12-13-2007, 03:44 PM
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...HCC 20-36 ... states disposing at County solid waste facilities, not at private business ventures."
Very good point. Of course, any private operation must get various County (and state Health Dept) approvals."
"...prevent the importing of off island trash for disposal at county landfills."
The operative term is "County solid waste facilities" -- as defined in HCC 20.
"... when that trash is sorted into a usable commodity...originated as trash... turned into a commodity for sale."
Agreed, HCC 20 may leave a loophole there.
"...incinerator (as a private venture) is turning trash into packaged fuel off island and importing fuel..."
Maybe. However, this is not what is proposed in Kona or Hilo. In Kona, the rubbish is converted to RDF = refuse derived fuel.
Conver Honolulu's rubbish into RDF and burn it in Kona? Now legally possible. Would it ever make sense? Burning resources our children will need does not make sense to me under any circumstances, and that is what incineration does.
"...nothing in Chapter 20 that exempts recyclable material from not being defined as trash."
Right again. In fact, the definition of rubbish allows for recyclable materials to be put in the landfill.
"...when the material is converted into a salable product, it's not trash any longer."
True.
So, HCC 20 doesn't prevent our island from being a garbage depository (so that when something is to be "thrown away", one will not need to ask, "Where is away?" Rather, it will be known: Hawaii Island. Yuck.
What to do? Amend HCC 20 to keep others' garbage off our island and to make less garbage on our island.
James Weatherford, Ph.D.
15-1888 Hialoa
Hawaiian Paradise Park
...HCC 20-36 ... states disposing at County solid waste facilities, not at private business ventures."
Very good point. Of course, any private operation must get various County (and state Health Dept) approvals."
"...prevent the importing of off island trash for disposal at county landfills."
The operative term is "County solid waste facilities" -- as defined in HCC 20.
"... when that trash is sorted into a usable commodity...originated as trash... turned into a commodity for sale."
Agreed, HCC 20 may leave a loophole there.
"...incinerator (as a private venture) is turning trash into packaged fuel off island and importing fuel..."
Maybe. However, this is not what is proposed in Kona or Hilo. In Kona, the rubbish is converted to RDF = refuse derived fuel.
Conver Honolulu's rubbish into RDF and burn it in Kona? Now legally possible. Would it ever make sense? Burning resources our children will need does not make sense to me under any circumstances, and that is what incineration does.
"...nothing in Chapter 20 that exempts recyclable material from not being defined as trash."
Right again. In fact, the definition of rubbish allows for recyclable materials to be put in the landfill.
"...when the material is converted into a salable product, it's not trash any longer."
True.
So, HCC 20 doesn't prevent our island from being a garbage depository (so that when something is to be "thrown away", one will not need to ask, "Where is away?" Rather, it will be known: Hawaii Island. Yuck.
What to do? Amend HCC 20 to keep others' garbage off our island and to make less garbage on our island.
James Weatherford, Ph.D.
15-1888 Hialoa
Hawaiian Paradise Park