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Policy & Legislature
As new laws are made and new policies passed, it is our civic right and responsibility to be involved with the decision-making process of our Mayor and Council.
HB179
Report Title: Deposit Beverage Distributors; Deposit Beverage Containers; Postconsumer Recycled Content; Non-petroleum Materials Content; DOH…
HB1406
Report Title: Asphalt Recycling; DOH; DOT; Environmental Protection Description: Requires that asphalt…
SB1458
Report Title: Department of Health; Counties; Extended Producer Responsibility; Waste Reduction; Packaging;…
SB424
Report Title: Renewable Portfolio Standards; Renewable Energy; Definition; Biomass Description: Removes biomass…
SB1262
Report Title: Solid Waste Reduction; Organic Waste Diversion; Benchmarks; Appropriation Description: Establishes…
HB895
Report Title: Sustainability; Integrated Solid Waste Management; Organic Waste Diversion; Appropriation Description:…
Bring Curbside Recycling to Kauaʻi: Protect Our Island, Reduce Waste Now!
If you want curbside recycling to become a reality, now’s the time to take action!…
Landfill Expansion Environmental Assessment
As the current Kekaha Landfill has a short remaining life span and the new landfill…
Waste-To-Energy Plants Stalled in Maui County While Landfills Approach Capacity (2020)
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2020-01-08/waste-to-energy-plants-stalled-in-maui-county-while-landfills-approach-capacity Nearly five years ago, Hawaii Public Radio reported a series of stories about the…
Petition against the incineration of trash
ZWK priorities for ISWMP
Identify the following four main priorities for next 10 years as the means for achieving…
Background MRF
The County of Kauaʻi”s number 1 goal in the General Plan is to become a…
Kauai Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan
The County Council adopted Kauai’s 2021 Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan Update on November 17,…
SB635 The Green Amendment
Past Testimony on the Kauaʻi ISWMP
Testimony on the Kauaʻi Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan Update Draft 4By JoAnn A. Yukimura,…
Tips for Writing Testimony
Keep it short Introduce yourself briefly–by career, role (e.g. mother of 3 children, business leader),…
Polystyrene Food Containers are now banned on Kauai!
Status of the MRF
The County has completed a conceptual design for a MRF, a budget and an Environmental…