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COUNTY OF HAWAII . A " /i• STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. 232 12
(DRAFT 2)
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; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the County of Hawai`i that the Mayor is urged to develop
and implement a three-year pilot diversion grant program for recyclable materials by July 1,
2012.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that to provide for the accurate collection of data to determine
the use of the diversion grant program the current two bin system for the collection of materials
at the County transfer stations should be continued during the three -year pilot program.
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 Hilo , Hawai`i, this 17th day of April
INTRODUCED BY:
, 2012.
COUNCIL MEM : R� C ► Yi TY OF HAWAI I
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai' i
Hilo, Hawai' i
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawaii on April 17, 2012
ATTEST:
COUNTY CLERK
CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDI
2
ROLL CALL VOTE
Reference: C- 626.5/EMC 7
RESOLUTION NO. 232 12
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AYES
NOES
ABS
EX
BLAS
X
FORD
X
HOFFMANN
X
IKEDA
X
ONISHI
X
PILAGO
X
SMART
X
YAGONG
X
YOSHIMOTO
X
7
1
1
0
Reference: C- 626.5/EMC 7
RESOLUTION NO. 232 12
(DRAFT 2)