Post by Logan on May 3, 2016 22:43:34 GMT -6
One County Council member wants to study the use of so-called styrofoam containers on the island, while another wants to ban them outright.
The dueling bills will play out before the council’s Environmental Management Committee at 3 p.m. today at the West Hawaii Civic Center. The public can view the meeting and testify by videoconference from Hilo council chambers, the Waimea council room, the Kamehameha Park conference room, the Naalehu state building and the Pahoa neighborhood facility.
Kohala Councilwoman Margaret Wille’s Bill 140 would ban polystyrene foam for take-out containers and plate lunches starting in 2018. Wille compares the initial resistance to the bill to the resistance some businesses and residents had for a plastic bag ban, which ultimately was implemented in smooth fashion.
“There is so much toxicity out there that we can’t do anything about,” Wille said. “This, we can. Let’s make a difference. Let’s be a model.”
Read more: www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/bills-urge-foam-ban-study
The dueling bills will play out before the council’s Environmental Management Committee at 3 p.m. today at the West Hawaii Civic Center. The public can view the meeting and testify by videoconference from Hilo council chambers, the Waimea council room, the Kamehameha Park conference room, the Naalehu state building and the Pahoa neighborhood facility.
Kohala Councilwoman Margaret Wille’s Bill 140 would ban polystyrene foam for take-out containers and plate lunches starting in 2018. Wille compares the initial resistance to the bill to the resistance some businesses and residents had for a plastic bag ban, which ultimately was implemented in smooth fashion.
“There is so much toxicity out there that we can’t do anything about,” Wille said. “This, we can. Let’s make a difference. Let’s be a model.”
Read more: www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/bills-urge-foam-ban-study