120.000 Plastic
Bottles
Recovered in The
Cleaning Up The
Virilla On
Saturday
Saturday, more
than 300
volunteers took
part in the
second edition
of the "clean up
the Virilla
river" program,
collecting some
120.000 plastic
bottles from the
river that is
being called the
most polluted in
Central America.
The buses filled
with volunteers
left at 6:30am,
20 minutes later
they were at the
Fuerza y Luz
(light and power
company) dam in
Brasil de Santa
Ana, where the
work began.
Under the hot
sun, volunteers
scoured the
banks of the
river, filling
plastic bags of
plastic refuse
that makes its
way into the
river strewn
about in San
José by
thousands daily.
The river, at
some points like
near the Brasil
dam, you don't
have move an
inch to be able
to fill bags on
bags, as the
refuse
accumulates in
piles.
The program is
being promoted
by local
television
station,
Teletica and the
Terra Nostra
organization,
which brings
together
volunteers and
private business
together once a
month. Private
individuals
provide the
labour force,
while business
provides the
financial and
other resources
to get the job
done.
Private
businesses are
urged to join
the program.
Inside Costa
Rica will be
taking part in
the next edition
of the clean up
that will take
place on May 15.
We urge you
send us your
email if
you want
participate as
part of our
group. We will
provide
transportation
to and from the
next clean up
site, a box
lunch and a
t-shirt to all
those who join
us.
More details
will be
available in the
coming week
about the
program and how
you can
participate with
us.
For more
information on
the program and
how you can go
to
www.teletica.com/costarica-limpia/
or
www.terranostra-cr.org
or call
2228-4317.
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