A chaplain has branded illegal dumping on a huge swathe of land as “unforgivable”.
Kevin Santucci was walking in the area with his wife when they stumbled across an area he estimates to be about 70ft .
IN a recent op-ed, the Saipan mayor recalled that in the Trust Territory days, each village had a commissioner who made sure that homes were clean. Today, there is a
Our View: New approaches needed for illegal dumping
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Illegal dumping and littering on Guam have been perpetual problems for decades. Beaches are constantly trashed by thoughtless people, village mayors constantly have to clean up garbage, used appliances and other trash.
Island cleanups scour the same places every year, and every year there is always more garbage to clean up. No matter how hard good people work to keep our island clean, there are even more people willing to trash it.
Guam clearly needs to find new approaches to dealing with illegal dumping.
On Thursday, a public hearing on Bill 116, the Litter Control Act, was held. Sen. Sabina Perez’s bill would increase penalties and allow more volunteers to issue citations as a way of expanding litter enforcement personnel.
One man’s ‘preloved items’ is another man’s treasure, except when it is just pure trash.
The majority of the community donate preloved items to the CVCO Burton Street Thrift Store out of the goodness of their hearts and these items are always welcome.
Unfortunately, due to unprecedented theft and dumping of rubbish, dirty, broken and unsanitary items, the CVCO team has made the decision to stop accepting donations left under the verandah out of hours.
Effective immediately, any donations to the CVCO Thrift Shop must be done during opening hours.
Thrift shop manager, Lisa Kakoschke advised as from Monday night, the Burton Street Store had fencing up to stop out-of-hours donations and removed bins from around the town.