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HI SB1227
Bill
Status
1/28/2015
Primary Sponsor
Donovan Cruz
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AI Summary
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Prohibits generators of commercial organic material from disposing of waste at landfills, waste-to-energy facilities, or through incineration in Hawaii.
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Requires commercial organic material generators to dispose of or transfer waste through donation, compost, biofuel production, anaerobic digestion, thermal combustion, or animal feed.
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Defines "commercial organic material" as food and vegetative material from entities generating more than one ton per week for solid waste disposal, excluding residential or centralized dining facility waste.
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Exempts special waste and waste created from natural disasters from the prohibition requirements.
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Takes effect July 1, 2050.
Legislative Description
Commercial Organic Material; Waste; Disposal; Transfer; Landfills
Last Action
The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
2/24/2015