Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 3181 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to increase the State's recycling efforts by including larger-sized containers in the deposit beverage container program.

Specifically, the measure amends the definition of "deposit beverage container" to include and therefore allow the redemption of containers of up to sixty-eight fluid ounces (two liters).

Your Committee finds that including two-liter containers for recycling will help to further reduce the amount of trash in Hawaii's landfills.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive changes for the purpose of style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3181, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3181, S.D. 2.