§342G-117 Handling fees and refund values for certified redemption centers. (a) The department shall pay to each certified redemption center a handling fee of not less than the prevailing deposit beverage container fee for each deposit beverage container redeemed by a consumer that is:
(1) Transported out-of-state;
(2) Received by an approved in-state company for an approved end use for recycling; or
(3) Received by a department-permitted recycling facility;
provided that the deposit beverage container is physically received by the redemption center.
(b) The department shall evaluate the handling fee at least once per year. If the department changes the amount of the handling fee, the department shall publish notice of the change within thirty days of its determination.
(c) The handling fee shall be paid in addition to the refund value of each empty deposit beverage container. Payments for handling fees shall be based on redemption center reports submitted to the department; provided that there is no discrepancy in the reports. The department may choose to pay the handling fee and refund value on the basis of the total weight of the containers received by material type and the average weight of each container type; provided that the deposit beverage container is physically received by the redemption center.
(d) A handling fee and refund value may only be paid once for each container redeemed by a consumer and claimed by a redemption center in accordance with section 342G-119. [L 2002, c 176, pt of §2; am L 2004, c 241, §10; am L 2007, c 285, §10]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
342G. Integrated Solid Waste Management
342G-2 Solid waste management priorities.
342G-12 Office of solid waste management, establishment.
342G-13 Powers and duties of the department.
342G-14 Powers and duties of the office of solid waste management.
342G-21 Establishment of county integrated solid waste management plans.
342G-22 Development of county integrated solid waste management plans.
342G-23 State review of county integrated solid waste management plans.
342G-24 Submission schedule for revised integrated solid waste management plans.
342G-25 Contents of county integrated solid waste management plans.
342G-26 Contents of the program element.
342G-27 Contents of the facility capacity and siting element.
342G-29 Revisions to the state integrated solid waste management plan.
342G-41 Goals for recycled product procurement.
342G-42 Office responsibilities for recycled products procurement.
342G-45 Establishment of an office paper and other materials recovery program.
342G-46 Coordination of bioconversion programs.
342G-47 State agency responsibilities in the promotion of bioconversion.
342G-48 Recycling market development.
342G-61 Solid waste collection surcharge.
342G-62 Solid waste disposal surcharge.
342G-63 Establishment of the environmental management special fund.
342G-64 Administration of the environmental management special fund.
342G-83 Glass container importers; registration, recordkeeping requirements.
342G-84 Deposit into environmental management special fund; distribution to counties.
342G-85 Container inventory report and payment.
342G-86 County glass recovery programs; requirements.
342G-87 Contract for administrative services.
342G-101.5 Commercial passenger vessels; exemption.
342G-102 Deposit beverage container fee.
342G-103 Deposit beverage distributors; registration, recordkeeping requirements.
342G-104 Deposit into deposit beverage container deposit special fund; use of funds.
342G-105 Deposit beverage container inventory report and payment.
342G-106 Contract for administrative services.
342G-107 Management and financial audit.
342G-110 Payment and application of deposits.
342G-112 Deposit beverage container requirements.
342G-113 Redemption of empty deposit beverage containers.
342G-115 Reverse vending machine requirements.
342G-116 Refusal of refund value payment for a deposit beverage container.
342G-117 Handling fees and refund values for certified redemption centers.
342G-119 Redemption center reporting.