3 difficulties that may occur when the small islands in the caribbean try to recycling manufactured materials
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Island living. The phrase conjures images of the expanse of ocean, the gentle breezes, the seduction of the environment, the easy life. But nowhere else are the pressures of solid waste management more critical than on an island with limited land space for traditional disposal. Nowhere else is the idea of "throwing something away" more ironic, since there is no "away" for people who live on a mound of land in the middle of an ocean.
Sadly, the easy island lifestyle that seems so exciting is completely dependent upon the importation of just about everything. Hawaii, for example, prides itself on its tourism, which is largely based on the consumption of food, drink, beach supplies, hotels, and trinkets. Ninety-nine percent of the products used to supply tourism and the residents of Hawaii are imported. Virtually nothing is manufactured from raw materials on the islands to meet the demands of its visitor industry or its resident population.
As a result, state and county solid waste officials have tried a variety of measures to stem the flow of what will ultimately become the 2.1 million tons of garbage left behind each year from the 5 million tourists and 1.4 million residents.
In 1990, the Hawaii Legislature approved recommendations made in the Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan developed by a committee of business people, environmentalists, regulators and county solid waste officials. The Integrated Solid Waste Management Act requires each county to develop programs to achieve 50 percent diversion of municipal solid waste by the year 2000.
The legislation established the Office of Solid Waste Management (OSWM) under the Department of Health for regulatory and planning purposes, and named the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) responsible for recycling market development.
In 1993, a group of concerned business people, legislators, county council members and environmentalists were successful in lobbying the legislature to create the Clean Hawaii Center within DBEDT to assist businesses in developing the capacity to recycle materials