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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 1146.001 2014-2016 •'NtY^os p,' DANIEL K. PALEKA, JR. : J� • \ �`.+.;'.. Public Safety& Mass Transit Council Member ,,y•�••- •• Committee Chair District 5 - Puna Mauka 'l •d---.. - Phone: (808) 961-8263 • 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1402 •,' , •"••:�+•�.� Fax: (808) � 961-8912 •Hilo, Hawaii 96720 ��-. Email: dpaleka@hawaiicounty.gov HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL DATE: November 4, 2016JP: - TO: Dru Mamo Kanuha, Council Chair and Members of the Hawaii County Council 7 °. N FROM: Daniel K. Paleka Jr., Council Member RglAt— SUBJECT: Proposed Amendments to Resolution 708-16, A Res ution Urging The County Of Hawai`i To Encourage Manufacturing Of Packaging On Hawai'i Island That Is Aligned With The Integrated Resource Solid Waste Management Plan And Zero Waste Policies. Please find attached proposed amendments to Resolution No. 708-16. The proposed amendments are illustrated below in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Resolution No. 708-16 (material to be deleted is bracketed and stricken, material to be added is underscored). The sixth whereas clause is amended to read as follows: "WHEREAS, Section 4.5.11 `Maintain Active State and Regional Profile on Zero Waste Public Policy' of the County of Hawaii IRSWMP states in part, "The County could work with State and Federal legislators and encourage other communities in the region to adopt similar zero waste goals and plans[. This effort could include a coordinated effort with regional cooperation, to support state and national efforts to adopt: • Extended producer responsibility. • Deposit programs. • Funding of zero waste initiative., through statewide or regional landfill surcharges and product charges. • Change school collection contracts to include recycling. • Full cost accounting for waste disposal. • • Minimum recycled content standards for additional products. • Design for the environment programs. • Green procurement and green building guidelines for the public sector. • National- • . _, - . . .. •- • - . . - . • New mechanisms for financial assurance for post closure liabilities for landfills. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Comm.NO •� Hawai°i County Is an Equal Opportunity Provider And Employer Ref.Date Estimated cost: There would be little cost associated with this option beyond some staff time spent on zero waste advocacy, and modest expenses for supplies]_;" now, therefore, A draft copy of proposed Resolution 708-16, Draft 2, is attached with the amendments incorporated therein. DP/nm Att. A RESOLUTION URGING THE COUNTY OF HAWAII TO ENCOURAGE MANUFACTURING OF PACKAGING ON HAWAI'I ISLAND THAT IS ALIGNED WITH THE INTEGRATED RESOURCE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND ZERO WASTE POLICIES. WHEREAS, the Hawaii Island Packaging Sustainability Initiative Stakeholders Task Force, hereinafter referred to as HIPSIS Task Force, is comprised of participants from divergent backgrounds and interests as designated in Resolution No. 565-16, Draft 3, adopted unanimously by the Hawai'i County Council on August 17, 2016; and WHEREAS, Resolution No. 356-07, Draft 2, a resolution to embrace and adopt the principles of zero waste as a long-term goal for Hawai`i County and to incorporate the zero waste philosophy into the County of Hawai`i Integrated Resources and Solid Waste Management Plan (IRSWMP), was adopted by the County Council, December 19, 2007; WHEREAS, at its third session held on October 6, 2016, members of the HIPSIS Task Force who attended in person at the Hilo Council Chambers, via Kona videoconference satellite, and via phone, voted unanimously on a solution that will reduce the amount of product and packaging waste that enters our ocean, which is detrimental to marine life; and WHEREAS, the solution is to encourage manufacturing packaging on Hawai'i Island that is aligned with the IRSWMP and zero waste policies; and WHEREAS, Section 3.2.2 of the County of Hawai`i IRSWMP states, in part, "...one of the fundamental principles of zero waste is redesigning products and packaging, by taking into account the entire life-cycle of a product. In contrast to the current emphasis on disposability, products and packaging within the zero waste framework are designed with an emphasis on minimal use of materials, use of recycled and benign resources, longer product lives, and maximum potential for every product to be repaired, reused, or recycled...."; and WHEREAS, Section 4.5.11 `Maintain Active State and Regional Profile on Zero Waste Public Policy' of the County of Hawaii IRSWMP states in part, "The County could work with State and Federal legislators and encourage other communities in the region to adopt similar zero waste goals and plans..." now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it hereby encourages manufacturing of packaging on Hawai'i Island that is aligned with Integrated Resources and Solid Waste Management Plan and zero waste policies, as recommended by the Hawai`i Island Packaging Sustainability Initiative Stakeholders Task Force. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County of Hawaii Department of Environmental Management and members of the Hawai`i Island Packaging Sustainability Initiative Stakeholders Task Force work collaboratively with Federal, State, County, and private agencies to provide guidance regarding the implementation of this resolution as provided herein. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to Mayor William P. Kenoi, Department of Environmental Management Director Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd, and all members of the Hawai`i Island Packaging Sustainability Initiative Stakeholders Task Force.