He said he will meet with other government agencies to discuss enforcing Public Law 6-37, or the Commonwealth Littering Control Act of 1989.
The anti-litter control program, according to the law, will be administered by the Division of Environmental Quality with the cooperation and assistance of other government agencies that have law enforcement powers.
However, Camacho said the designated apprehending officers for the anti-litter control program are no longer active.
“We should continue this to maintain the cleanliness of the island,” he said.
If government agencies lack manpower, he said, each office can always schedule their personnel according to their convenient time.
The municipal council has created the Neighborhood Watch Task Force to implement the revitalization program in villages, which include cleanup projects.
Camacho, a prime mover of this revitalization program, said the community must also cooperate with the government in the anti-littering campaign.
“We should help because this problem hurts everybody. Trash is an eyesore to the island and may contaminate the environment,” he said.
He urged the community to report to authorities anyone illegally dumping trash.
