Bill Text: HI SB807 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Keiki Caucus; Student Conference; School Recycling; Appropriation
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. [SB807 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-SB807-Introduced.html
Report Title:
Keiki Caucus; Student Conference; School Recycling; Appropriation
Description:
Appropriates funds to the public school system to establish a recycling program and provide recycling bins on every school campus.
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to the environment.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Hawaii generates well over 15,000 tons of waste each year. According to Waste Management Hawaii, recycling one ton of glass saves forty-two kilowatt-hours of energy, five gallons of oil, and two cubic yards of landfill space; recycling one ton of aluminum saves fourteen thousand kilowatt-hours of energy, over sixteen hundred gallons of oil, and ten cubic yards of landfill space; and recycling one ton of plastic saves over fifty-seven hundred kilowatt-hours of energy, six hundred eighty-five gallons of oil, and thirty cubic yards of landfill space. Plastic is reusable for a wide range of uses, from plastic foam insulations in homes and buildings to protective vests for police officers. Recognizing this, the legislature established the Hawaii HI-5 recycling program in January of 2005 for plastic, glass, and aluminum beverage containers.
Every public school in Hawaii has vending machines for beverages in plastic, glass, or aluminum containers. These beverages are consumed by students every day. Placing recycling bins and developing a program of recycling on every public school campus would facilitate implementation of the HI-5 recycling program, benefit our environment, provide awareness to the students regarding the importance of recycling, and also save schools money on refuse collection fees.
The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to establish a recycling program and provide recycling bins on every public school campus in the state.
SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2009-2010 to establish a recycling program and provide recycling bins on every public school campus in the state.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of education for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2009.
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