[PART
VII.]  GLASS CONTAINER RECOVERY



 



§342G-81  Definitions.  As used in this
part, unless the context requires otherwise:



"Deposit glass beverage container"
means:



(1)  The individual, separate, sealed, glass container
used for containing, at the time of import, sixty-eight fluid ounces or less of
a beverage; or



(2)  The empty, individual, separate glass container
that will be filled with sixty-eight fluid ounces or less of a beverage and
sealed in this State, so that these glass beverage containers will be subject
to part VIII.



"Glass container importer" means any
person who is engaged in the manufacture of glass containers within the State
or who imports glass containers from outside the State for sale or use within
the State.  The term includes federal agencies and military distributors, but
does not include airlines and shipping companies that merely transport glass
containers.



"Glass incentive" means an incentive
paid to licensed recyclers for recycling glass containers.  Such incentives may
be structured to include the costs of collection and processing, and a
"buy back" incentive to increase participation by the public and
private haulers.



"Glassphalt" means an asphaltic
concrete mixture utilizing crushed glass, under controlled gradation conditions,
as a substitute for a percentage of the aggregate in the mix.



"Glass recovery program" means a
program for glass recovery and reuse for purposes including but not limited to:



(1)  Glass container reuse or recycling whereby
containers are refilled, processed for shipment out of the State, or crushed
into aggregate substitute; and



(2)  Use in roadway materials or concrete as provided
in this part.



"Import" means to buy, bring, or
accept delivery of glass containers from an address, supplier, or any entity
outside of the State of Hawaii. [L 1994, c 201, pt of §2; am L 2000, c 128, §2;
am L 2002, c 176, §5; am L 2008, c 16, §14]