2019-12-03 Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan Update - Informational Meetings -- press release

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Harry Kim William A. Kucharski Mayor Director Roy Takemoto Diane A. Noda Managing Director Deputy Director County of Hawai‘i DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 345 Kekūanāoʻa Street, Suite 41 · Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 Ph: (808) 961-8083 · Fax: (808) 961-8086 Email: cohdem@hawaiicounty.gov December 2, 2019 MEDIA RELEASE Contact: George Hayducsko, Recycling Coordinator, County of Hawaiʻi Solid Waste Division, 808-961-8942 Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan Update INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS Every 10 years, the County of Hawaiʻi Solid Waste Division (“Division”) is required to update its Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan (ISWMP or the Plan), per Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes Section 342G. The current planning cycle began in May of 2018, with the Solid Waste Advisory Committee holding monthly meetings which were open to the public. The committee worked with the Division and its consultant to develop the revised Plan. The draft Plan will be available to the public in pdf format on the Division’s website on December 6, 2019 (www.HawaiiZeroWaste.org). The public comment period will be open for sixty (60) days, from December 6, 2019 through February 4, 2020, and we encourage all those interested in submitting comments to do so during that time period. Two informational meetings will be held for the public to learn more about the Draft Plan, the findings, recommendations and to answer any questions the public may have. We hope this will assist the public if they choose to provide testimony regarding the draft report. The dates, times, and locations of the informational meetings are below. Written testimony will be accepted throughout the entire public comment period, and oral testimony will be taken at public hearings which will be held on January 21 and 23, 2020. Details for the public hearings will be announced at a later date. County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer