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Governance over waste issues in Palau is shared between the national government and state governments. State governments have the primary responsibility for waste management. The national government administers the general environmental protection law relating to pollution control and has responsibility for infrastructure planning and public awareness relating to the issue of solid waste.

Solid waste management was regulated by the Environment and Conservation Act and the Public Health Act. Water pollution and management was regulated by the Water Resources Management Act and Public Health Act. This older legislation still deals with waste in some ways, particularly in terms of conducting Environmental Impact Assessments, potential wastewater issues and public health matter rising from waste management.

Waste management issue in Niue are governed under general environmental and public health legislation. There is no specific legislation for waste management, given the lac of natural water sources on the island, another important piece of legislation relevant to preventing water pollution in the Water Act 2012

Guam's EPA has the role to monitor, control, and prevent abuse of the environment through granting permits and rejecting those with the potential to damage the environment. As part of it's program activities, it identifies sites for surface and ground water within Guam, addresses air pollution and control measures, extinction and careless fishing destroying Guam marine life.