(a) The waste stream assessment component shall describe and explain the origin, composition, and weight or volume, or both, of solid waste generated within the county during the year in which the plan is being developed, or during the subsequent years when a revised plan is being developed.

The component shall include data that are reasonably representative of, and that reflect information that considers, seasonal and year-round patterns in waste generation. The data developed in this component of the initial county plan shall serve as the baseline for future measurement of the percentage of waste reduced through source reduction, recycling, and bioconversion programs. For each revised plan, the component shall provide a quantitative estimate of the amount of each type of solid waste that was reduced through recycling and bioconversion during the previous planning period. The revised plan shall also include an estimate of reduction that has resulted from source reduction efforts, to the extent that the reduction can be quantified.

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-26

  • Backyard composting: means the small-scale composting of organic materials, primarily yard wastes, at the site where these materials are generated. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
  • Bioconversion: means the processing of the organic fraction of the waste stream through biological or chemical means to perform composting or generate products including, but not limited to, fertilizers, feeds, methane, alcohols, tars, and other products. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Composting: means a process in which organic solid wastes, such as biosolids (sewage sludge), green or yard waste materials, manures, and non-treated wood chips and shavings, are biologically decomposed and stabilized under controlled conditions to produce a stable humus-like mulch or soil amendment. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Corrugated paper: means a paper product fabricated from two layers of kraft linerboard sandwiched around a corrugating medium. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
  • Director: means the director of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Disposal: means the management of solid waste through incineration or landfilling at permitted solid waste facilities. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Green waste: means leaves, garden residues, shrubbery and tree trimmings, grass clippings, and similar material. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • HDPE: means high density polyethylene plastic and containers manufactured from this material. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Household hazardous waste: means those wastes resulting from products purchased by the general public for household use which, because of their quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics, may pose a substantial known or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, disposed of, or otherwise managed. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Incineration: means volume reduction by controlled burning of combustible solid waste. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Landfill: means a land site on which engineering principles are utilized to bury deposits of solid waste without creating a nuisance or hazard to public health or safety. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Landfilling: means the permitted disposal of solid waste on land in a series of compacted layers and covering the solid waste with soil or other materials. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Manure: means excrement generated by animals, such as cows, horses, and chickens, held in captivity or used for agricultural production. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Mixed paper: means discarded paper products that are composed of two or more types of paper, including newspaper, corrugated paper, office paper, computer paper, white paper, and coated paper stock. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Office: means the office of solid waste management in the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • PET: means polyethylene terephthalate plastic and containers manufactured from this material. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Petroleum-contaminated soil: means soil that has been contaminated by a release of petroleum to a degree that exceeds levels determined to be acceptable by the director. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Program: means the particular combination of waste management methods selected by each county and designed to achieve the objectives of the state and county integrated solid waste management plans. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Recycling: means the collection, separation, recovery, and sale or reuse of secondary resources that would otherwise be disposed of as municipal solid waste, and is an integral part of a manufacturing process aimed at producing a marketable product made of postconsumer material. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Sewage sludge: means residual solids and semisolids resulting from the treatment of wastewater. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Solid waste management: means the entire process, or any part thereof, of storage, collection, transportation, transfer, processing, and disposal of solid wastes by any person engaging in these processes. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Solid waste stream: means the total flow of solid waste from all waste generators or any segment thereof, that must be processed or disposed of. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Source reduction: means the design, manufacture, and use of materials to:

    (1) Minimize the quantity or toxicity, or both, of the waste produced; and

    (2) Reduce the creation of waste either by redesigning products or by otherwise changing societal patterns of consumption, use, or waste generation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1

  • Special waste: means any solid waste which, because of its source or physical, chemical, or biological characteristics, requires special consideration for its proper processing or disposal, or both. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Waste reduction: means the reduction of solid waste by weight or volume, or both, through a variety of methods prior to disposal. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • White goods: means discarded, enamel-coated major appliances, such as washing machines, clothes dryers, hot water heaters, stoves, and refrigerators. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Wood waste: means solid waste consisting of wood pieces or particles that are generated from: the manufacturing or production of wood products; the harvesting, processing, or storage of raw wood materials; and construction and demolition activities. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
(b) The source reduction component shall identify and evaluate specific measures for achieving source reduction, including, but not limited to:

(1) Increased efficiency in the use of all materials;
(2) Replacement of disposable materials and products with reusable materials and products; and
(3) Reduced packaging.
(c) The recycling and bioconversion component shall identify and assess:

(1) The level of waste reduction the county is achieving through existing recycling and bioconversion efforts;
(2) The type and amount of solid waste that it is technically and economically feasible to recycle or alter through bioconversion; and
(3) Methods to increase and improve the recycling and bioconversion efforts, including opportunities for backyard composting.

For recycling, the counties shall assess the type and amount of solid waste that it is technically feasible to recycle, giving consideration at a minimum to clear glass, colored glass, aluminum, steel and bimetallic cans, high-grade office paper, newsprint, mixed paper, corrugated paper, HDPE, PET, and green waste.

For bioconversion, the counties shall assess the type and amount of solid waste that it is technically feasible to alter through bioconversion, giving consideration at a minimum to green waste, wood waste, animal manure, sewage sludge, and food wastes.

(d) The energy-balance component shall describe the programs by which the county will investigate or incorporate ways of increasing the energy efficiency of the solid waste management process, including the assessment of energy and fuel-production options such as composting, anaerobic digestion, acid hydrolysis, production of liquid fuels, incineration, or a combination thereof. The energy component shall identify and assess:

(1) The amount of energy input, including, but not limited to, electrical power, gasoline, diesel fuel, coal, natural gas, propane, kerosene, and heating oil, required by the plan for the accomplishment of collection, recycling, composting, bioconversion, waste handling, disposal, and landfilling;
(2) The amount of energy produced from the waste, including electricity, natural gas, hydrogen, and liquid fuels such as ethanol or methanol;
(3) The net energy use or energy production attributable to the solid waste program. Where feasible, this assessment shall include energy used in the original manufacture of these goods. National averages of energy consumed may be incorporated in these estimates; and
(4) Methods by which net energy use may be decreased or net energy or fuels production may be increased.
(e) The special waste component shall describe the existing waste handling and disposal practices for special wastes, including, but not limited to, asbestos, used oil, petroleum-contaminated soil, lead acid batteries, municipal waste combustion ash, sewage sludge that is not hazardous waste, agricultural and farm-generated wastes, medical wastes, tires, white goods, and derelict vehicles. The component shall identify current and proposed programs to ensure the proper handling, reuse, and long-term disposal of special wastes.
(f) The household hazardous waste component shall:

(1) Assess the quantity and type of hazardous wastes generated by residences in the county;
(2) Describe current collection, recycling, and exchange programs, as well as current methods of disposing of household hazardous waste; and
(3) Develop programs for the collection of household hazardous wastes that protect the public and the environment from these substances. The household hazardous wastes collected by the counties shall be disposed of by a state program. A county may petition the director to be exempt from this paragraph if the county demonstrates to the director’s satisfaction the adequacy of its current methods of household hazardous waste collection, recycling, exchange, and disposal to protect public health and the environment.
(g) The public education and information component shall describe the programs that the county will use, in coordination with the efforts of the office, to:

(1) Provide comprehensive and sustained public notice of the options for alternate source reduction, recycling, and bioconversion, and for the proper handling of household hazardous and special wastes; and
(2) Distribute information and educational materials regarding general solid waste issues through the media, schools, and community organizations.
(h) The landfill and incineration component shall:

(1) Assess the county’s current landfill capacity and ways to extend that capacity;
(2) Assess the availability of land for future landfills;
(3) Estimate the amount of waste currently going into incineration facilities and the remaining available capacity;
(4) Estimate the amount of ash generated at incineration facilities; and
(5) Describe provisions for ash disposal.
(i) The marketing and procurement of materials component shall describe:

(1) Existing county, state, or other markets for materials diverted from the solid waste stream;
(2) Methods to increase access to markets, including the promotion of local uses for materials derived from solid waste; and
(3) Methods to promote the procurement of recycled materials by county agencies.
(j) The program implementation component shall define:

(1) Specific tasks and responsibilities;
(2) Schedules for implementation;
(3) Identification of proposed ordinances, contracts, and other guidelines; and
(4) Methods for evaluating the effectiveness of the county plan.
(k) The program funding component shall:

(1) Provide for each of the components, where applicable, the estimated cost to the county of program implementation; and
(2) Demonstrate the county’s economic self-sufficiency in managing solid waste pursuant to the implementation of the approved plan. This includes the identification of county funding sources that will be used to implement the plan, and other viable sources of funding that have been identified or are anticipated.
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