GUAM Solid Waste Management division
Services - Collection
Introducing Guam’s New Trash Collection Service
Keeping Guam clean and beautiful now—and for future generations
Beginning in late summer and continuing into 2010, the Solid Waste Management Division (SWMD) will transition to a cart-based system for residential trash collection.
This new system will provide new convenience for customers, reduce risk of injury for collection crews, and introduce modern efficiencies into Guam’s solid waste system. The new system also will help Guam become cleaner and greener.
Residents (both current and new SWMD customers) in single family homes and apartments of four (4) units or less with ample space for carts will need to register with the SWMD for trash service and a new covered, rolling trash cart.
- Registration information: Downloadable registration form, information about the registration process, and fee schedule.
- Fees: Residential collection and self-haul fees.
- Frequently Asked Questions: FAQs about the new trash collection service.
- Guam Rolls Out Brochure: Description of the new service and ways to reduce waste and recycle more.
- Guam Rolls Out Cart Hanger: Information about the new cart.
- New Residential Ban on Recyclable Materials: Information about the ban and where to recycle banned items.
- Recycling and Composting: Information about how to maximize your recycling and composting efforts.
More to come
The new cart-based service is only the beginning. Once the cart-based system is in place, the SWMD will add bulky waste collection by appointment for furniture and appliances, and free household hazardous waste collection sites where you will be able to take batteries, anti-freeze, used motor oil and other household toxics that are hazardous and must not be put in the trash.
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Guam is a beautiful island, and we each have a role to play in keeping our community clean and green. The new cart-based trash collection system is an important step.