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Guam EPA board approves minutes amendment noting Home Depot battery take-back
Summary
The Guam Environmental Protection Agency board approved amended meeting minutes to record a director’s statement that Home Depot accepts small lithium-ion batteries for take-back and noted that returned batteries were handed to UNITEC, according to the meeting record.
The Guam Environmental Protection Agency Board of Directors approved an amendment to the Nov. 29, 2024 meeting minutes on Thursday to record a director’s statement that Home Depot accepts smaller lithium‑ion batteries for take-back.
During consideration of the minutes, board members debated wording that could imply the agency runs an island-wide battery collection program. A director asked that the minutes be revised to clarify that Guam EPA does not operate a formal program for small lithium batteries and instead that individuals are referred to recycling options. The director asked the minutes to record that, “Home Depot does take back the smaller lithium ion battery.”
The board approved the amended minutes by voice vote; the chair later instructed staff to incorporate the change into the Nov. 29 minutes and distribute the revision to board members.
The transcript includes references that Home Depot hands returned batteries to UNITEC, but it does not specify subsequent custody or ongoing programmatic responsibilities for either Home Depot or UNITEC. The amendment is limited to recording the director’s statement for the public record.
