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 …
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 …
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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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 Systems and policies which encourage wasting or threaten the environment and human health. Unacceptable
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 …
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 …
Recycle / Compost Actions by which discards are mechanically reprocessed into products or materials or biologically processed to return to the soil. Recycle / Compost
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 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 Systemic change to move towards a closed loop** model; redesign of systems to avoid needless and/or wasteful consumption. Actions that address the …