The general responsibilities of state agencies under this chapter include the following:

(1) Departments that procure compost or that can substitute compost for other purchased products shall utilize locally produced compost whenever possible;

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-47

  • Bioconversion: means the processing of the organic fraction of the waste stream through biological or chemical means to perform composting or generate products including, but not limited to, fertilizers, feeds, methane, alcohols, tars, and other products. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Compost: means a relatively stable, decomposed, organic, humus-like material, generated by a composting facility, that is suitable for landscaping or soil amendment purposes. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Composting: means a process in which organic solid wastes, such as biosolids (sewage sludge), green or yard waste materials, manures, and non-treated wood chips and shavings, are biologically decomposed and stabilized under controlled conditions to produce a stable humus-like mulch or soil amendment. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Department: means the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Office: means the office of solid waste management in the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Processing: means any technology used for the purpose of reducing the volume or weight, or both, of solid wastes, or any technology used to convert part or all of solid wastes for reuse. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
  • Program: means the particular combination of waste management methods selected by each county and designed to achieve the objectives of the state and county integrated solid waste management plans. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
(2) The college of tropical agriculture and human resources of the University of Hawaii, in consultation with the department of agriculture and the office, shall evaluate composting and bioconversion methods to determine the methods appropriate to Hawaii’s environment and needs. The college shall provide educational outreach to homeowners and farmers on appropriate composting and bioconversion methods;
(3) The department of business, economic development, and tourism shall assist, to the extent possible, in the assessment of bioconversion program alternatives;
(4) The department of health shall evaluate the public health consequences of using compost for specific applications and bioconversion for the processing of municipal solid waste;
(5) The department of land and natural resources shall consider the use of locally produced compost on state lands whenever possible; and
(6) The department of transportation shall use compost in place of, or to supplement, other commercial fertilizers in the department’s highway landscape maintenance program.

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