ISLAND WIDE CLEAN UP COMMITTEE

On December 30, 2014, former Governor Lolo Matalsi Moliga signed Executive Order 007.2014. This executive order created the Island Wide Cleanup Committee (IWCC) to develop and implement a strategic cleanup plan for the territory and organize cleanups on a regular basis. The American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) and the AS-EPA were selected by the Governor to chair and co-chair the committee.

The IWCC convenes every last Monday of each month to share ideas and information on ongoing projects that serve the purpose of the committee. The IWCC meeting is followed by an island wide cleanup on Friday of the same week. Determination by the committee identified problematic areas where roadside and coastal litter was constant which stretched from the villages of Mapusaga to Atu’u.

 

The following outlines the six zones that comprise all government agencies tasked with cleaning and beautifying the coast and roadsides on a monthly basis:

 

Zone 1

Department of Health (Zone Leader)

Department of Administrative Services 

Department of Public Safety 

Office of Disaster Assistance and Petroleum Management 

 

Zone 2

American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (Zone Leader)

Development Bank of American Samoa

LBJ Tropical Medical Center

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation 

 

Zone 3

Department of Commerce (Zone Leader)

American Samoa Visitors Bureau 

Criminal Justice Planning Agency 

Department of Legal Affairs 

Department of Treasury 

Governor’s Office 

Office of Samoan Affairs 

 

Zone 4

Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (Zone Leader)

Administrative Law Judge Office

Department of Port Administration - Seaport

Department of Human and Social Services

Department of Human Resources

Department of Youth and Women’s Affairs (Pago Pago)

Office of Arts Council

Office of Public Information

Planning & Budget Office

Public Defender Office

Public Library 

Shipyard Services

Zone 5

American Samoa Power Authority (Zone Leader) 

Department of Agriculture

Department of Homeland Security

Department of Parks and Recreation

Department of Port Administration (Airport)

Election Office

Office of Procurement 

Office of Property Management

Office of Protection and Advocacy for the Disabled

Sports Complex

Territorial Administration on Aging

Territorial Energy Office

 

Zone 6

Department of Public Works (Zone Leader)

American Samoa Community College

American Samoa Historic Preservation Office

American Samoa Telecommunications Authority 

Department of Education

Department of Youth and Women’s Affairs (Tafuna)

Medicaid Office

Territorial Audit Office

Veterans Affairs