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Dec 31, 20213 min read
Task Force submits recommendations for the Marianas’ first Universal Garbage Collection system
December 31, 2021 Håfa Adai yan Tirow Wóómi! It has been 90 days of research and information gathering for the Universal Garbage...
gcea24
Dec 23, 20213 min read
A world-class destination needs a world-class Universal Garbage Collection system
December 24, 2021 Last week’s Trash Talk column discussed how trash is everybody’s business. Similarly coined is the Marianas Visitors...
gcea24
Dec 16, 20213 min read
Transforming our waste stream can start today
December 16, 2021 Trash is everybody’s business. Over the last few months in this column, the Universal Garbage Collection (UGC) Task...
gcea24
Dec 10, 20213 min read
It’s time to implement a Universal Garbage Collection program in the Marianas
December 10, 2021 Trash. It’s everywhere – along our beaches, buried underneath the soil, in our ocean, and illegally dumped in various...
gcea24
Dec 2, 20213 min read
Filthy & Dangerous: The Risky Job of a Garbage Collector
December 2, 2021 This week I had the honor of meeting our CNMI trash collection companies to share with them the Universal Garbage...
gcea24
Nov 25, 20213 min read
Universal Garbage Collection will improve quality of life in Tinian
November 25, 2021 In last week’s column, Hon. Mayor Efraim M. Atalig shared that one of the greatest challenges in Rota’s solid waste...
gcea24
Nov 18, 20212 min read
Universal Garbage Collection will keep Rota beautiful and safer for its residents
November 18, 2021 Last week, I took a trip to Rota and sat down with Honorable Mayor Efraim M. Atalig, Mayor of Rota, to discuss his...
gcea24
Nov 11, 20213 min read
Universal Garbage Collection is an investment in our people, not a cost
November 11, 2021 The other day someone asked me why it is important for the Marianas to develop a universal garbage collection plan now....
gcea24
Nov 3, 20214 min read
The benefits of a Community Solid Waste Disposal system
November 4, 2021 Recently on social media, a resident posted a photo depicting bags of trash dumped at her family member’s grave. She was...
gcea24
Oct 28, 20213 min read
It’s time to implement an effective waste management system in The Marianas
October 28, 2021 Let’s talk trash, but no filthy words, only rubbish talk. We should start with a clear picture of our current garbage...
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