Guam Administrative Code

§ 23701. Applicability and Effective Date. (a) The requirements of this Article 7 apply to owners and operators of all MSWLF units, except owners or operators who are local or federal government entities whose debts and liabilities are the debts and liabilities of Guam or the Uni…

§ 23702. Financial Assurance for Closure. (a) The owner or operator must have a detailed written estimate, in current dollars, of the cost of hiring a third party to close the largest area of all MSWLF units ever requiring a final cover as required under §23601 of this Chapter at…

§ 23703. Financial Assurance for Post-Closure Care. (a) The owner or operator must have a detailed written estimate, in current dollars, of the cost of hiring a third party to conduct post-closure care for the MSWLF unit in compliance with the post-closure plan developed under §2…

§ 23704. Financial Assurance for Corrective Action. (a) An owner or operator of a MSWLF unit required to undertake a corrective action program under §23509 of this 86 Chapter must have a detailed written estimate, in current dollars, of the cost of hiring a third party to perform…

§23705. The letter of credit must provide that the expiration date will be automatically extended for a period of at least One (1) year unless the issuing institution has cancelled the letter of credit by sending notice of cancellation by certified mail to the owner and operator …

§257.2. A Municipal Solid Waste Landfill unit also may receive other types of RCRA Subtitle D wastes, such as commercial solid waste, non-hazardous sludge, small quantity generator waste and industrial solid waste. Such a landfill may be publicly or privately owned. A Municipal S…

§4005 of the RCRA. (h) Municipal Solid Waste Landfill units containing sewage sludge and failing to satisfy these criteria violate §§309 and 405(e) of the Clean Water Act of 1977, 33 U.S.C. 1251, as amended. (i) This Part shall be effective immediately. 2…

§ 24101.1. Purpose, Scope, and Applicability. (a) The purpose of this Article is to establish the minimum standards to implement Guam’s Recycling Law, Article 5 of 1 Chapter 51, Division 2, Part 2, Title 10, Guam Code Annotated (GCA) which was repealed and reenacted by P.L. 28-17…

§ 24101.2. Definitions. For the purposes of this Article, except as otherwise provided, the following words and phrases, together with all of the common derivations thereof, shall have the meaning ascribed to them as follows: (a) “Administrator” shall mean the Administrator of th…

§ 24101.3. Compliance and Inspections. (a) DPW and GEPA are authorized to conduct inspections of recycling centers, recycling facilities, and inspect and obtain records of importers and dealers, and any applicable facility or documentations required to verify compliance with this…

§ 24101.4. Penalties and Fines. (a) Any person who violates any provision of this Article shall be subject to the penalties provided for in Section 51115 of Article 1, Chapter 51, Division 2, Part 2 of Title 10 of the Guam Code Annotated. SUBARTICLE 2 RECYCLING REVOLVING FUND 202…

§ 24102.1. Administration of Recycling Revolving Fund. The administration of the recycling revolving fund as authorized in § 51504 of Article 5 of Chapter 52 of Division 2 of Title 10, GCA, which was repealed and reenacted by P.L. 28-171, and is as follows: 6 (a) The Director of …

§ 24102.2. Adjustment of Recycling Fees. This section shall be implemented in accordance with § 51508 Article 5 of Chapter 51 of Division2, Title 10, GCA, which was repealed and reenacted by P.L. 28-171. SUBARTICLE 3 RECYCLING FEES 2023 NOTE: Added as Part C (§§ 23503.1-23503.2) …

§ 24103.1. Schedule of Recycling Fees. (a) The recycling fees shall be implemented in accordance with § 51508 Article 5 of Chapter 51 of Division 2, Title 10, GCA, which was repealed and reenacted by P.L. 28-171, and are imposed as follows: (1) Twenty Five Dollars ($25.00) annual…

§ 24103.2. Collection of Fees. (a) Department of Revenue and Taxation Division of Motor Vehicles hereinafter referred to as “DRT” shall be responsible for the collection of the recycling fees as specified in § 24103.1. of this article on persons who are renewing their annual moto…

§ 24103.3. Notice of Recycling Fee Payment. (a) Vehicle Registration form(s) issued to a person shall reflect, as a line item, the recycling fee that has been paid by the person as specified in § 24103.1. of this article. SUBARTICLE 4 PAYMENT OF RECYCLING FEES 2023 NOTE: Added as…

§ 24104.1. Dealers of Automobiles, Bus, Trucks, Motorcycles, Heavy Equipments and other Motor Vehicles. (a) Upon the effective date of this Article, dealers shall be responsible for the payments of the recycling fee as established through this article for imported automobiles, bu…

§ 24104.2. Annual Renewals of Vehicle Registration. (a) Upon the effective date of this Article, person(s) who owns a motorized vehicle shall be responsible for the payments of 10 the recycling fee, as established through this article, upon the annual renewal of the registration …

§ 24104.3. Recordkeeping Requirements. (a) DRT shall maintain records for at least five (5) years reflecting the following: (1) Number of motor vehicles registered during the fiscal year according to the motor vehicle and recycling fee identified in § 24103.1. (2) Transmittal rec…

§ 24104.4. Reporting Requirements. (a) DRT shall submit to DPW, on or before January 15th of each year, annual summary reports of the records required to be kept in § 24104.3.(a)(1) for the previous year. SUBARTICLE 5 IMPORTERS OF TIRES, BATTERIES, MOTORIZED VEHICLE, HEAVY EQUIPM…

§ 24105.1. Registration Requirement. (a) Within 30 days upon the effective date of this Article, all importers of white goods, batteries, tires, motorized vehicles including but to limited to heavy equipments for the purpose of resale, shall register with the DPW using the DPW Re…

§ 24105.2. Recordkeeping Requirements. (a) Records shall be maintained for at least five (5) years reflecting the following: (1) Quantities and type of recyclable materials imported. Copies of shipment records may be use to satisfy this requirement; (2) Copies of paid receipts fr…

§ 24105.3. for the previous year. SUBARTICLE 6 RECYCLING CENTERS 2023 NOTE: Added as Part F (§§ 23506.1-23506.7) by P.L. 29- 019:VI:100 (Sep. 29, 2007), renumbered and designated as Subarticle 6 by the Compiler pursuant to authority granted by 1 GCA § 1606.…

§ 24106.1. Acceptance of Recyclable Materials for Recycling. (a) Effective 12 months after the implementation of this Article, DPW certified recycling centers shall accept recyclable materials for the purpose of recycling by persons who verifies proof of payment of recycling fee …

§ 24106.2. Requirements for Certified Recycling Centers. (a) Recycling centers shall be certified by the Department of Public Works, Solid Waste Management Division. (b) Recycling centers shall have GEPA Solid Waste Management Permits issued in accordance to § 51114 of 10 GCA Cha…

§ 24106.3. Application for Certification. (a) Upon the effective date of this Article, all proposed recycling centers must submit an application for certification for each Recycling Center site. Applications for certification shall be prepared on forms provided by DPW and shall i…

§ 24106.4. Posting of Certification. (a) Copies of DPW Certification of Recycling Centers shall be prominently displayed where costumers approaching the center can view it. (b) A certification sign shall not be displayed at a recycling center that is not certified by DPW.…

§ 24106.5. Load Inspection Requirements. (a) Recycling Centers staff shall visually inspect each load of recyclable materials for which is to be accepted by the recycling center. All inspections shall be recorded in an incoming log sheet with the following information: (1) Date a…

§ 24106.6. Transport of “recyclable materials” to Recycling Centers for Export. (a) Final dispositions of collected and process recyclable materials shall be at any DPW Solid Waste Management Storage or Processing Permitted Facility, or off-island to a recycling company. Recyclin…

§ 24106.7. Recordkeeping Requirements. (a) Records shall be maintained for at least five (5) years reflecting the following: (1) Log sheets of incoming recyclable materials received by the recycling company to include the information required of this Article; (2) Quantities of re…

§ 24106.8. Reporting Requirements. (a) On a monthly basis, recycling centers shall submit monthly summary reports to GEPA and DPW using report forms prescribed by the Department. Report information shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) The quantity or weight of…

§ 24107.1. Permit Requirements. (a) All recycling facilities receiving recyclable materials from recycling centers shall have GEPA Solid Waste Management Permits issued in accordance to Section 51114 of Title 10 GCA Chapter 51. GEPA Solid Waste Management Permits applicable to th…

§ 24107.2. Load Inspections Requirements. (a) Recycling facilities staff shall visually inspect each load of recyclable materials for which is to be accepted by the recycling facilities. All inspections shall be recorded in an incoming log sheet with the following information: (1…

§ 24107.3. Recordkeeping Requirements. (a) Records shall be maintained for at least three (3) years reflecting the following: (1) Log sheets of incoming recyclable materials received by the recycling facility from a certified recycling center to include the information required i…

§ 24107.4. Reporting Requirements. (a) On a monthly basis, recycling facilities shall submit monthly summary reports to DPW using report forms prescribed by the DPW. Report information shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) A summary of the quantity or weight of…

§ 24201.1. Purpose and Applicability. The purpose of this Chapter is to clarify existing statute, provide a uniform competitive business environment to all, and establish the minimum standards to properly implement and administer Guam’s Recycling Revolving Fund in accordance with…

§ 24201.2. Definitions. For the purposes of this Chapter, the terms defined in Title 10 GCA, Chapter 51, Article 3, § 51301 shall have the meaning ascribed to them therein, and the following words and phrases together with all of the common derivations thereof, shall have the mea…

§ 24201.3. Fees. (a) The Recycling Fees authorized in § 51305 of Article 3, Chapter 51, 10 GCA are hereby imposed as follows: (1) Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) annually for each automobile, bus, and truck registered by the Department of 27 Revenue and Taxation through the annual v…

§ 24201.4. General Terms and Conditions for Use of Recycling Revolving Funds. (a) All proposals for use of funds shall be submitted to the Board and Administrator for review and approval, before the expenditure of funds that are subject to availability. Award amounts are final. R…

§ 24202.1. Administration of the Recycling Revolving Fund. (a) Monies in the Recycling Revolving Fund shall be administered, managed, and maintained by the GEPA Administrator to implement 10 GCA Chapter 51, Article 3, in accordance with the requirements of the Article. 29 (b) The…

§ 24202.2. Planning of Recycling Revolving Fund. (a) The Administrator may approve contracts between the Department of Public Works (DPW) or the Mayors Council of Guam (MCOG) and recycling companies for the collection, recycling, zero waste initiatives, interim storage, disposal …

§ 24203.1. Mayor’s Council of Guam (MCOG) Island-wide Environmental Cleanup Program (IECP). (a) The Administrator may approve contracts between the Department of Public Works (DPW) or the Mayors Council of Guam (MCOG) and recycling companies for the collection, recycling, zero wa…

§ 24203.2. Recycling Industry Economic Stimulus Program; Applicability and Eligibility. (a) Potential Recycling Industry Economic Stimulus Program Participants must establish eligibility by meeting all of the following criteria: (1) Possess a valid license from the Guam Departmen…

§ 24203.3. Recycling Industry Economic Stimulus Program Payment Calculation. (a) Recycling Industry Economic Stimulus Program participants who establish eligibility by meeting all the criteria specified in § 24203.2(a) may receive an economic stimulus payment for each ton of recy…

§ 24203.4. Guam Beverage Container Recycling. [Reserved.]

§ 24203.5. Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan. [Reserved.]

§ 24203.6. Green Waste Plan – Composting and Organics. [Reserved.] 31

§ 24203.7. Disaster Debris Management. [Reserved.]

§ 24203.8. Zero Waste Grant Program. [Reserved.]

§ 24203.9. Guam Solid Waste Authority Residential Recycling Program. [Reserved.] ---------- 36