The purpose of this grant agreement is to provide funding to enhance the hawaii department of health's efforts to meet the solid waste infrastructure for recycling (swifr) grants elements

The hawaii department of health will develop a statewide waste characterization study covering all four hawai'i counties with a consistent methodology. The characterizations will be conducted at landfills on each island and will inform planning, management and outreach efforts to reduce waste. This agreement provides full federal funds in the amount of $673,004.00. Activities:the activities to be performed are cooperative agreement oversight, cooperative agreement administration and reporting, and development and implementation of comprehensive data collection efforts that demonstrate progress towards the national recycling goal and food loss and waste reduction goal. Specifically, the grantee will develop a request for applications, oversee a contract for a quality assurance project plan and statewide solid waste characterization study and coordinate with landfill operators on four counties to conduct waste observations and measurement/characterization studies. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include: 1. Request for applications to develop a quality assurance program plan and statewide waste characterization plan 2. EPA-approved quality assurance project plan (qapp) 3. Statewide waste characterization study the expected outcomes include: 1. Develop a statewide waste characterization study with classification parameters and a qapp that can be implemented by the counties in future county studies. 2. Serve all four major counties, specifically addressing waste characterization in disadvantaged communities - particularly the islands of lana'i and moloka'i. 3. Increase in knowledge of solid waste materials disposed in the state, which will inform the state, counties, and interested organizations with developing planning and implementation activities to address solid waste issues. The intended beneficiary is the residents of hawaii.