Definitions

For purposes of this Act, and except as otherwise provided, the following words and phrases, together with all of the common derivatives thereof, shall have the meaning ascribed to them as follows:

(a)“JLGCP” shall mean the Jose D. Leon Guerrero Commercial Port.

(b)“Recycle” or “Recycling” means the method by which recovered resources are converted for use as raw material or feedstock to make new products, as defined in § 51102(ii) of Chapter 51, Title 10 of the Guam Code Annotated.

(c)“Recycling company” means any business licensed by the Department of Revenue and Taxation, and has been issued a permit as required in § 51104 of Chapter 51, Title 10 of the Guam Code Annotated by the Guam Environmental Protection Agency

(GEPA)to conduct business on Guam and that specifically commits eighty percent (80%) of its operations to recycling.

(d)“Transshipment” shall mean to transfer for further transportation from one

(1)ship or conveyance to another.

(e)“Recyclable materials” means materials that still have useful physical or chemical properties after serving a specific purpose for the same or other purpose. Recyclable materials are as follows:

(1)batteries (i.e., lead-acid, portable computer batteries, nickel-cadmium, sealed types for power backup);

(2)automobiles, buses, and trucks or any form of motorized vehicle;

(3)tires (passenger/commercial);

(4)enameled white goods; CH. 51A GUAM SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY

(5)home appliances (other small appliances that are not considered enameled white goods);

(6)glass and plastic bottles;

(7)foam padding;

(8)lead;

(9)metals (ferrous/non-ferrous);

(10)organic material (i.e., tree trimmings, palm fronds, grass, food waste, soiled cardboard);

(11)paper products;

(12)wood pallets and scrap wood;

(13)construction and demolition debris (C&D);

(14)x-ray film;

(15)automobile oil and fluids;

(16)freon and other refrigerant gases;

(17)electronic waste (i.e., computers, circuit boards, televisions, and portable phones);

(18)heavy equipment; and

(19)other recyclable materials deemed recyclable by GEPA pursuant to the Rules and Regulations.