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EPA Administrator comments on Confusion Surrounding Plastic Bag Ban, with Patti

Written by Jeremie Charfauros on January 13, 2021

Administrator for Guam Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Walter Leon Guerrero takes a call with Patti to address the confusion of what is allowed and what is not in regards to the newly implemented ban on plastic bags (Bill 373) introduced by former Senator Regine Biscoe Lee.

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EPA Administrator comments on Confusion Surrounding Plastic Bag Ban, with Patti

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