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Monday 20
December 2010 |
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Volunteers
Pick Up
Litter
In
Sabana
Park
Littering
in Costa
Rica is
almost a
tradition
as gallo
pinto
and
running
red
lights.
There
are very
few
streets
or
public
places
in Costa
Rica
that
aren't
littered
with
waste
products
such as
containers,
papers
and
wrappers
which
have
been
disposed
of
without
thought
or
consideration
to the
surroundings
and the
environment.
It is
not
uncommon
to see a
soda can
or candy
wrapper
or worse
come
flying
out of a
bus or
car
window,
even on
the
autopistas.
The
autopista
General
Cañas
(San
José -
Alajuela)
is a
prime
example
of this
type of
littering.
Throughout
human
history,
people
have
disposed
of
unwanted
materials
onto
streets,
countrysides
and
remote
places.
In Costa
Rica
littering
goes
completely
unpunished.
According
to a
study by
the
Dutch
organization
VROM,
80% of
the
people
claim
that
"everybody
leaves
of a
piece of
paper,
tin or
something,
on the
street
behind".
Young
people
from 12
to 24
years
cause
more
litter
than the
average
(Dutch
or
Belgian)
person.
18% of
people
who
regularly
cause
litter
were 50
years of
age or
older.
Nevertheless,
automobile
drivers
and
recreationalists,
smokers
and the
youth
are
specific
target
groups
within
many
campaigns
conducted
to keep
countries
free of
litter.
Litter
can harm
the
environment
in a
number
of
different
ways. It
is a
breeding
ground
for
disease-causing
insects
and
rodents.
Its
"ugliness"
damages
the
appearance
of
scenic
environments.
Open
containers
such as
paper
cups or
beverage
cans can
hold
rainwater,
providing
breeding
locations
for
mosquitoes
which
have
been
known to
spread
diseases
One
group
has been
active
in Costa
Rica to
clean
the
streets,
rivers
and
parks of
litter.
On
Sunday
some 200
volunteers
of the
organization
Pro
Ambiente,
Terranostra,
took to
the
Parque
Metropolitana
La
Sabana (Sabana
Park).
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