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Guam bill would expand small‑scale composting exemptions; Guam EPA supports bill but urges removing rulemaking clause
Summary
Bill 141‑38 would expand permitting exemptions for small‑scale on‑site composting across households, community gardens, schools, licensed food businesses and farms with specific cubic‑yard thresholds, while Guam EPA supports the bill’s goals but recommends removing a clause that delegates agency rulemaking authority.
Bill 141‑38, introduced by Senator Sabina Flores Perez and read into the record at the July 11, 2025 committee hearing, would expand statutory exemptions from permitting for small‑scale on‑site composting. The sponsor’s statement describes composting as a low‑cost strategy to divert organic waste — which the sponsor’s statement cites as about 26% of Guam’s landfill waste — and to produce nutrient‑rich soil, support food security and reduce greenhouse‑gas emissions.
The bill as presented would add new statutory language and amend Guam Administrative Rules to provide tiered exemptions: up to 4 cubic yards per month for up to three households or apartment buildings; up to 8…
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