DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICESCITYAND COUNTY OF HONOLULU

1000 ULUOHIA STREET, SUITE 308, KAPOLEI, HAWAII 96707TELEPHONE: (808) 768-3486 • FAX: (808) 768-3487 • WEBSITE: http://envhonolulu.org

KIRK CALDWELLMAYOR @ LORI M.K, KAHIKINA, P.E.

DIRECTOR

TIMOTHY H. HOUGHTONDEPUTY DIRECTOR

ROSS S. TANIMOTO, P.E,DEPUTY DIRECTOR

June 3,2014IN REPLY REFER TO:

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Mr. Ronald Heller, ChairpersonLand Use CommissionDepartment of Business, Economic Development & TourismState of Hawaii235 South Beretania Street, RoOm 406Honolulu, Hawaii 96804

(Ms. Kaiulani K. Sodaro, ChairPlanning Commissionc/o Department of Planning and PermittingCity and County of Honolulu650 South King Street, 7th FloorHonolulu, Hawaii 96813)

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Dear Mr. Heller (Ms. Sodaro):

Subject: Docket No. SP09-403New Special Use PermitWaimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill

In accordance with the State Land Use Commission Order Adopting the City andCounty of Honolulu Planning Commission's Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, andDecision and Order with Modifications, the attached Fourth Annual Report is submittedfor your information. This report covers the period from June 2013 through May 2014.

The report is also being submitted to the Planning (Land Use) Commission.

Sincerely,

¢I.K. Kahikina, P.E.Director

Attachment

FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT

STATUS OF ACTIONS TAKEN TO COMPLY WITH THE STATE LAND USECOMMISSION'S ORDER DATED OCTOBER 2, 2009

ANDSTATUS OF OPERATIONS

WAIMANALO GULCH SANITARY LANDFILL

Prepared For:

Land Use CommissionState of Hawaii

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Planning CommissionCity and County of Honolulu

Prepared By:

Department of Environmental ServicesCity and County of Honolulu

June 3, 2014

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE 1

STATUS OF IDENTIFYING AND DEVELOPING NEW LANDFILL SITES ON OAHU 2

1. General 2

2. Current Status 2

STATUS OF LANDFILL OPERATIONS 3

1. Tonnage 3

2. Current Status of WGSL 3

3. Landfill Expansion Permits 3

a. Solid Waste Permit 3b. Special Use Permit 3

COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS OF ORDER 6

ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES 10

1. H-POWER 10

a. Sludge 10b. Medical Waste 10c. Tires 11d. Process Residue 11

2. Sludge Re-Use 11a. General 11b. Current Actions/Efforts to Re-use Sludge 11

3. Other Request for Proposals (RFPs) for Alternative Waste DisposalTechnologies 12

4. Materials Recyclinga.

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Curbside RecyclingHI-5 Plus Recycling CentersCondo Recycling ProgramElectronic Waste (e-waste)Business Recycling Programs

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f. Public Education

5. Interim Off-island Shipping of Waste

CONCLUSION

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PREFACE

This report was prepared in accordance with the State of Hawaii Land UseCommission's ("LUC") Order Adopting the City and County of Honolulu PlanninqCommission's Findinqs of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Decision and Order withModifications, dated October 2, 2009 ("LUC Orde¢'). Under Condition 6 of the LUCOrder, the Applicant (Department of Environmental Services, City and County ofHonolulu, hereinafter "ENV") is required to submit annual reports to the PlanningCommission of the City and County of Honolulu ("Planning Commission") and the LUCregarding the following: (1) the status of identifying and developing new landfill sites onOahu to supplement or replace the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill ("WGSL"); (2) theWGSL operations; and (3) ENV's compliance with the conditions imposed by the LUCOrder. This report shall also address ENV's efforts to use alternative technologies asappropriate, and to seek beneficial re-use of stabilized, dewatered sewage sludge.

This is the fourth report and covers the period from June 2013 through May2014, or as otherwise stated.

STATUS OF IDENTIFYING AND DEVELOPINGNEW LANDFILL SITES ON OAHU

1. General

Condition 4 of the LUC Order requires that, on or before November 1,2010, ENVshall begin to identify and develop one or more new landfill sites that shall either replaceor supplement the WGSL.

2. Current Status

The first meeting of the Landfill Advisory Committee was held on January 20,2011, and subsequent meetings were held on February 10, March 10, March 31, May12, July 19, November 8, 2011 and February 1, March 16, and April 20, 2012. TheLandfill Advisory Committee's final report was completed on September 25, 2012. AllCommittee meetings were open to the public and to public comment. Handoutsprovided to the Landfill Advisory Committee, the Group Memory of each meeting, andthe final report are posted online at www.opala.or.q.

In the final report, 11 potential sites were identified and ranked based oncommunity criteria. The City's consultant is continuing to further review and analyze thesites based on the following technical and engineering considerations: capacity, cost,feasibility, environmental impact, land ownership - costs and ability to acquire, capacityand infrastructure requirements, logistics and waste transportation, development costs,capacity projections for current landfills - WGSL/PVT, and a timetable for WGSL/newlandfill development/construction.

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STATUS OF LANDFILL OPERATIONS

1. Tonnaqe

Over the period beginning June 1, 2013, through May 31, 2014, the WaimanaloGulch Landfill received the following amounts of material:

June 1,2013Through

May 31,2014

H-POWER Ash .............................. 203,553 tons

H-POWER Residue ........................ 50,666 tons

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) ........... 80,755 tons

2. Current Status of WGSL

Activities conducted during the reporting period include general site excavationand cell construction in the expansion area, construction of the final cap over the oldash cells located at the front of the landfill, and MSW landfilling in Cells E-5, E-6 and E-7 and ash landfilling in Cell E-8.

Excavation of Cell E-9 is expected to be completed by March 2015, after whichliner placement in the final cell in the expansion area (Cell E-9) will commence.Closure of the original ash monofill, located at the base of the landfill, began inNovember 2013 and is expected to be completed in mid-2014.

3. Landfill Expansion Permits

a. Solid Waste Permit

The final solid waste permit for the proposed lateral expansion wasapproved by the State of Hawaii, Department of Health (DOH) on June 4, 2010.General site excavation, new cell construction, and drainage improvements areongoing.

b. Special Use Permit

Condition 14 of the current SUP provided that WGSL stop accepting MSWfor disposal as of July 31, 2012. The City filed an appeal to the Supreme Courton February 22, 2012 to reverse the State Land Use Commission's (LUC's)imposition of Condition No. 14, arguing that the LUC had arbitrarily andcapriciously imposed this condition contrary to its own findings that established

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the continuing need to dispoe of municipal solid waste at WGSL beyond July 31,2012.

On June 28, 2011, ENV filed a SUP Amendment Application with the CityDepartment of Planning and Permitting, to delete Condition No. 14 of the SUP,which,would allow WGSL to continue accepting municipal solid waste until thelandfill reaches its capacity as permitted by the State Department of Health.

The City and County of Honolulu Planning Commission (PlanningCommission) convened a public hearing on October 5,2011, to consider ENV'sapplication to delete Condition No. 14 of the SUP. The Commission heard publictestimonies and granted petitions to intervene in the SUP proceeding to Ko OlinaCommunity Association, Maile Shimabukuro, and Schnitzer Steel Hawaii Corp.With the granting of the petitions to intervene, the matter proceeded as acontested case. A pre-hearing conference to discuss procedural and othersmatters in the contested case was held on October 12, 2011. A contested casehearing began on December 7, 2011, with opening statements given by ENV andinterveners. The contested case hearing continued on January 11,25, February8, March 7, 14, April 4, 11,23 and May 25, 2012. On May 25, 2012, theCommission stayed the matter for six (6) months in light of the Hawaii SupremeCourt's (Supreme Court's) decision to strike Condition No. 14 of the SUPdescribed below.

On May 4, 2012, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the City and struckdown Condition No. 14. The Supreme Court further ordered that the matter beremanded to the Circuit Court and the LUC for action on the SUP consistent withthe Supreme Court decision. The LUC convened on July 5, 2012, to discussprocedural options only, in light of the Supreme Court remand and stayedCommission proceeding.

Upon request by ENV, the LUC directed the parties to file written briefsregarding the proper procedural steps. ENV argued that the case decided by theSupreme Court remain with the LUC for decision-making. The intervenersargued to remand the Supreme Court case back to the Planning Commissionwith a request to consolidate the amendment application and the Supreme Courtcase. The LUC decided at its meeting on September 14, 2012, to remand theSupreme Court case to the Planning Commission with a recommendation toconsolidate the two matters. On December 19, 2012, the Planning Commissioncontinued its consideration of the LUC request to consolidate the two cases toallow the incoming City administration to weigh in on the matter and thepossibility of a joint recommendation from the parties. On February 20, 2013, thePlanning Commission again continued its consideration of the LUC request toconsolidate based upon the parties' representation that they intended to file ajoint recommendation to the Planning Commission regarding both theconsolidation and the subject matter of the remand.

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Per a request by the LUC, a public hearing was held on May 16, 2014, toupdate the LUC on the status of action on the SUP. ENV provided a powerpoint presentation of the City's progress to further divert waste from the landfill.The LUC requested that the City provide progress reports every other month,beginning in mid July 2014, on the parties' progress in negotiating a jointrecommendation to the Planning Commission.

The landfill will continue operations under the current SUP while thedeadline for receipt of MSW is resolved by the Planning Commission and theLUC.

COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS OF ORDER

The LUC adopted the Planning Commission's Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law,And Decision and Order dated August 4, 2009, as its own Findings of Fact, Conclusions ofLaw, And Decision and Order, subject to sixteen (16) conditions. The general description andstatus of each condition is as follows:

Condition No.1

DescriptionThe Applicant shall obtain all necessary approvals from the StateDepartment of Health (DOH), Department of Transportation,Commission on Water Resources Management, and Board of WaterSupply for all onsite and offsite improvements involving access,storm drainage, leachate control, water, well construction, andwastewater disposal.

Status: All applicable permits/approvals have been obtained.

In accordance with Chapter 11-60.1 "Air Pollution Control," HawaiiAdministrative Rules, the Applicant shall be responsible for ensuringthat effective dust control measures during all phases ofdevelopment, construction, and operation of the landfill expansionare provided to minimize or prevent any visible dust emission fromimpacting surrounding areas. The Applicant shall develop a dustcontrol management plan that identifies and addresses all activitiesthat have a potential to generate fugitive dust.

Status: Dust control measures and management plan have been providedfor as part of the Solid Waste Management Permit issued by the DOH.

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3 The City and County of Honolulu shall indemnify and hold harmlessthe State of Hawaii and all of its agencies and/or employees for anylawsuit or legal action relating to any groundwater contamination andnoise and odor pollution relative to the operation of the landfill.

Status: So noted.

On or before November 1, 2010, the Applicant shall begin to identifyand develop one or more new landfill sites that shall either replace orsupplement the WGSL. The Applicant's effort to identify and developsuch sites shall be performed with reasonable diligence, and theHonolulu City Council is encouraged to work cooperatively with theApplicant's efforts to select a new landfill site on Oahu. Upon theselection of a new landfill site or sites on Oahu, the Applicant shallprovide written notice to the Planning Commission. After receipt ofsuch written notice, the Planning Commission shall hold a publichearing to reevaluate 2008/SUP-2 (SP09-403) is appropriate at that

Condition No. Descriptiontime. The Planning Commission shall make a recommendation to theLand Use Commission.

Status: See Status of Identifying and Developing New Landfill Sites onOahu of this report.

5 The Applicant shall continue its efforts to use alternative technologiesto provide a comprehensive waste stream management program thatincludes H-POWER, plasma arc, plasma gasification and recyclingtechnologies, as appropriate. The Applicant shall also continue itsefforts to seek beneficial reuse of stabilized, dewatered sewagesludge.

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Status: See section on Alternative Technologies of this report.

The Applicant shall provide, without any prior notice, annual reportsto the Planning Commission and the Land Use Commission regardingthe status of identifying and developing new landfill sites on Oahu,the WGSL's operations, and Applicant's compliance with theconditions imposed herein. The annual reports also shall address theApplicant's efforts to use alternative technologies, as appropriate,and to seek beneficial re-use of stabilized, dewatered sewage sludge.The annual reports shall be submitted to the Planning Commissionand Land Use Commission on June 1 of each year subsequent to thedate of this Decision and Order.

Status: Subsequent reports will be submitted in June of each year.

Closure Sequence "A" for the existing landfill cells at WGSL asshown on Exhibit "A12" must be completed, and final cover applied,by December 31, 2012.

Status: Closure Sequence "A" was commenced in June 2012 and the finalcover was applied and substantially completed in December 2012.

WGSL shall be operational only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and4:30 p.m. daily, except that ash and residue may be accepted at theProperty 24 hours a day.

Status: The Solid Waste Management Permit issued by DOH requires thatlandfill operations be confined to between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:30p.m. Permission to extend hours to accommodate refuse loads during H-POWER outages shall be obtained from DOH on an as-needed basis.

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Condition No.9

DescriptionThe Applicant shall coordinate construction of the landfill cells in theexpansion area and operation of WGSL with Hawaiian ElectricCompany (HECO), with respect to required separation of landfill gradeat all times and any accessory uses from overhead electrical powerlines.

Status: Coordination with HECO will be done to ensure that landfillconstruction and operations are adequately separated from overheadelectrical power lines.

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The operations of the WGSL under 2008/SUP-2 (SP09-403) shall be incompliance with the requirements of Section 21-5.680 of the RevisedOrdinances of the City and County of Honolulu 1990, to the extentapplicable, and any and all applicable rules and regulation of the StateDepartment of Health.

Status: Revised Ordinances of Honolulu § 21-5.680 is inapplicable to theWGSL as that Property is a public use and said ordinance therefore doesnot impact operations at WGSL. The operations of the WGSL are incompliance with any and all applicable rules and regulations of the StateDepartment of Health.

The Planning Commission may at any time impose additionalconditions when it becomes apparent that a modification is necessaryand appropriate.

Status: So noted.

Enforcement of the conditions to the Planning Commission'sapproval of 2008/SUP-2 (SP09-403) shall be pursuant to the Rules ofthe Planning Commission, including the issuance of an order to showcause why 2008/SUP-2 (SP09-403) should not be revoked if thePlanning Commission has reason to believe that there has been afailure to perform the conditions imposed herein by this Decision andOrder.

Status: So noted.

The Applicant shall notify the Planning Commission and Land UseCommission of termination of the use of the Property as a landfill forappropriate action or disposition of 2008/SUP-2 (SP09-403).

Status: Respective notifications will be made prior to termination of the useof the property as a landfill.

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Condition No.14

DescriptionMunicipal solid waste shall be allowed at the WGSL up to July 31,2012, provided that only ash and residue from H-POWER shall beallowed at the WGSL after July 31, 2012.

Status: The landfill will continue operations under the current SUP whilethe deadline for receipt of MSW is resolved by the State Land UseCommission. See: 3. Landfill Expansion Permits b. Special Use Permit.

15 The Honolulu City Council through the City Administration shallreport to the public every three months on the efforts of the CityCouncil and the City Administration in regard to the continued use ofthe WGSL, including any funding arrangements that are beingconsidered by the City Council and the City Administration.

Status: See Condition 16 Status.

16 The City Council and the City Administration shall have a publichearing every three months to report on the status of their efforts toeither reduce or continue the use of the WGSL.

Status: On August 3, 2010, the Circuit Court of the First Circuit issued itsorder modifying this condition by substituting ENV for the City Council andthe City Administration. That portion of the order was not appealed. Publichearings are being conducted every 3 months to report on the efforts ofENV in regard to the continued use of the WGSL, including any fundingarrangements being considered by the City Council and the CityAdministration. During the reporting period, 2 public hearings were held atHonolulu Hale on July 15, 2013 and January 27, 2014 and 2 publichearings were held at Kapolei Hale on October 28, 2013 and April 14,2014. For the 4 hearings held during the period, a grand total of 8 membersof the public have attended. On average, 2 members of the public haveattended each meeting. ENV publishes public notice of the public hearingsin the newspaper and posts notice on opala.orq. ENV also requested thatthe Neighborhood Board Commission notify each Neighborhood Board offorthcoming meetings, which has been done. Reports of what occurredduring the hearings are also posted online at opala.org.

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ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES

1. H-POWER

The H-POWER waste-to-energy facility, operated by Covanta, continues toprocess over 600,000 tons per year of municipal solid waste. The facility has operatedreliably for over twenty years and has disposed of over 14,000,000 tons of municipalsolid waste, generating in excess of $30,000,000 annual net revenues from the sale ofelectricity, recovered metals and tipping fees, and avoided the importation of14,000,000 barrels of oil. The original refuse-derived fuel (RDF) facility was upgradedwith state of the art air pollution control equipment (fabric filter bag houses) in 2009 andrefurbishment of major equipment such as boiler water walls, shredders, and magnetshas been ongoing since 2010.

The facility's capacity to process municipal solid waste increased by 50% in 2012with the addition of a third boiler, which utilizes mass-burn technology. The third boileropened to commercial operations on August 4, 2012. It now enables the facility toprocess and burn bulky waste that previously had to be disposed at the landfill. With theaddition of the third boiler, H-POWER now plays an even larger role in reducing wastedisposal at the landfill. Combined with the expansion of the City's residential curbsiderecycling program and other efforts to divert waste from the landfill, HPOWER's thirdboiler will significantly reduce the quantity of MSW disposed at the landfill.

a. Sludge

Plans are underway to construct a sewage sludge receiving station at thethird boiler that will receive, store, and process wastewater treatment plant(WWTP) sludge currently disposed at the landfill. All permits and financing havebeen issued for this project. The City issued the NTP in November 2013,establishing a completion by end of 2014. As of May 2014, construction bidshave been received and are under review.

b. Medical Waste

Despite the fact that treated medical waste (other than medical sharps)may be disposed at H-POWER, treated medical waste is currently disposed atthe landfill because it is mixed with medical sharps, which H-POWER will notaccept. The City is currently discussing this process with the DOH and medicalwaste industry (treatment facilities and waste generators) to develop a plan tosegregate the medical sharps prior to disposal so that the treated medical waste(other than the medical sharps) can be disposed of at H-POWER.

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c. Tires

H-POWER received a conditional variance from DOH to accept used autotires delivered from refuse convenience centers and bulky collection crews. Thevariance allows H-POWER to process up to 200 tires per day or 65,000 per year.Beginning June 3, 2014, other City agencies will be allowed to deliver used tiresto H-POWER. The variance is in effect until February 28, 2016, which coincideswith the expiration of H-POWER's current solid waste management permit. Bothpermits will be renewed at that time.

d. Process Residue

The City is discussing residue reprocessing options with Covanta toreduce/eliminate residue disposal at the landfill. A plan to capture more of themetal fraction in the process residue is being devised to allow the residue to bere-processed through the third boiler.

2. Slud.qe Re-use

a. General

The City and County of Honolulu currently operates nine (9) wastewatertreatment plants (WWTPs) on Oahu. The percentage of total sewage sludgegenerated from the nine (9) City WWTPs is as follows:

WWTP % of Total SludgeHonouliuli 39.7Kahuku 1.0Kailua 8.9Laie <1Paalaa Kai <1Sand Island 35.2Wahiawa 11.5Waianae 3.2Waimanalo <1

b. Current Actions/Efforts to Re-use Sludge

Laie WWTP: Convert green waste mixed with sewage sludge intocompost by using the Windrow process.

Sand Island WWTP: Process sewage sludge into fertilizer pellets usingthe Synagro process. In FY 10, about 29% was disposed at the landfill and 71%was reused. In FY 11, about 20% of the pellets were disposed at the landfill andabout 80% was beneficially reused. In FY 12, approximately 12% of the productwent to the landfill and about 88% of the product was reused. In FY 13,

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approximately 10% of the product went to the landfill and about 90% of theproduct was reused.

3. Other Request For Proposals (RFPs) for Alternative Waste DisposalTechnoloqies

To further reduce the amount of waste disposed of at the landfill, the City issuedan RFP for demonstration waste-to-energy facilities in July 2009 and RFPs for recyclingH-POWER residue, fly ash, and bottom ash in March 2010. The City did not receiveany responses to these RFPs.

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4. Materials Recyclinq

To present a complete waste flow picture, the most recent available data is forcalendar year 2013. Although waste tracking to the landfill and H-POWER is managedevery month by ENV, recycling data is provided by commercial recycling companieswhich are surveyed annually. Recycling data for 2014 will be gathered and compiledduring the first quarter of 2015, and an updated chart and analysis will be posted onlineat www.opala.or,q mid year.

Total Waste Stream on Oahu (Tons)

CALENDAR YEARC&D =Construction &Demolition

1,800,000

1,600,000

MSW =Municipal SolidWaste 1,400,000

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1,2001000

1,000,000

HPOWER 800,000shlResidue tons

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CC & D - Recycling12C & D Landfill

200,000

2009116.670231,225

27.8% 26,0%

201010t,556194,133

20tt18t,087227.908

27.4%

2012179,906237.789

I General Material Recycling

':ÿ MSW LandfillTotal Landfill Diversion %

(MSW / C&D)TOTAL Tonnage

(MSW)HPOWER - Waste to Energy

(MSW)HPOWER

(Ash & Residue)*

426,947

418,618

188,683

t78,512

6!.7%

1,560,655

448,639

418,095

179,946

163,736

64.3%

1,506,106

490.061

431,t75

163.618

166,921

66.4%

t,660,770

487,157

45!,663

161,665

130,940

67.8%

1,649,120

30.1%

2013257,287159,356

477,0tl

498,020

180,369

81,989

74.5%

1,654,032

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The data in the chart above shows how Oahu's waste has been diverted fromlandfill through increases in recycling and waste-to-energy. Recycling rates areremaining steady at just under 30% for general material recycling and about 15% forconstruction and demolition material, while expansions to the H-POWER waste-to-energy facility have enabled WTE to exceed 30%, for a combined total waste landfilldiversion rate of almost 75%.

Total waste includes all waste of all types disposed/recycled on Oahu, includingconstruction and demolition waste. There are two landfills on Oahu: the City'sWaimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill (WGSL), which is designated for MSW, and theprivate PVT Landfill, which is permitted for construction and demolition waste only.When analyzing municipal solid waste (MSW) only and landfill diversion specific to theWGSL, the landfill diversion rate achieved through recycling and waste-to-energy isover 78% and the general material recycling rate is about 39%. See the chart below fora fuller comparison of diversion rates for WGSL over the most recent five (5) years.Important to note the breakdown of material to the WGSL - of the 21% of materiallandfilled in 2013, less than 7% was MSW. The rest is ash and residue from H-POWERprocessing.

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Munlclpat Solid Waste Stream on Oahu (Tons)

CALENDARYEAR

1,400,000

MSW =MunicipalSolidWaste 1,200,000

1,000,000

*HPOWERAsh/Residue tonsare shownseparately toavoid doublecounting in bothHPOWER andlandfillreceivables.

800,000

'ÿ MSW LandfillTotal Landfill Diversion %

(MSWJTOTAL Tonnage (MSW)

I General Material Recycling(MSW)

HPOWER- Waste to Energy(MSW)

' HPOWER(Ash & Residue)*

600,000

400.000

200,000

134.5%

2009

426,947

418,618

188,683

178.512

69.7%

!,212,760

34.5%

2010

448,639

418.095

179,946

163,736

71.6%

1,210,417

34.4%

20t 1

490.061

431,175

t63.618

166.921

73.6%

!,251,775

36.7%

2012

487,157

45t,663

16t.665

130,940

76.2%

!,231,425

40.3%

2013

477,011

498.020

180,369

81,989

78.8%

1.237.389

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Recycling data: The tables below provide detail of what was recycled by materialtype. The City has gathered annual recycling data since 1988 (except for 1989 and1990). Note the upward trend of general material recycling from approximately 75,000tons in 1988 to well over 400,000 tons today. Recycling of construction and demolitionmaterials, such as concrete, rock and asphalt, has added more than 200,000 tons to therecycling rates. These C&D recycling rates tend to fluctuate based on the volume andtype of construction projects undertaken from year to year.

Yeariÿ ÿ,, Ge,ÿtalMatÿriaiRec¥c!ing ÿ,iÿ ÿC&DÿRecy©,ng!iÿlÿ ÿilTota!ÿRecyc!ed!ÿi!2013 477,0112012 487,1592011 483,7072010 448,6392009 426,9472008 456,8762007 453,2822006 42110722005 417,6692004 386,3382003 366,6392002 352,6992001 36713002000 327,7101999 314,0751998 318,6901997 313,3941996 299,5741995 294,3401994 290,4121993 241,6001991 167,152

1988 73,992

257,287179,906181.087101,556116.670216745148952121 675193 829173 916106 773139 055114,070165,000225,200148,800204,40095,30044,40035,70030,000

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734,2986671065664,794550,195543,617673,621602,234542,747611,498560,254473 412491 754481 370492,710539,275467,490517,794394,874338,740326112271,600167,152

73,992

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Material TypePAPER

Corrugated CardboardNewspaperOffice PaperOther Paper

M ETA LSFerrous (includes autos)Non-Ferrous (includes aluminum)

GLASSPLASTICTIRESAUTO BA-I-I-E RI ES

ELECTRONIC SCRAPGREEN WASTE (yard trimmings)WOOD WASTE/PALLETSCONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION (rock, concrete, asphalt)FOOD WASTEOTHER REUSE (Goodwill, Salvation Army)TOTAL

Amount in tons

45,23514,41512,5481,326

171,14314,01622,9345,90312,9262,6542,247104,06511,436257,28738,46618,235734,298

Material Type Amount in tonsPAPER

Corrugated Cardboard 51,382Newspaper 13,600Office Paper 11,177Other Paper 3,537

METALSFerrous (includes autos) 189,722Non-Ferrous (includes aluminum) 14,679

GLASS 22,616PLASTIC 6,264TIRES 13,106AUTO BATTERIES 7,503ELECTRONIC SCRAP 2,356GREEN WASTE (yard trimmings) 97,807WOOD WASTE/PALLETS 10,145CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION (rock, concrete, asphalt) 179,906FOOD WASTE 25,845OTHER REUSE (Goodwill, Salvation Army) 17,420TOTAL 667,065

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The City's efforts to increase residential recycling have continued with theexpansions of island-wide curbside recycling, recycling centers, condo recyclingassistance programs and budget commitments to support these efforts. Additionally, theCity requires commercial sector recycling through mandatory laws established by Cityordinance, and provides assistance to businesses to setup and expand their recyclingprograms.

a. Curbside Recycling

ENV completed the final phase expansion of the fully-automated 3-cartcurbside recycling program in May, 2010. There are currently 160,000 homesparticipating in the program, and capturing material at a rate of 20,000 tons ofmixed recyclables and 50,000 tons of green waste per year. In November 2011,the City completed an evaluation of the first year of full operation, which indicatedthat the program had achieved a 77% capture rate for green waste and 53%capture rate for mixed recyclables. Increased public experience with identifyingand sorting recyclables should produce higher results for the mixed recyclablesas the program continues to mature. The program continues to be evaluated toidentify strategies for improving participation and efficiencies. Additionally, ENV iscontinuing to look for opportunities to expand recycling to about 20,000 homesthat receive manual collection service. These are homes in various areas of theisland where 3-cart service is not feasible.

b. HI-5 Plus Recycling Centers

Many recycling companies have expanded the types of materialsaccepted at HI-5 redemption centers, and now take all of the same materials thatresidents are able to recycle at the curb, including glass containers, metal cans,plastics 1 and 2, newspaper, and white and colored office paper. Some eventake electronic waste. Currently, there are some 60 of these locations aroundOahu that offer "HI-5 plus" recycling, and ENV's Recycling staff has beenworking with the recycling companies to further increase the number of theseconvenient drop-off centers. The City maintains a list of the recycling centers onwww.opala.or.q.

c. Condo Recycling Program

The City continues to promote condominiumrecycling through a program that reimbursescondominium properties for costs associated with thestart-up of a recycling program, and additionallyprovides technical assistance, educational materials,wheeled carts and guidance in establishing collectionservices.

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d. Electronic Waste (e-waste)

State law requiring manufacturers to provide take back programs for e-waste went into effect January 1, 2010, and is administered by the DOH. Ingeneral, the covered electronics include computers and televisions. Collectionand recycling of e-waste has increased, but the law is weak in its requirementsfor the manufacturers to achieve recovery goals or to provide consumerconvenience in take back programs. DOH is looking for ways to strengthen thecollection programs and has proposed bills in the three most recent legislativesessions (2012, 2013 and 2014). The most recent versions had been developedwith input from a task force of all the state, county and industry stakeholders.ENV will continue to work in collaboration with the DOH and local e-wasterecycling companies to support local programs and legislative proposals.

e. Business Recycling Programs

The City continues to provide assistance to commercial sector recyclingefforts and to ensure compliance with mandatory recycling policy established inthe mid 1990's, which requires office buildings to recycle office paper,bars/restaurants to recycle glass and a variety of food operations to recycle foodwaste. Disposal site bans/restrictions divert materials from landfill and H-POWER, including green waste, cardboard, metals, tires, auto batteries, e-waste. The City provides technical assistance to businesses for designing andimplementing recycling programs through how-to guides, workshops and on-sitesupport, and works collaboratively with the State's Green Business Program.

f. Public Education

Public education regarding recycling is ongoing--distribution of brochuresand print materials, opala.org website, WasteLine e-newsletter and annualevents including Tour de Trash and Discover Recycling. In October 2009, ENVand Oceanic Time Warner Cable launched "Opalavision" on The Green Channelat Oceanic 332 and online at opala.org. Short stories about the City's recyclinginitiatives and programs are featured in 3-minute episodes. New episodes areproduced annually with an archive of dozens to keep viewers entertained. Theformat is interactive, supporting 24/7 viewing of all episodes on demand. CityENV supports recycling education for our youth through school recyclingprojects, classroom activity books and recycling education shows presented bythe Honolulu Theatre for Youth. The fourth season of performances featured atheatre presentation that ran in January and February 2014 plus a traveling showto local schools entitled "Sort It Out!" for January 2014. The shows includedistribution of Opala IQ Books and educational materials to students andteachers. A fifth season of performances is planned for December 2014-February 2015. In September 2013, in partnership with Costco, the City installedlarge 3D displays at all four Costco stores, delivering the message, "Sort It Out

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For Recycling And Energy. Nothing Wasted, Nothing To Landfills", anddistributing brochures and a handy list of what to recycle (sticker).

5. Interim Off-island Shipping of Waste

No waste was ever shipped to the mainland due to various problemsencountered by Hawaiian Waste Systems LLC ("HWS"), the bidder awarded thecontract to ship waste to the mainland. These problems culminated in the U.S. DistrictCourt, Eastern District of Washington ruling on August 30, 2010 to enjoin the shipmentof waste from Hawaii to Washington or Oregon ports on the Columbia River and/or tothe Roosevelt Landfill in Washington. Consequently, the U.S. Department of Agriculturecanceled the compliance agreement permits of all Hawaii shippers that might otherwisehave enabled the shipment of waste to the mainland. At the point where shipping wasno longer possible, HWS had approximately 20,000 tons of baled waste stored at threelocations. To dispose of this baled waste, HWS agreed to disassemble the bales, sortthe waste and take the burnable waste to H-POWER and the non-burnable waste to theWaimanalo Gulch Landfill.

As of January 2011, approximately 11,000 tons had been taken to H-POWERand 140 tons had been taken to WGSL. On January 6, 2011, there was a fire at theHWS facility that damaged the building in which the waste bales were disassembledand processed. The City, however, continued to work with HWS and DOH to dispose ofthe remaining bales of waste.

On May 12,2011, the last bale of waste at the HWS facility was removed anddelivered to a City waste disposal facility. Of the original 20,000 tons in its possession,HWS delivered 14,779 tons to H-POWER (76%) and 4,565 (24%) tons to WGSL. HWSwas able to extract and recycle 1,525 tons of metal.

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CONCLUSION

The foregoing report is submitted in accordance with reporting requirements setforth in the LUC Order dated October 2, 2009. This report focuses on the status ofENV's efforts to identify and develop one or more landfill sites that shall either replaceor supplement the WGSL and the 16 Conditions contained in the LUC Order. Alsodiscussed are the further progress of WGSL operations and the City's active efforts toreduce waste volume that is directed to the landfill, such as the expansion of theH-POWER facility and recycling.

The City intends to continue its efforts to ensure proper solid waste managementfor the people of Oahu, in close coordination with applicable regulatory agencies anddecision-makers.

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