FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information, contact:
Alicia Fejeran, Press Liaison
Guam Solid Waste Authority
(671) 646-3111
avfejeran@gmail.com
www.guamsolidwastereceiver.org
Adjusted GSWA Trash and Recycling Collection Schedule for Typhoon Vongfong
(Guam, October 5, 2014) – The Guam Solid Waste Authority (GSWA) has announced its Typhoon Vongfong collection schedule in the event the Government of Guam declares Condition of Readiness 1.
- Under Condition of Readiness 1, GSWA offices and operations will be closed on Monday. All GSWA personnel should stay home, and no collection will take place.
- Assuming the Government of Guam downgrades from Condition of Readiness 1 before Tuesday morning: GSWA will collect its Monday routes on Tuesday, Tuesday’s routes will be collected on Wednesday, Wednesday’s routes will be collected on Thursday, and Thursday’s routes will be collected on Friday.
- The administrative office and customer service center will be closed under both Condition of Readiness 1 and 2. Please call (671) 646-3111 for a message with updates of GSWA’s scheduled collections, or visit www.guamsolidwasteauthority.com.
About GSWA
The GSWA is a public agency, created by Guam Public Law 31-20. The agency is a totally self-funded operation whose mission is to help its customers dispose of their trash in an environmentally safe and regulated manner. Each week, GSWA employees collect curbside trash from approximately 17,000 GSWA customers. GSWA also receives trash collected by commercial haulers and transported to the Hauler’s Transfer Station. In all, the GSWA handles more than 90,000 tons of material a year. GSWA diverts material away from the landfill through services such as the Bulky and Metallic Waste curbside collection, recycling facilities at the Residential Transfer Stations, and prohibition of certain recyclables from being disposed of at the Layon Landfill. For more information on GSWA, visit www.guamsolidwasteauthority.com.
About Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc., Receiver
In a Court Order dated March 17, 2008, U.S. District Court Judge Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood appointed GBB to be Receiver with full responsibility for bringing the Guam Solid Waste Management Division into compliance with the 2004 Consent Decree for violation of the Clean Water Act. As Receiver, GBB’s objective is to work with the government of Guam, the GSWA, solid waste companies, the people of Guam, and the U.S. military to establish a long-term, financially viable and sustainable waste management system for Guam. For more information on the receivership, visit www.guamsolidwastereceiver.org.
GBB is a national solid waste management consulting firm headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area that works on solid waste collection, processing, recycling, and disposal issues, and assists in planning, procuring, and implementing sound, cost-effective facilities and services at the local, state, and national levels for both the public and private sectors. Since 1980, GBB has planned and developed a wide range of integrated waste management programs that use the latest technologies to improve efficiency, save money, enhance customer service, and protect the environment. For more information on the firm and its products and services, please visit www.gbbinc.com or call 1-703-573-5800.
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