2011 Hawaii Code
DIVISION 1. GOVERNMENT
TITLE 19. HEALTH
342G. Integrated Solid Waste Management
§342G-2 Solid waste management priorities.
[§342G-2] Solid waste management priorities. (a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Hawaii Integrated Solid Waste Management Act".
(b) In implementing this chapter, the department and each county shall consider the following solid waste management practices and processing methods in their order of priority:
(1) Source reduction;
(2) Recycling and bioconversion, including composting; and
(3) Landfilling and incineration.
The respective roles of landfilling and incineration shall be left to each county's discretion.
(c) In implementing this chapter, the department and each county shall consider the minimization of litter and illegal dumping as a design factor in the development of integrated solid waste management programs. [L 1991, c 324, pt of §2]
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