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FROM KR1 POND BUILDERS - MICK PHONE N0. 808 885 8082 Rpr. 16 1999 08:44RM P1
~ Michele Chavez-Pazdini
' " P.O. Box 2538
K.atnuela, HI 96743
885-3484
A.~ril 16, 1999
Coutrty Council Members,
I have recently been informed that in Bi1145, the operating budget, funds for recycling
would be drastically cut and ..reallocated towards the landfill. Apparently there is cleaz
evidence that it is less than half as expensive to recycle the garbage (i.e. $75.00/ton to
landfill vs $24.00/ton to recy+:le). I am outraged!
Tt is common knowledge that disposal of waste has become a worldwide problem. We
live on an island and have lir~ted space for disposing of waste. We have to put effort
and enerby into disposing of xaste in a more sustainable way.
Recycling is that way. It is aucial that we continue to divert those materials that can be
recycled into recycling progr:uns. Green waste should also be diverted. The byproduct
of green waste (i.e. compost} is a resource to our island.
Please reconsider this drastic proposal which would practically scrap the limited
recycling that we now have. We need to do more towards recycling programs, not less.
There is so much more we catt work towazds, instead of turning back the clock on what
has already been accomplishs:d.
Sincerely Concerned,
Michele Chavez-Pazdini
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