(a) Prior to preparing a plan, each county shall form an advisory committee appointed by the mayor. The county advisory committee may be composed of representatives from citizen organizations, industry, the private solid waste industry operating within the county, the private recycling or scrap material processing industry operating within the county, the county coordinator, and any other persons deemed appropriate by the mayor. The county advisory committee shall review the plan during its preparation, make suggestions, and propose any changes it believes are appropriate.
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-22
Coordinator: means the state solid waste management coordinator established within 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
Recycling: means the collection, separation, recovery, and sale or reuse of secondary resources that would otherwise be disposed of as municipal solid waste, and is an integral part of a manufacturing process aimed at producing a marketable product made of postconsumer material. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
(b) Prior to formal adoption by the county, the county shall submit the proposed plan to the office for review and comment. The office shall provide its comments to the county within ninety days of receiving the proposed plan. Following the office’s review, the county shall make the proposed plan available for public review and comment for a period of not less than sixty days. The county shall hold at least one public hearing on the proposed plan during this period.(c) Following formal adoption of the plan by the county, the county shall submit the adopted plan to the office for review. The adopted plan shall be accompanied by a document that contains for each comment received from the State or the public, a response detailing how the comment has been addressed in the plan or, if it has not been addressed, the reason for not doing so.
