Outcomes of the Zero Waste Conference 2008
The Hawaii Island Economic Development Board and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hosted the Statewide Zero Waste Conference in September of 2008. We brought in special speakers to educate our island residents on opportunities available in closing the loop, finding ways to make money in our waste streams. Our speakers were very engaging, giving us the opportunity to learn from them, take their inspirational lead and guide our islands future.
We are ever grateful to our sponsors EPA, County of Hawaii, Puna Geothermal, The Kamehameha Schools, Sempra Energy and Hawaiian Electric Light Company.
Mahalo to our Special Guest Speakers:
Founder Zero Emissions Research Institute (ZERI) and world renowned sustainability educator. Conference presentation hawaii-kona-crra-2008
Zero Waste Consultant who has worked on more Zero Waste Plans for communities than anyone in the U.S. Zero Waste Conference presentation g-liss-zero-waste-to-cool-the-planet-liss-9-12-08-final
Zero Waste Consultant developed Zero Waste Plan for Hawai‘i. Zero Waste Presentation r-anthony-hawaii_pie
Project Manager, Oakland C&D - specializes in Construction and Demolition with reuse outcomes. Zero Waste Conference presentation p-hayes-connections-and-corrections
Conference Activities focused on:
- Closing the loop - Recycle, reuse and recovery of the waste stream
- Renewable Energy - Hawai‘i as the Model, Sustaining our Islands Environment
- Zero Waste Plan - Comment on Draft Plan being developed for Hawai‘i
- Getting Compostable Organics out of Landfills to help Cool the Planet
A ‘ohe hana nui ke alu ‘ia.
No task is too big when done together.
Draft Hawaii Island Zero Waste Policy Recommendations from the Conference
- Producer and Retailer Responsibility - Be a strong advocate for Extended Producer Responsibility legislation and programs for Hawaii.
- Source Separation Ordinance - Require that all residents and businesses keep organics separate from recyclables.
- Get Organics out of the landfill- Adopt a goal that no compostable organics go to landfill including support of a statewide legislative initiative
- Construction & Demolition (C&D) Recycling- Adopt a C&D Recycling Ordinance that requires all contractors and developers to submit plans for how they will deconstruct, reuse and recycle C&D debris.
- Planning, Zoning and Incentives - Work with County Planning Department, State Department of Health and other refulatory bodies to develop appropriate regulations that support the development of Zero Waste facilities and infrastructure.
Resources
- Richard Anthony, Zero Waste Consultant, Richard Anthony & Associates - Zero Waste Conference presentation r-anthony-hawaii_pie1
- Gary Liss, Zero Waste Consultant, Gary Liss & Associates - Zero Waste Conference presentation g-liss-draft-hawaie28099i-zero-waste-policy-recs-9-13-081
Paul Connet PhD, Retired Professor of Chemistry, St. Lawrence University, NY - Zero Waste Conference presentation p-connet-hawaii-short-08
Neil Seldman PhD, Institute for Local Self-Reliance on “Deconstruction” - Zero Waste Conference presentation neil-seldman
Rich Flammer, Hidden Resources - Zero Waste Conference presentation r-flammer-zerowaste-big-island
HIEDB Board of Directors and Planning Committee:
HIEDB Board of Directors - Robert Saunders, Richard Ha, Richard Henderson, Barry Mizuno, Roberta Chu, Winston Chow, Patricia Provalenko, Barry Taniguchi, James Takemine, Greg Chun, Michael Kaleikini
Executive Director
Mark McGuffie – markmcguffie@hiedb.org
Senior Program Manager
Skylark Rossetti – sky@hiedb.org
Community Outreach Coordinator
Mahina Gronquist – mahina@hiedb.org
Mark McGuffie – markmcguffie@hiedb.org
Senior Program Manager
Skylark Rossetti – sky@hiedb.org
Community Outreach Coordinator
Mahina Gronquist – mahina@hiedb.org
The presentations of our speakers are now available. Please click the Zero Waste presentation after their names.
With Warm Aloha to all…..
