Temporary emergency debris receiving sites may be established as needed by the Department of Public Works in areas not adequately served by debris recycling stations. Temporary emergency debris receiving sites may be established only after a catastrophic natural disaster resulting in a disaster declaration by the Governor of the State of Hawai'i or the President of the United States. Such sites shall be established only upon written authorization from the Hawai'i Department of Health, except that if written communication is not possible immediately following the disaster, documented verbal authorization may be obtained until such time as written communication is possible.
(Ord. No. 706, August 6, 1996)
Any person as defined in this Chapter may deliver solid waste to a temporary emergency debris receiving site. There shall be no size limitation on vehicles delivering materials to temporary emergency debris receiving sites. Authorized users of temporary emergency debris receiving sites shall follow directions given by the site controller.
(Ord. No. 706, August 6, 1996)
(a) 
Only the materials listed below shall be accepted at temporary emergency debris receiving sites, for disposition by such means as will maximize reuse, recycling, and bioconversion, and minimize waste disposal:
(1) 
Aggregates;
(2) 
Bulky items;
(3) 
Ferrous and non-ferrous metals;
(4) 
Greenwaste;
(5) 
Gypsum wallboard;
(6) 
Mixed construction and demolition debris;
(7) 
Plastic sheeting and other plastic items;
(8) 
White goods; and
(9) 
Wood debris.
(b) 
Garbage and refuse may be accepted at temporary emergency debris receiving sites only if one (1) of the following conditions exists:
(1) 
The Hawai'i Department of Health has provided written authorization to bury and/or burn solid waste at the temporary emergency debris receiving sites; or
(2) 
The Department of Public Works contracts for the placement of refuse containers to receive garbage and refuse at the temporary emergency debris receiving sites.
(c) 
Any materials accepted at temporary emergency debris receiving sites shall be directly related to the declared emergency which resulted in establishment of the temporary emergency debris receiving sites.
(d) 
Materials of each type shall be segregated at the source prior to delivery to the temporary emergency debris receiving site. Any material not listed as acceptable in this Section is prohibited at temporary emergency debris receiving sites.
(Ord. No. 706, August 6, 1996)
Materials, such as but not limited to the following, shall not be accepted or temporarily stored at temporary emergency debris receiving sites:
(a) 
Ashes;
(b) 
Explosives;
(c) 
Toxic and hazardous wastes.
(Ord. No. 706, August 6, 1996)
No solid waste shall be buried (temporarily or permanently) or burned at temporary emergency debris receiving sites without written authorization from the Hawai'i Department of Health. No solid waste, with the exception of putrescible waste, shall be buried at temporary emergency debris receiving sites. No prohibited material shall be accepted or temporarily stored at temporary emergency debris receiving sites. Any person who deposits any prohibited material at a temporary emergency debris receiving site or on a public highway or street adjacent to a temporary emergency debris receiving site shall be responsible for removing such material from such temporary emergency debris receiving site or adjacent public highway or street to a permitted disposal or recycling facility and shall be subject to the penalties as provided in this Chapter.
(Ord. No. 706, August 6, 1996)
The Department of Public Works may implement and continue throughout the life of any temporary emergency debris receiving site, measures acceptable to the Hawai'i Department of Health to control rodents and other vectors, prevent fires, prevent wind-blown litter, prevent scavenging, exclude hazardous wastes, and prevent blowing of stockpiled debris in a tropical storm or hurricane.
(Ord. No. 706, August 6, 1996)