HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0130.002 2014-2016Margaret Wille
Council Member
District 9 - North and South Kohala
Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai `i
Holomua Center
64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite C-5
Waimea, Hawaii 96743
Phone No. Hilo: (808) 961-8027
Phone No. Waimea: (808) 887-2043
Fax No.: (808) 887-2072
E -Mail: mwille@co.hawaii.hi.us
West Hawaii Civic Center Bldg. A
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy.
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii ,96740
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TO: Dru Mamo Kanuha, Council Chair c
And Members of the Hawaii County Council
FROM: Margaret Wille, Council Membe
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DATE: March 3, 2015
SUBJECT: Additional Information for Resolution 87-15
Please find attached additional information for reference during the Resolution 87-15 discussion
on March 3, 2015.
Thank you.
MW/dh
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Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island
Hawaii County Is An Equal Opportunity Provider And Employer
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COUNTY OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO.
STATE OF HAWAII
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 Hawaii 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 Hawaii 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 Hawaii 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 Hawaii 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 Hawaii shall transmit copies of
this resolution to the Mayor of the County of Hawaii and the Director of the Department of
Environmental Management.
Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i, this 17th day of April , 2012.
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawai' i
1 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 Apri 1 ,. 2012
ATTEST:
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DUCED BY:
COUNCIL
CHAIRPERSON & PRESID'4 I O/,CUR
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OF HAWAII
ROLL CALL VOTE
Reference
C-626.5/EMC-7
RESOLUTION NO. 232 12
(DRAFT 2)
AYES NOES ABS EX
BLAS
X
FORD
HOFFMANN
X
IKEDA
ONISHI
PILAGO
X
SMART
x
YAGONG
X
YOSHIMOTO
EX
1 1 0
Reference
C-626.5/EMC-7
RESOLUTION NO. 232 12
(DRAFT 2)