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DRAFT DEM Rule to Ban Designated Recyclable Wastes from County Landfills
Article II of the COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
New Definitions
Section 2-1-3
“Designated Recyclable Waste”is waste prohibited from disposal in a County sanitary landfill
because the director finds that a)collection locations and/or services are available to
designated recyclable waste generators at a price that is less than the cost of solid waste
disposal,b)the life cycle environmental costs are less than or the same as those of landfilling,
and c)waste diversion from landfill represents a reasonable reduction in landfill volume.The list
of designated recyclable wastes as of [date]are:
List.[or set out in a separate section?]
Eg,HI-5,as defined under the state of Hawai‘i Deposit Beverage Container Program
Designated recyclable wastes listed above that are not suitable for recycling that are
contaminated,with hazardous materials,hard to clean,present physical handling characteristics
are exempt.[Specify where it’s known there are problematic materials..]
“Designated Recyclable Waste Generators”are persons or organizations as listed below as of
the effective date indicated who discard designated recyclable wastes
List (define)and date.
Eg,Effective [date]commercial businesses with >x employees and/or >$y in sales [can
we list specific companies or organizations?Require self-reporting?]
Rule 2-3 Sanitary Landfill Operating Rules
2-3-1.All solid waste,except for prohibited materials and designated recyclable wastes brought
by or on behalf of designated recyclable waste generators,shall be accepted at the sanitary
landfill when properly deposited.Prohibited materials may be accepted upon approval of the
director.Designated recyclable wastes brought by or on behalf of designated recyclable waste
generators may be accepted upon approval of the director.
[haulers need some way to identify that the waste they are bringing is free of drw from
designated generators.]
RULE 2-4 Reload Facility Operating Rules
2-4-1.All solid waste,except for prohibited materials and special handling materials and
designated recyclable wastes brought by or on behalf of designated recyclable waste
generators,shall be accepted at the reload facility when properly deposited.Prohibited materials
and special handling materials may be accepted upon approval of the director.Designated
recyclable wastes brought by or on behalf of designated recyclable waste generators may be
accepted upon approval of the director.
[amend 2-5-2 Transfer Stations when add small businesses and/or residents as designated
recyclable waste generators.]
[add 2-8-1-1 Recycling Fees once allow small businesses/nonprofits to use Transfer Stations for
designated recyclables]
DRAFT6/13/23 DRAFT.Georjean Adams
[add 2-8-1e Collection of Recycling Fees once allow small businesses/nonprofits to use Transfer
Stations for designated recyclables]
[add 2-8-3(5)Fee Schedule for Recycling Fees once allow small businesses/nonprofits to use
Transfer Stations for designated recyclables]
[adjust above for collection of greenwaste from small businesses/nonprofits at Transfer Stations]
RULE 2-7 Administrative Fines for Violations of Rules 2-3,2-4,2-5,and 2-6.
2-7-2 Occasional,small volume contamination of solid waste with designated recyclable wastes
disposed in routine trash intended for landfill is considered exempt if the generator can show that
it maintains an active program of education and makes collection services available for those
who contribute to their trash.