§342G-47 State agency responsibilities in the promotion of bioconversion. The general responsibilities of state agencies under this chapter include the following:
(1) Departments that procure compost or that can substitute compost for other purchased products shall utilize locally produced compost whenever possible;
(2) The college of tropical agriculture and human resources of the University of Hawaii, in consultation with the department of agriculture and the office, shall evaluate composting and bioconversion methods to determine the methods appropriate to Hawaii €™s environment and needs. The college shall provide educational outreach to homeowners and farmers on appropriate composting and bioconversion methods;
(3) The department of business, economic development, and tourism shall assist, to the extent possible, in the assessment of bioconversion program alternatives;
(4) The department of health shall evaluate the public health consequences of using compost for specific applications and bioconversion for the processing of municipal solid waste;
(5) The department of land and natural resources shall consider the use of locally produced compost on state lands whenever possible; and
(6) The department of transportation shall use compost in place of, or to supplement, other commercial fertilizers in the department €™s highway landscape maintenance program. [L 1991, c 324, pt of §2]
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.