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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0648.001 2002-2004Solid Waste County of Hawaii Department of Environmental Management June 14, 004 r �p Comm. No.�• Ref. To: tresented PO4to Ref. Date AIIN 1 4 7GU4 c-,. , S7� N County of Hawaii Department of Environmental Management June 14, 004 r �p Comm. No.�• Ref. To: tresented PO4to Ref. Date AIIN 1 4 7GU4 • Minimize everything that goes into any landfill; • Prevent or minimize long hauling of trash; • Provide cost-effective services; • Increase recycling; • Improve convenience to public; • Meet our legal requirements. 6/14/04 2 • No big trucks in our neighborhoods; • No old appliances or cars on the sides of our country roads; • Children are educated about recycling and helping the rest of us. 6/14/04 3 • Hilo Landfill is reaching capacity and will be unusable by mid -2005 to mid -2006: — Rubbish is increasing (4% in previous years, 13.9% this year --18.2% in West HI, 6.7% in East HI) — Permit allows maximum height of 196, we are at 165'; • There are strict requirements regarding landfill closure; • Building a new landfill in Hilo is neither cost- effective nor practical due mainly to high rainfall. 6/14/04 • Long hauling has never been a popular solution due to concerns related to roads, traffic, and fairness; • Costs for solid waste disposal have risen dramatically due to federal mandates; • 2 previous Hawaii County RFPs for solid waste solutions did not result in a contract award. — Lack of recycling incentives (long haul contract) — Excessive costs — Insufficient application of high technology 6/14/04 4 • Prepare for and close Hilo Landfill: — Revise existing closure plan — Secure $12 - $14 million in FY 2005-06; • Increase landfill diversion rate to conserve landfill airspace and delay/avoid long hauling of rubbish; • Seek and implement cost-effective solution(s) for East Hawai'i's rubbish: — Low Tech (recycling/source separation, compaction) — High Tech (incineration, anaerobic digestion, thermal gassification); 6/14/04 6 Activity 2004 Diversion 2009 Diversion C & D Diversion 0.5% 8.77% Cooking & Motor Oil 0.1% 0.5% Glass 0.7% 2.0% Household Hazardous Waste 0.02% 0.03% Organics Diversion 7.7% 13.5% Paper & Plastics 2.01% 9.5% Reuse Exchanges 0.1% 0.5% Tires 0.0% 1.2% Scrap metal 6.0% 9.0% TOTAL DIVERSION 17.3% 45.0% 6/14/04 g • Immediately implement aggressive recycling;conserving landfill air space and delaying/avoiding long hauling; • Build materials recovery facility (Sort Station) to be operational by May 2005; Phase I Components ($5 Million bud eg ted): — Design of facilities/EIS — Roads, utilities, signage, fencing — Scale house — Residential and commercial recycling and processing centers (initial estimate 25% landfill diversion) — Trash reload building (5% estimated diversion) 6/14/04 9 Phase II Components ($3.5 Million budgeted): — Right of way/Public access — Re -use and Educational center — Resource recovery yards expanded (including organics) — Abandoned vehicle impound yard developed Phase III Components ($3 Million budgeted): — Construction & Demolition facility — Reload building upgrades as needed — Contingencies 6/14/04 10 • Procure high tech waste reduction facility to be operational as soon as possible; • Provide for 80% diversion from landfill from a combination of waste reduction technology and recycling; • Ensure ongoing regulatory compliance. 6/14/04 i Projected iWaste Stream Landfill 20% Waste Reduction Technology Recyclables 45% 6/14/04 35% 12 a Acc z� d Whatn .w __. e. _v � r Z 9r . • Completed an Updated SW Management Plan; • Secured $1 Million in CIP from the State; • Secured EPA's help on cleaning up our old dump sites; • Secured 3 EPA grants for recycling pilot projects at the Kea' au, Kealekehe & Waimea TS's; • Restructured the scrap metal recycling program to eliminate decade -old backlog; 6/14/04 13 • Restructured the scrap tire program to eliminate 200 tons/year from the landfills; • Raised the landfill tipping fees; • Completed Sort EIS, providing economic feasibility study; no legal challenges; • Request for Information (RFI) disseminated for a Waste Reduction Technology (WRT) —.May 2004. 6/14/04 14 Requests for Proposals (RFPs) prepared, and on hold, for: — Recycling services at all island transfer stations and MRF/Sort Station; — Bottle Bill Redemption Center(s) at 4 Transfer Stations and MRF/Sort Station; — Re -use Center(s) at 3 Transfer Stations and the MRF/Sort Station; — C&D operations at MRF/Sort Station; 6/14/04 15 • 1994: Original solid waste Council; • 1996: RFP for solid waste management solutions published. None accepted; • 11/2000: Proposal for solid waste management solutions was submitted but later withdrawn; • 12/2002: Updated ISWMP adopted by Council; • 3/2003: Bond authorized by Council included $4 million for Sort Station construction; 6/14/04 17 • 4/2003: Sort Station facility and Waste Reduction Technology procurements separated for timeliness and operational issues; • 5/2004: IFB for Sort Station prepared, RFI disseminated for Waste Reduction Technology; • 6/2004: Council approves FY 2004-05 budget without Sort Station funding. 6/14/04 • Allow IFB for Sort Station construction; • Restore operational budget for Sort Station; • Continue RFI/RFP process for Waste Reduction Technology. IS 6/14/04 19 • Proceeding with the Sort Station IFB for construction now will minimize the threat of early long hauling: — Saves approximately 2 months landfill life each year; — Saves long hauling costs, about $90,000/month (@150 tons/day); • Saves about one year in completion of the facility (10-17.5 months). 6/14/04 20 • Combining low and high tech in one RFP requires long-term commitment with same vendor. Conflicting interests inevitable: — Profit for vendor is in operating the high tech facility. Vendor subject to no profit waiting for permit and environmental assessment; — Profit responsibilities provides disincentive to divert from landfill. Where will marginal tonnage be directed? At what costs to County? 6/14/04 22 • Proceeding as recommended is consistent with our goals: — minimizing long hauling — providing cost-effective services — increasing recycling — improving convenience to public — meeting legal requirements 6/14/044 23 TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! Moving forward to implement the plan endorsed by the County Council, the Environmental Management Commission, and the Administration will help the county to meet its legal mandate and prevent unnecessary long hauling of trash to West Hawai i. W14/04 24 \ \ / / � / \!) ` m !t)! !)ƒ (�* z ! / / � / � 7 ( / / � / z / / � / Timeline Of DEM Solid Waste Division Actions Jan -01 I Jan -02 Jan -03 Jan -04 Nov -00 DEM Created by Charter Amendment Apr -01 E HI LF Found in Violation by DOH' May -01 EMC Established FY2001 13% Diversion Rate Sept -01 DEM Acting Director Galen Kuba Appointed Feb -02 County Receives EPA Grant for Reduction & Recycling FY2002 13% Diversion Rate Aug -02 DEM Director Barbara Bell Appointed Sept -02 DOH Issues Consent Agreement on'01 Violations @ E HI LF Nov -02 Update to ISWMP Approved by Council Nov -02 State CIP Approved for $1 Million Dec -02 EPA Confirms Assistance @ Hilo & Kailua TS Mar -03 03 Kea'au Recycling & Jul - Re -use Center Opens Tip Fee Increase Apr -03 o Council Approves $4 Sept - Million For Sort Draft EIS for Sort Station Published Construction Apr -03 Sept -03 DOH Approves SWI) Chief L. Tyson Updated ISWMP Hired Apr -03 DEM Contracts URS Oct -03 For Sort Design, EIS & Second EPA Grant for TS Enhancement Plan Reduction & Recycling Approved May -03 DEM Recycling Coordinator Hired June -03 Nov -03 Automobile Disposal E HI LF Closure Fee Increase Estimated in FY06 FY2003 15% Diversion Rate June -04 Kealakehe TS Enhancement June -04 Mar -04 Final EIS for Sort Station Accepted May -04 RFI for Waste Reduction Disseminated June -04 Kealakehe TS Enhancement June -04 Council Removes Operational Funding for Sort from Budget FY2004 17% Diversion Rate Timeline Of Future DEM Solid Waste Division Actions Jan -05 Jan -06 Jan -07 Jan -08 Jan -09 Jan -10 Jan -11 Jan -12 2005 TS 2006 TS 2007 TS 2008 TS Enhancements Enhancements Enhancements Enhancements Hilo, Waimea, Keauhou, HaNvi, Papnw000d,, Waiea Honoka'a & Puako, Volcano, Honomu, Glenwood, , Ke'ei, Pa'auilo & Laupahoehoe & Glen Waiohinu & Pahala Miloli'i Kalapana July -05 P y 2005 If Kahuku TS Operational FY04-05 Proposed Upgrade Kona Scrap Metal Facility Jan -05 Beverage Deposit Redemption Begins Apr -05 RFP for Waste Reduction Disseminated May -05 lei Sort Operational roposed Greenwaste Tip Fee - Organics Composting Begins 2006 Site Selection & EIS for Waste Reduction FY05-06 Upgrade Hilo Scrap Metal Facility Dec -05 Hilo TS Scrap Metal Backlog Removed Mar -06 Kealakehe TS Scrap Metal Backlog Removed June -06 E HI LF Closure Begins 2008 Waikoloa TS Planned 2007 EIS & Contracting for Waste Reduction Faciliri 2008 Permitting for Waste Reduction 2008 2009 Permitting for Waste Reduction 2008 2010 Construction of Waste Reduction Facility 2009 2011 Waste Reduction Facility Operational Dec -06 E HI LF Closure W HI Sort W HI Sort W HI Sort Completed. Planning & Design ConstructionBegins Operational FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 22% Diversion Rate 28% Diversion Rate 35% Diversion Rate 40% Diversion Rate 45% Diversion Rate 45% Diversion Rate 80% Diversion Rate 80% Diversion F