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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. 232 12
A RESOLUTION URGING THE MAYOR TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A FULLY
FUNDED DIVERSION GRANTS PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII
WHEREAS, the County of Hawai`i currently utilizes a roll off bin recycling system whereby
residents can choose to place their recyclable materials in the bins at the transfer station when
they are disposing of their rubbish; and
WHEREAS, while this system provides convenience to the public in allowing for recycling at
the existing County of Hawai`i transfer stations, it does not provide any incentive for the general
public to participate; and
WHEREAS, a fully funded diversion grant program could provide a monetary incentive in order
to increase the diversion rates by motivating the general public to participate for a financial
reward; and
WHEREAS, other recycling programs have followed this model and have demonstrated that the
rates of diversion see a marked increase when a monetary reward is associated with the project;
and
WHEREAS, the State of Hawai`i has established the Hi 5 redemption program using this
philosophy and has successfully collected a vast amount of the eligible containers; and
WHEREAS, the Hi 5 redemption program currently diverts over 70% of the eligible recyclable
containers and prevents them from ending up in the landfill and instead allows them to be
recycled and repurposed for additional uses; and
WHEREAS, by implementing a pilot diversion grants program with a monetary incentive for
the public to participate, overall rates of diversion for eligible recyclable material could see
dramatic increases; and
WHEREAS, as we have seen in the Hi 5 program, non profit organizations could use the
collection and cashing in of these materials as fund raisers for their various programs, helping the
County raise awareness and increase diversion while helping non profits obtain much needed
funds during a challenging economic time; and
WHEREAS, this pilot program could be established at select transfer stations on the island and
run in conjunction with our current voluntary roll of bin recycling system; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the County of Hawai`i that the Mayor is urged to develop
and implement a pilot diversion grant program for recyclable materials at the County's transfer
stations by July 1, 2012.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this pilot program could be run in conjunction with the
County's current program utilizing roll off bins for voluntary participation at the County's
transfer stations.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County of Hawai`i shall transmit copies of
this resolution to the Mayor of the County of Hawai`i and the Director of the Department of
Environmental Management.
Dated at , Hawai`i, this day of , 2012.
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUN Jr OF HAWAI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai'i BLAS
FORD
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by HOFFMANN
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the IKEDA
County of Hawai'i on
ONISHI
PILAGO
ATTEST: SMART
YAGONG
YOSHIMOTO
Reference: C-626/EMC-
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON &PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 232 12
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