03-09-2019, 10:17 AM
My views;
Don't think of the plant as a water bottling plant, think of it as a plastic manufacturing plant. Is that what we need here?
Trying to figure out how it relates to importing plastic is pointless also. We don't have the technology implemented here to process discarded plastic either way; and utilizing it is the only viable solution to our critical solid waste problem.
My suggestion: Tax the sh!t out of it; I'm talking 25+ cents a bottle, and a tax on non biodegradable plastic packaging. Don't like another tax? That's the point. Reusable containers are popular for a reason, plus glass or stainless steel containers are healthier and don't leach toxins like throwaways. Use the money generated to implement a real recycling/processing program.
Business services Hawaii has a giant grinding machine that they use to process glass. They cannot process plastic also, but the county could. Any form of processing involves first grinding the plastic. Once ground, it could be used in asphalt/concrete by the ton. It's already being done in less sensitive environments than ours.
If you think that burying it or bundling it up and shipping it out is a solution you are delusional. If you think your convenience is more important than our environment, you're an azzhole.
Thank you Planning Commission for this small step. Time for the rest of the County to step up.
Don't think of the plant as a water bottling plant, think of it as a plastic manufacturing plant. Is that what we need here?
Trying to figure out how it relates to importing plastic is pointless also. We don't have the technology implemented here to process discarded plastic either way; and utilizing it is the only viable solution to our critical solid waste problem.
My suggestion: Tax the sh!t out of it; I'm talking 25+ cents a bottle, and a tax on non biodegradable plastic packaging. Don't like another tax? That's the point. Reusable containers are popular for a reason, plus glass or stainless steel containers are healthier and don't leach toxins like throwaways. Use the money generated to implement a real recycling/processing program.
Business services Hawaii has a giant grinding machine that they use to process glass. They cannot process plastic also, but the county could. Any form of processing involves first grinding the plastic. Once ground, it could be used in asphalt/concrete by the ton. It's already being done in less sensitive environments than ours.
If you think that burying it or bundling it up and shipping it out is a solution you are delusional. If you think your convenience is more important than our environment, you're an azzhole.
Thank you Planning Commission for this small step. Time for the rest of the County to step up.