HI 5 Expansion Act
HI 5 Expansion Act: Inclusion of Aluminum Can-Packaged Wine in Mandatory Recycling Program Background Wine in HI can be purchased in aluminum cans. These cans […]
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Enhancing Plastic Container Labeling for Consumer Clarity and Recycling
Enhancing Plastic Container Labeling for Consumer Clarity and Recycling: A Proposal for Improved Identification of Plastic Types in Food and Beverage Packaging Background Plastic food
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Amendment Proposal to Exclude “Municipal Solid Waste” from Renewable Energy Sources in Hawaii Revised Statutes
Background : HRS §269-91 states “Renewable energy” means energy generated or produced using the following sources… Biomass, including biomass crops, agricultural and animal residues and
Unacceptable
Unacceptable Systems and policies which encourage wasting or threaten the environment and human health. Unacceptable
Residuals Management
Residuals Management Handling of discards that were wasted in a way that does not threaten the environment or human health. Analyze what was wasted and
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Material Recovery
Material Recovery Any operation to salvage additional materials after the actions above. Does not include energy recovery and the reprocessing into materials that are to
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Recycle / Compost
Recycle / Compost Actions by which discards are mechanically reprocessed into products or materials or biologically processed to return to the soil. Recycle / Compost
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Reuse
Reuse Actions by which products or components are used again for the same or similar purpose for which they were conceived. Actions that support the
Reduce
REDUCE Measures taken to reduce the quantity and toxicity of resources, products, packaging and materials as well as the adverse impacts on the environment and
RETHINK / REDESIGN
RETHINK / REDESIGN Systemic change to move towards a closed loop** model; redesign of systems to avoid needless and/or wasteful consumption. Actions that address the
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