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Agat, Dededo and Malojloj Transfer Stations Add Sunday and Monday Hours and Close Tuesday and Wednesday
New schedule effective since Sunday, April 5, 2009
Since April 5, 2009, the transfer stations at Agat, Dededo and Malojloj added Sunday and Monday hours. With this new schedule, the three transfer stations are open Thursday – Monday, 9 am to 5 pm, and closed on Tuesday and Wednesday. (Previously the transfer stations were closed on Sunday and Monday, and open on Tuesday and Wednesday.)
“We’ve heard from Guam’s Mayors that Sunday and Monday hours at the transfer stations would be more convenient for residents,” said David Manning, Receiver Representative. “Also, residents told us they would like to have the transfer stations open on Sunday and Monday since they tend to do household chores and host social events―which generate trash and recyclable materials―during the weekends. We expect the new schedule will be an improvement for the entire community.”
According to Mayor Carol S. Tayama, President of the Mayor’s Council of Guam and Mayor of Agat Village, “For some time, Guam’s Mayors have been concerned about the serious health and environmental impacts of illegal dumping. We expect the Sunday and Monday hours at the Transfer Stations will be popular among residents and help prevent littering and the unsightly and unhealthy illegal dumping on the island.”
Guam Recycles!
Since September 15, 2008, Guam residents can recycle cardboard and glass at the Dededo and Agat Transfer Stations and Ordot Dump. Disposal is free and may be made during the following times:
- Dededo and Agat Transfer Stations
Thursday to Monday, 9 A.M. to 5 P.M.
- Ordot Dump
Sunday – Saturday, 7 A.M.to 3 P.M.
Effective December 19, 2008, and until further notice, mixed paper will not be accepted in the recycling containers. Mixed paper includes newspaper, office paper, colored paper, phone books, magazines, cereal boxes, and catalogs.
GBB’s decision follows the announcement by Guam Transport and Warehouse, the only outlet for mixed paper in Guam, that it will discontinue pick-up of mixed paper given its inability to find markets due to the global recession. See related press release.
New recycling containers at each facility have individual openings, clearly marked with signage, for the following materials:
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Glass Bottles and Jars:
All colored glass, including clear, green, brown and blue (Labels are okay but no caps, lids or plastic containers)
Cardboard:
Cardboard boxes and old corrugated cardboard (No cereal boxes or waxed cardboard)
The new containers are part of a pilot program made possible through an Executive Order signed by Governor Felix P. Camacho, authorizing an emergency procurement for the purchase of solid waste equipment. While the Transfer Stations do not serve business customers as a disposal facility for waste, businesses may also bring recyclables to the new recycling containers.
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First Lady of Guam Joann Camacho stressed the importance of recycling in her remarks, before she placed cardboard and other recyclables in the new containers. |
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During her remarks at the launch of the recycling drop-off program, Dededo Mayor Melissa Savares urged the community to work together to recycle. |
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The launch of Guam’s recycling program was celebrated at a special event on September 15 at the Dededo Transfer Station. First Lady of Guam Joann Camacho and The Honorable Melissa Savares, Mayor of Dededo were joined by representatives from the District Court of Guam, Office of the Governor of Guam, Office of the Attorney General of Guam, I-Recycle, Recycling Association of Guam, Guam Solid Waste Management Division, and Federal Receiver Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc.
Speakers highlighted recycling diversion as the key to extending the life of the Ordot Dump until a new landfill can be built. They also noted the importance of the new recycling drop-off sites in the development of Guam’s recycling program and spoke of the economic and environmental benefits of recycling.
First Lady Joann Camacho noted that "The governor and I have great hope for this project, as it will lead to widespread recycling on island. This is an opportunity for all of us to do our part." In her remarks, Dededo Mayor Melissa Savares commented, "Our community has always accepted green waste, cardboard, paper, plastic, and now we're excited because we can accept glass as well in these areas."
After addressing the audience, the officials placed the first recyclable materials in the new containers.
For more information:
Press release
Map of Drop-off Recycling Locations
PhotosSelect Media Coverage
September 16, 2008 - Marianas Variety
GBB launches new recycling container projectSeptember 16, 2008 - Pacific Daily News
New recycling depositories unveiledSeptember 15, 2008 – KUAM News
Island residents encouraged to recycle through new initiative
September 12, 2008 – Pacific Daily News
Recycling drop-off points open Monday
September 11, 2008 – Pacific News Center
GBB To Unveil Containers For Recyclable Materials On Guam
Effective August 15, 2008
Ban Rules Adjusted to Take Compactor Containers Into Account
Following additional discussions with customers directly affected by the ban, we are making certain refinements to the policy to ban certain materials at the Ordot Dump and Transfer Stations that took effect on July 17, 2008:
Effective August 15, 2008:
- Haulers must identify each self-contained compactor unit owned by the hauling company with a clearly marked number. The number must be clearly visible and able to be identified by SWMD employees. Failure to number the self-contained compactor unit will result in an infraction for the truck.
- Numbered self-contained compactor units owned by the hauling company that do not comply with the materials ban will be subject to the Material Ban Enforcement Policy.
- When a hauler is transporting a self-contained compactor unit owned by an entity other than the hauler and that self-contained unit is found to be carrying banned substances, an infraction will be assessed against the hauler’s transport vehicle.
Effective July 17, 2008
Ban on Certain Materials at the Ordot Dump and Transfer Stations
Time for a change to recycling
Key to sustainable waste management for Guam
In
order to extend the capacity at the Ordot Dump, increase recycling and
comply with Guam EPA Permit No. 05-060LFL, effective July 17, 2008, the
following items are no longer accepted at the Ordot
Dump or any of the Solid Waste Management Division’s Transfer Stations:
- NO Old Corrugated Cardboard Containers (OCC): corrugated cardboard boxes.
- NO Yard and Other Vegetative Waste:
organic wastes
from lawn, tree, horticultural and landscaping activities, including:
- leaves
- grass clippings
- tree prunings
- large cut waste timber and stumps
- other similar materials
- NO Untreated Wood: wood, such as construction and demolition lumber or pallets, that has had neither paint/stain nor preservatives applied to it.
- NO Inert Material:
- concrete
- concrete blocks
- bricks
- rocks
- other bulky material
- NO Mixed Loads: loads containing one or more of the above material will be considered a mixed load as determined by SWMD personnel.
Customers to Whom the Ban Applies
The ban applies to all customers who deliver waste to any of the SWMD’s Transfer Facilities or Ordot Dump. This includes:
- All commercial haulers
- All loads generated by the Mayors’ Offices
- All loads generated by the Government of Guam’s Departments
- All residential self haulers
While the ban will not immediately apply to residential customers whose waste is collected by the Solid Waste Management Division, it is anticipated that the ban will be extended to them at a later date.
Materials Ban Enforcement Policy
The following rules will be used to enforce the ban of items from all customers using the SWMD’s Transfer Facilities and Ordot Dump.
- Effective August 15, 2008, Haulers will have to clearly number compactor containers for easy identification. Failure to number the containers will result in the truck being warned or banned.
- All loads entering facilities are subject to visual inspection by SWMD employees at the gate. If a load is found to contain banned material, the SWMD employee will inform the customer of the transport vehicle of the finding, advise the customer of the rules, inform the customer that the load cannot be dumped at the SWMD’s facilities, and provide information as to what the customer can do with the load. This is not considered an infraction to the banning policy;
- If a load with banned material is not detected at the gate and a SWMD employee finds banned material at the disposal point the employee will alert the customer who dumped the banned material of the issue. The SWMD employee shall request that the customer get out of the vehicle, acknowledge the banned material, and answer questions regarding the identity of the customer. The SWMD employee will obtain the customer’s name and company (if applicable), the license plate number of the vehicle, and customer contact information. The customer will be requested to take back the banned material as long as it is safe to do so. No money will be returned to the customer for the material removed from the facility. This load with banned material detected at the gate will be considered an infraction of the banning policy. The SWMD employee will then do the following:
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Upon a first or second infraction: the customer committing the infraction will be warned and informed that upon the third infraction by the same vehicle/compactor container that vehicle/compactor container will be banned for a period of one (1) week from disposal at any and all of the SWMD facilities.
- Every additional infraction by each specific vehicle/compactor container will result in an additional week being added to that vehicle/compactor container’s exclusion from access to any and all SWMD facilities.
- After a one (1) month period during which a customer’s vehicle/compactor container, which had previously been cited as being used in the delivery of the banned material resulting in an infraction, has had no such infraction, the customer for that vehicle/compactor container shall be considered in good standing with that vehicle/compactor container and be provided the privilege of starting the process from the beginning for deliveries with that vehicle/compactor container, with the next infraction, if any, involving that vehicle/compactor container being considered as the first, resulting in only a warning.
Click here for a list of facilities that accept some or all of the banned materials.
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