Communities throughout the world, including our island neighbors of Kiribati and Kosrae, in the mainland United States, Canada, Australia and much of Europe have found that recycling has been effective in reducing threats to our environment and in reducing the enormous volume of solid waste produced by our modem lifestyles.

Our island environment is precious, vulnerable, and irreplaceable. No individual, public entity, or private corporation has the right to pollute our air, water, or soil. The people of Guam have an ongoing responsibility to conserve, preserve, and enhance our natural resources and island beauty, and to guarantee their continued existence and enjoyment in the present and for future generations.

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10 Guam Code Ann. HEALTH AND SAFETY
CH. 44 GUAM BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING ACT OF 2010

Some of the waste filling our dump today and bound for our landfills tomorrow may represent a potential resource, but without proper management these wastes will continue to be hazards to our environment and to life itself. The reduction of solid waste at its source and the recycling of reusable waste materials will reduce the flow of waste to dumps and landfills and increase the supply of reusable materials for use by the public.

The United States Government, our Armed Forces, numerous businesses and many concerned citizens in Guam have already adopted environmentally friendly policies and habits to encourage the purchase, use and re-use of biodegradable, recyclable and recycled products. Many are presently recycling those products for which recycling avenues are available in Guam. It is therefore the policy of this agency of the Government of Guam to establish a mechanism that will provide incentives to aid the entire recycling process as it relates to those products for which additional uses may be found, either in Guam or by sending them off-island, and to set achievable goals for waste stream reduction in the coming years.