G3CC marches toward sustainability at 81st Liberation Day Parade

Members of the the fifth season of G3CC, the first season of GROW Corps, and iRecylce showcase the 4,500 aluminum cans collected from the 81st Liberation Day Parade.

Nicholas Quinata prepares a can bin out of chicken wire ahead of the 81st Liberation Day Parade festivities.

Mi’Yah Max carries a can bin along the 81st Liberation Day Parade route.

A G3CC member affixes a "Cans Only" sign to one of the can bins distributed throughout the parade route.

Members of G3CC walk along the parade route collecting aluminum from various can bins distributed along Marine Corps Drive.

Eyana Pereda points out a can bin to other members of G3CC.

G3CC members collecting aluminum along the parade route.

Marrae Cruz helps an celebrant at the 81st Liberation Day Parade sort a can bin.

Gideon Tyquienco and Matthew Pangelinan transfer aluminum from a can bin into a trash bag.

A G3CC member collects aluminum from celebrants at the 81st Liberation Day Parade.

G3CC members consolidating cans collected on the parade route to a large bin.

The Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps (G3CC) and the G3 GROW Corps worked together with the Governor’s Office and iRecycle to bolster recycling efforts at the 81st Guam Liberation Day Parade with the mission of keeping aluminum cans out of the landfill.

In preparation for the big community celebration, the G3CC and GROW Corps spent the week leading up to the event preparing several can bins made from chicken wire and distributing them throughout the parade route, making it easier for celebrants along Marine Corps Drive to join in on the recycling efforts.

On the morning of the 81st Liberation Day Parade, the G3CC were on scene in Hagåtña bright and early, ready for the big day and determined to collect as many aluminum cans as possible.

At the day’s end, the G3CC, GROW Corps and iRecycle managed to collect 20 55-gallon trash bags filled with aluminum cans, totaling approximately 4,500 cans diverted from the landfill.

With the cans from the parade collected, they will be distributed to iRecycle bins housed at various public schools throughout Guam, with the funds raised from each recycling bin going to each school.

For the G3CC’s fifth season and GROW Corps first season members, the mission to mitigate the impact of recyclable waste sent to the landfill through recycling was a success, through collaboration with sustainability partners like the Office of the Governor of Guam and iRecycle, and the island community at large.