12-13-2007, 01:21 PM
I'm not sure how strong HCC 20-36 would be. It specifically states disposing at County solid waste facilities, not at private business ventures. I understood it to mean prevent the importing of off island trash for disposal at county landfills.
The second issue is the law universally covers anything thrown away, including recyclable material. But what happens when that trash is sorted into a usable commodity like glass, plastics, cardboard, etc. Although they may have originated as trash, they were turned into a commodity for sale. If a WTE incinerator (as a private venture) is turning trash into packaged fuel off island and importing fuel, the current laws seem to remain silent on that.
There's nothing in Chapter 20 that exempts recyclable material from not being defined as trash. But, we all know it's standard business practice and is not in violation of law. So it appears when the material is converted into a salable product, it's not trash any longer.
Now, I'm not saying it's right or wrong to do this, just that we accept it in so many other industries, why wouldn't energy production expect the same?
The second issue is the law universally covers anything thrown away, including recyclable material. But what happens when that trash is sorted into a usable commodity like glass, plastics, cardboard, etc. Although they may have originated as trash, they were turned into a commodity for sale. If a WTE incinerator (as a private venture) is turning trash into packaged fuel off island and importing fuel, the current laws seem to remain silent on that.
There's nothing in Chapter 20 that exempts recyclable material from not being defined as trash. But, we all know it's standard business practice and is not in violation of law. So it appears when the material is converted into a salable product, it's not trash any longer.
Now, I'm not saying it's right or wrong to do this, just that we accept it in so many other industries, why wouldn't energy production expect the same?