(a) There is established within the division a recycling coordinator. Subject to council authorization and the availability of council appropriations, other positions within the division may be established and filled to serve under and assist the recycling coordinator in the performance of duties. The recycling coordinator and, if any, subordinate employees, shall be under the supervision and direction of the chief.
(b) The recycling coordinator shall have the following duties, according to the following order of priorities:
(1) Establishment and implementation of recycling education and promotion programs;
(2) Establishment and implementation of recycling programs within or by city government;
(3) Conduct of research and development of recycling issues and techniques; and
(4) Provision of technical assistance concerning recycling.
The purpose of the order of priorities shall be to guide the recycling coordinator in making decisions on the expenditures, budget requests, programs, and other activities to be made or undertaken. This subsection shall not prevent the recycling coordinator from undertaking, expending funds for or requesting appropriations for programs or activities of lesser priority, rather than those of higher priority, when deemed in the best public interest.
(c) In the establishment and implementation of recycling education and promotion programs, the recycling coordinator may undertake, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(1) Establishment of a recycling telephone hotline serving to take inquiries and disseminate information on recycling;
(2) Formulation of recycling education curricula and materials to be made available and distributed to public and private elementary, intermediate, and high schools, and instruction of teachers who will teach the curricula. For the purpose of this paragraph, the recycling coordinator shall cooperate and coordinate with the department of education and private school administrations to distribute the curricula and materials to the schools. If deemed desirable or necessary, and subject to the approval of the appropriate school authority, the recycling coordinator may provide direct instruction to the students;
(3) Conduct of media advertising and community relations campaigns to promote public awareness of the benefits of recycling, detriments of solid waste disposal, and methods of recycling recyclable refuse;
(4) Promotion of public awareness of products that are not recyclable nor degradable and the detriments of use and disposal of the products;
(5) Publication and dissemination of a directory of businesses engaged in recycling to promote their patronage by the public;
(6) Publication and dissemination of guidebooks and instruction manuals to promote recycling; and
(7) Publication and dissemination of a newsletter to promote or provide information on recycling.
(d) In the establishment and implementation of recycling programs within or by city government, the recycling coordinator may undertake, but shall not be limited to the following:
(1) Formulation and, with the approval of the appropriate authority, imposition of recycling activities on city agencies and employees;
(2) Formulation and evaluation of recycling demonstration projects that the division may choose to implement. Demonstration projects may include those under which:
(A) Residents in selected areas are required to separate recyclable refuse from other refuse;
(B) The division collects or authorizes another person to collect the recyclable refuse under procedures separate from the collection of other refuse; and
(C) The division recycles, and not disposes of, the recyclable refuse;
(3) Recommendation to city officers of the establishment or revision of administrative policies or practices, procurement practices, or other policies or practices to promote recycling;
(4) Recommendation to and advocacy before the council of legislation to promote recycling; and
(5) Identification of products manufactured of recycled material that are usable by the city and substitutable for products manufactured of virgin material.
(e) In the conduct of research and development of recycling issues and techniques, the recycling coordinator may undertake, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(1) Study of recycling techniques to determine the most cost-effective manner of collecting, processing, storing, transporting, reusing, or converting recyclable refuse;
(2) Study and monitoring of the market conditions for recyclable refuse and the recycling industry;
(3) Function as a clearinghouse for information on recycling;
(4) Sponsor seminars, workshops, and classes to discuss and disseminate information on recycling;
(5) Identify Hawaii, national and foreign businesses reusing or converting recyclable refuse to which businesses engaged in recycling or the public may sell recyclable refuse;
(6) Study the feasibility of recycling different types of refuse; and
(7) Conduct public opinion surveys to assess attitudes on and practices of recycling and disposal of solid wastes.
(f) In the provision of technical assistance concerning recycling, the recycling coordinator may undertake, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(1) Advise and assist owners or managers of businesses and multi-family dwelling unit buildings on effective and efficient techniques to separate recyclable refuse;
(2) Advise and assist licensed collectors on effective and efficient techniques to collect and recycle recyclable refuse;
(3) Advise and assist businesses engaged in recycling and manufacturers reusing or converting recyclable refuse on effective and efficient techniques to make their operations more efficient, cost-effective, or profitable;
(4) Advise and assist businesses engaged in recycling and manufacturers reusing or converting recyclable refuse in the obtainment of loans, grants, and necessary permits pertinent to the promotion of recycling activities; and
(5) Disseminate findings of research and development studies and advise and assist willing persons in implementing the finding.
(1990 Code, Ch. 9, Art. 1, § 9-1.9) (Added by Ord. 89-83)