Illegal dump: Dededo Mayor Melissa Savares on Friday looks over a pile of trash illegally dumped along South Ukudo Road. Savares says littering along the stretch of road has been a problem for years but has "gotten worse since the tipping fees were implemented." Motorists pay $25 a year, when they register their vehicle, to help the government recycle or dispose of waste. Rick Cruz/Pacific Daily Newsemail@example.com
Guam motorists pay $25 a year, when they register their vehicles, so the government of Guam can recycle or dispose of junk vehicles, tires, appliances, paper, cardboard, plastic, glass and other recyclables.
Village mayors have identified several problem areas that have not been cleaned up.
A Democratic lawmaker has called for an audit of the Recycling Revolving Fund, which is administered by the Guam Environmental Protection Agency, after learning that Guam EPA this month spent about $70,000 of that money for a hotel conference. ...