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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
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BILL NO. is9
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY
CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO REFUSE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Findings and purpose. The Council finds that it is in the county's best
interest to eliminate whole, cut, sliced, chipped or shredded tires from the island's landfills.
The Council further finds that tires are recyclable, and potentially a resource to be used
for a variety of commodities. At the same time, tires do not compact well and are not
biodegradable in the short term.
In summary, the Council finds that this county has a 50 percent diversion goal and
eliminating tires from the waste stream will help reach that diversion goal. The preservation of
the lives of the island's two landfills is essential and diversion of recyclables is one way to
preserve the landfills' lives.
SECTION 2. Chapter 20 of Hawaii County Code, 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is
amended by changing article 4, section 20-46 (b) to read as follows:
"(b) In addition to the per ton charge or volume charge, items which
cannot be disposed in the working face of the landfill in accordance with
usual disposal practices or which require special handling and(or
arrangements by landfill personnel shall be assessed a special handling
charge at rates as set forth herein. Such items shall include but may not
be limited to asbestos and confidential document destruction or other
disposal requiring a witness. [`x"~~ Tires, whether whole, cut,
sliced, chipped or shredded, will not be accepted at any County landfill.
All wire or cable must be cut to four-foot lengths prior to disposal at any
County landfill or transfer station."
SECTION 3. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is
underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed material, and underscoring need
not be included.
SECTION 4. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any
person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect six months from its approval date.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL~I EMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
Hawaii
Date of Introduction:
Date of 1st Reading:
Date of 2nd Reading:
Effective Date:
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