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Legislature advances bill to expand small‑scale composting exemptions; EPA to keep rulemaking authority
Summary
Senators advanced bill 141‑38 to broaden permitting exemptions for small‑scale composting (households, farms, schools, community gardens) and accepted amendments that restore Guam EPA rulemaking authority and add a staged effective date (sections 3–4 effective 180 days after enactment).
Senator Perri introduced bill 141‑38, which would expand permitting exemptions for small‑scale composting beyond three households to include farms, schools and community gardens. The sponsor said organic waste makes up “about 26% of our total landfill waste” and that composting can divert organics, reduce methane emissions, and produce local fertilizer.
Guam EPA supported maintaining…
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