured that more initiatives will be
forthcoming to address the many Solid Waste Division issues.
Should you have any questions, please contact me at 961-8083.
~ Barbara Bell
DIRECTOR
cc: Harry Kim, Mayor
Gary Safarik, Chair, Council Committee on Parks and Environmental Management
Riley Smith, Chairman, Environmental Management Commission
Bobby Gonsalves, Solid Waste Division Chief
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LANDFILL TIP FEE INFORMATION
MARCH; 2003
With between 65% to 70% of all solid waste costs covered by thE; County General Fund,
one goal of the Department is to be 50% self-sufficient within 5 years.
What we know about tipping fees:
• City and County of Honolulu charges $72.25/ton at the landfill and $98.75/ton at their
transfer stations (this accounts for transportation expense of hauling to landfill). On
July 1, 2003, these charges rise to $78.00 and $107.75 respectively. On July 1,
2004, these charges rise again to $84.25 and $117.25 respectively. The price at H-
Power is the same as at the landfill.
• Honolulu will charge $78.00 for special waste handling on July 1, 2003. This will rise
to $84.25 in 2004.
• Maui charges $43/ton. 22,000 customers are serviced for curbside trash hauling at
$6/month. The County estimates their cost for this service at $23/month. They
receive funding through their General Fund.
• Kauai charges $56/ton.
• We charge $35/ton.
• At Pu'uanahulu, we are paying Waste Management $43.40/ton at our present daily
level of trash being landfilled. (250-300 tons/day)
• Harding ESE estimates the expense of long-haul (about 85 miles) from East Hawaii
to Pu'uanahulu is approximately $20/ton. This gives Hilo landfill space extra value.
• Harding ESE states in the Update to our Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan
that it is difficult to determine exactly the full cost of landfilling. They estimate for
Hawaii County it is between $70-$100/ton.
• Another estimate done by Recycle Hawaii in 1997 estimated the full costs of the
Solid Waste Division at $82/ton.
• There is no reserve account for the Hilo landfill closure. Closure carries very
stringent deadlines from DOH and an estimated price tag of $12-$14 million. We are
now at an estimated 22 months before the Hilo landfill is physically full.
• No matter who pays for it, any of the waste reduction technologies (thermal
gassification, anaerobic digestion, or incineration) are priced at around $30 Million.
The capital costs, at 5% interest, amortized over 20 years, if it handles only East
Hawaii trash, equate to $34.40/ton. At the same interest and timeframe, with the
whole island's waste, the capital costs equal $14.40 ton.
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