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COUNTY OF HAWAII ••_ �' /_• STATE OF HAWAII
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•RESOLUTION NO. 123 13
A RESOLUTION URGING THE ADMINISTRATION TO ADOPT AN APPROACH TO
THE COUNTY'S SOLID WASTE THAT INCLUDES RECYCLING, COMPOSTING,
WASTE TO ENERGY, AND INCREASING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND
RESPONSIBILITY.
WHEREAS, On December 19, 2007, the County Council adopted Resolution No. 356-07,
Draft 2, to embrace and adopt the principles of zero waste as a long-term goal for Hawai`i County;
and
WHEREAS, the 2009 County of Hawai`i Integrated Resources and Solid Waste
Management Plan Update identified recycling and waste diversion as major activities to help the
County reach its goal to divert 50 percent of solid waste from any landfill by 2008 and 80 percent
by 2013, as set forth by Resolution No. 28-03, Draft 2, adopted by the County Council on January
23, 2003; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 826-08, Draft 2, adopted by the County Council on January
23, 2009, urged the Director of the Department of Environmental Management to develop an
ordinance and implement a plan to prohibit food, paper, and compostable organics from Hawai`i
County landfills by 2012; and
WHEREAS, composting keeps organic waste out of the landfill and produces a much
needed product for the County's agricultural industry with approximately one million acres of
land; and
WHEREAS, increasing the availability of on-island compost will reduce the cost
currently paid by farmers to obtain compost from mainland sources; and
WHEREAS, composting requires a specific heat regime which prevents the spread of
certain invasive species, such as little fire ants and coqui frogs; and
WHEREAS, the current two-bin recycling could be enhanced by adding additional sort
components, thereby increasing public sorting at the transfer stations; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Environmental Management has requested
postponement of solid waste contracts in order to perform a comprehensive review of all aspects
of the County's solid waste; and
WHEREAS, waste-to-energy technology and modular composting systems have
advanced in recent years, and systems are now available that require low minimum tonnage per
day to operate efficiently; and
WHEREAS, accountability by the public is also an important aspect of waste reduction,
and some form of responsibility for the quantity of waste created by each person and business
should be an inherent part of any waste-reduction plan, such that those who are more
conscientious for proper sorting are rewarded for their efforts; and
WHEREAS, it is important to consider recycling, compost production, waste-to-energy
production, and increasing public participation and responsibility when formulating a
comprehensive solid waste program for the County of Hawai`i; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it
strongly urges the Administration to adopt an approach to the County's solid waste that includes
recycling, composting, waste to energy, and increasing public participation and responsibility.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward copies of this
resolution to the Honorable William P. Kenoi, Mayor, County of Hawai`i; the Director of
Environmental Management; the Director of Parks and Recreation; the Director of Public Works;
and the Director of Research and Development.
Dated at , Hawai`i, this day of , 2013.
INT ODUCED BY:
COUNCIL EMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i EOFF
FORD
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by ILAGAN
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANUHA
County of Hawai`i on
KERN
ONISHI
ATTEST: POINDEXTER
WILLE
YOSHIMOTO
Reference: C-296/EMC
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 123 13
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