Databases on solid waste management alternatives and businesses involved in recycling and bioconversion shall be developed and maintained as follows:

(1) Within one year of its establishment, the office shall develop a database on the full range of solid waste management alternatives. This database shall include, but not be limited to, information on technology description, effectiveness, level of use elsewhere, available vendors, and cost. This database shall be offered for the use of the public and private sectors; and

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-48

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Solid waste management: means the entire process, or any part thereof, of storage, collection, transportation, transfer, processing, and disposal of solid wastes by any person engaging in these processes. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342G-1
(2) By January 1, 1993, the department of business, economic development, and tourism shall develop a database that identifies businesses involved in recycling and bioconversion. This database shall identify businesses that collect, transport, process, market, reuse, or purchase these goods.

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