Bonaire has a trash problem. The beaches, the Mundi (open space that is undeveloped) and road sides are littered with plastic, paper, styrofoam, bottles, rope, fishing line and trash.
Rick and I decided it was time to volunteer and do some clean-up. Actually, I decided and made Rick go with me. Every Saturday morning from 9:00-10:00 a.m., volunteers gather to pick-up trash on the island. So we put on our sneakers, hats and sunglasses and headed out.
A different location is selected each Saturday. This Saturday we were on the East shore. We dove to the designated spot and were surprised at the number of cars and people (dozens) that were there for the cleanup. We were handed a trash bag and off we went to pick up trash on the beach.
We picked up bottlecaps, rope, wrappers, trash bags, plastic spoons, pieces of tires, and the usual trash. No matter how much we picked up, there was more to be done. We were sad that there is so much trash on our beaches.
Our backs hurt after one hour but it was worth it. We will continue to show up Saturday mornings for cleanup.
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