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COUNTY OF HAWAIII ORDINANCE NO. STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 33 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING: CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 40, SECTION 2-202; CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 3, SECTIONS 20-31,20-35, AND 20-36; AND CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 5, SECTIONS 20-43 AND SECTION 20-52, AND ADDING A NEW SECTION TO CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 3, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO REFUSE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`L• SECTION 1. Findings and Purpose. The principles of zero waste emphasize a resource management approach by way of programs aimed at "reduce, reuse, and recycle". By diverting these materials from the waste stream, the Council aims to extend the lifespan of the existing landfills, provide for the near future closure of the East Hawaii Sanitary Landfill, and avoid consideration of construction of a mass burn incinerator or an additional landfill site. This Ordinance will also allow the Director of Environmental Management to manage the trucking of trash in a more economical manner and will afford small commercial hauling operations the opportunity to utilize the transfer stations for loads of six cubic yards or less. This Ordinance will implement the numerous Zero Waste resolutions that have been approved by the Council. On December 19, 2007, the Council adopted Resolution No. 356-07, Draft 2, "A Resolution to Embrace and Adopt the Principles of Zero Waste as a Long -Term Goal for Hawaii County." On January 23, 2009, the Council adopted Resolution No. 826-08, Draft 2, which 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 Hawaii County landfills by 2012. The target year of 2012 has passed and there is no ordinance and implementation plan in place that prohibits the landfilling of food, paper, and compostable organics. On April 17, 2012, the Council adopted Resolution 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" The Council's intention for the County to adopt Zero Waste policies is also articulated in Resolutions: No. 356-07, Draft 2; "A Resolution to Embrace and Adopt the Principles of Zero Waste as a Long -Term Goal for Hawaii County"; and most recently in Resolution No. 525-14 "A Resolution Strongly Urging the Director of the Department of Environmental Management to Increase the Diversion Rate of Solid Waste as Recommended in the 2009 Zero Waste Implementation Plan for the County of Hawai`i."