HomeMy WebLinkAboutPR_2023-05-01StudyoffeasibletechnologiesforSolidWasteManagementavailableonline.pdfDEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: May 1, 2023
COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
TROY TANIGAWA, COUNTY ENGINEER
(808) 241-4993
Study of feasible technologies for Solid Waste Management available online
LĪHU‘E – The County of Kaua‘i’s Solid Waste Division announces that a study completed by HDR
Engineering Inc. (HDR), which assesses feasible technologies for long-term management of municipal
solid waste on the island of Kaua‘i, is now available online.
The study is posted and can be downloaded from the County’s website at
www.kauai.gov/MSWtechstudy.
The study was summarized in a presentation to the Kaua‘i County Council on April 19, 2023. HDR
was contracted to issue a letter of interest to technology vendors both locally and throughout the
nation, and screen responses to determine whether respondents can offer established, emerging, or
undeveloped systems, and how the proposed systems rank against other performance criteria.
In addition to the above, the study provides an overview of various waste management
technologies, identifies how the technologies were screened, assesses the combined technologies,
estimates technology costs, and provides conclusions and recommendations. As a next step, the study
recommends a formal, cost-competitive, two-stage Request for Proposal (RFP) be issued to interested
parties.
“This study and its recommendations are important because Kaua‘i is quickly running out of
landfill space and we must explore all options for managing waste,” said Allison Fraley, Environmental
Services Manager. “An RFP for alternative technologies to landfill may result in a system that would
minimize our need for landfill space in the future.”
To request a hard copy of the report, please contact the County Solid Waste Division at 808-241-
4841.
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