Guam § 44111 - Redemption Centers.

§ 44111. Redemption Centers.

(a) To facilitate the return of empty beverage containers, and

subject to the approval of the Department and appropriate business

licensing, any person may establish a Redemption Center at which

consumers may return empty beverage containers and receive

payment of the refund value of such beverage containers. Refunds

may be based on number or weight of deposit beverage containers.

(b) An application for approval of a Redemption Center shall

be filed with the Department. The application shall state the name

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and address of the person responsible for the establishment and

operation of the Redemption Center, the kind of beverage containers

that will be accepted at the Redemption Center, and the names of

the distributor or distributors that will be handling and exporting

their recyclables, if different from the name of the operator of the

Redemption Center. The application shall contain such other

information as the Administrator may reasonably require.

(c) The Department shall approve a Redemption Center if it

finds that the Redemption Center will provide a convenient service

to consumers for the return of empty beverage containers. The

order of the Department approving a Redemption Center shall state

the kind of empty beverage containers that the Redemption Center

will accept pursuant to the application of that Redemption Center.

The order may contain such other provisions to insure that the

Redemption Center will provide a convenient service to the public

as the Administrator may determine. Applicants shall be

appropriately licensed to conduct business in Guam by the

Department of Revenue and Taxation.

(d) The Department may review the approval of any

Redemption Center at any time. After written notice to the person

responsible for the establishment and operation of the Redemption

Center, the Department may, after hearing, withdraw approval of a

Redemption Center if the Department finds there has not been

compliance with the Department’s order approving the Redemption

Center, or if the Redemption Center no longer provides a convenient

service to the public.

(e) All approved Redemption Centers shall meet applicable

health standards and shall be maintained in full compliance with

applicable laws and with the orders and rules of the Department,

including permitting requirements.

(f) Redemption Centers shall:

(1) accept deposit beverage containers for which a deposit

has been paid pursuant to § 44105;

(2) pay to the redeemer the full refund value in cash for

all deposit beverage containers;

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(3) remain open at least thirty (30) hours per week, of

which at least five(5) hours shall be on Saturday or Sunday;

and

(4) forward the documentation necessary to support

claims for reimbursement as stated in § 44114 of this Chapter.

(g) The Department shall prepare printed material to be posted

at dealer locations in conspicuous areas identifying the location of

approved Redemption Centers and specifying what type of

recyclable materials may be deposited at each Center.

(h) All Redemption Centers shall submit to the Department the

following information on forms and on dates prescribed by the

Department, which information shall include at a minimum:

(1) the number or weight of deposit beverage containers

of each material type accepted at the redemption center for the

reporting period; and

(2) the amount of refunds paid out by material type.