stluciatimes, caribbean, caribbeannews, stlucia, saintlucia, stlucianews, saintlucianews, stluciatimesnews, saintluciatimes, stlucianewsonline, saintlucianewsonline, st lucia news online, stlucia news online, loop news, loopnewsbarbados

Over 250 Bags Of Garbage Collected In Castries Cleanup

Seventy volunteers filled over 250 bags with garbage during a cleanup in Castries on Sunday.

From about 6:00 am, the volunteers worked along the Alan Bousquet and Choc Highways, headed for the Vigie Roundabout, and ended at Vigie Beach at noon.

Cleanup

The participants included crew and passengers of the vessel -Freewinds, members of the St. Joseph’s Convent Key Clubbers, and officers from the Vulnerable Persons Team (VPT) of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF).

Diane Felicien CEO and Founder of Do Nation Foundation and the Good Deeds Day Leader for the Caribbean, praised the turnout, telling St. Lucia Times that organisers expected more volunteers, but realised that the weather impacted participation.

Felicien said they collected items, including plastic waste, glass bottles and cigarette butts.

“The bus stop areas were unbelievable. There was one bus stop where we got 15 bags of garbage,” she disclosed.

 

Felicien felt the situation underscored the need for continuing education to help people realise indiscriminate garbage disposal’s negative impact on the environment, including Saint Lucia’s waterways.

She acknowledged the support of the cleanup activity’s main sponsor, Massy Stores, the Saint Lucia Hospitality Credit Union, and the Saint Lucia Solid Waste Management Authority, which provided garbage bags and gloves.

“Good deeds day is a day that we do good, we speak good and we think good. So we continue to encourage people to do good to the environment,” CEO and Founder of Do Nation Foundation and the Good Deeds Day Leader for the Caribbean stated.

Last year, Felicien’s organisation participated in a similar cleanup, starting from the Choc Roundabout and ending at Massy Stores Rodney Bay.

At that time, volunteers collected two truckloads of garbage.

“It is something we do annually, but it is something we would wish to do monthly because there is a need for it. If you drive along our highways, you will see the amount of garbage there. We wish we could do it monthly, but then we do it annually or we do it as we see the need,” Felicien told St. Lucia Times.

Any third-party or user posts, comments, replies, and third-party entries published on the St. Lucia Times website (https://stluciatimes.com) in no way convey the thoughts, sentiments or intents of St. Lucia Times, the author of any said article or post, the website, or the business. St. Lucia Times is not responsible or liable for, and does not endorse, any comments or replies posted by users and third parties, and especially the content therein and whether it is accurate. St. Lucia Times reserves the right to remove, screen, edit, or reinstate content posted by third parties on this website or any other online platform owned by St. Lucia Times (this includes the said user posts, comments, replies, and third-party entries) at our sole discretion for any reason or no reason, and without notice to you, or any user. For example, we may remove a comment or reply if we believe it violates any part of the St. Lucia Criminal Code, particularly section 313 which pertains to the offence of Libel. Except as required by law, we have no obligation to retain or provide you with copies of any content you as a user may post, or any other post or reply made by any third-party on this website or any other online platform owned by St. Lucia Times. All third-parties and users agree that this is a public forum, and we do not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any content you as a user may post, or any other post or reply made by any third-party on this website. Any posts made and information disclosed by you is at your own risk.

8 COMMENTS

  1. The bus stops need garbage bins. The garbage collection needs to be regular. There needs to fines for careless dumping and littering

  2. Please include their information…numbers email…dates of regiment… I wish to participate…i have access to truck to dispose of waste and will gladly assist in the collection….we have no pride….and the generation behind me are lost

  3. After you have cleaned up you need to ensure there are adequate bins for garbage disposal and frequent pick up(s) – don’t you have a sanitation department?????. Once you have put these measures in place – then next steps should be charging individuals for littering. Most St. Lucians have always had a disgusting habit of littering their own environment which allows for breeding of mosquitoes, vermin, rat infestation etc. etc. etc. – when will you people learn??????

  4. We need garbage police/policing period and fines imposed on offenders. The persistent bad habits of residents do not change even when there are garbage bins available. The Mayor tries. The Ministry of Tourism tries. Ask the Castries City Council – they have to deal with this mess daily. They do not like it either. The CCC cleans up then in just a few hours, there’s a stinking mess – again and again. This waste from the city makes it back down to the waterways constantly polluting our lovely beaches including the one locals often use at Tapion. It is a shame!

  5. Mal prop . Disgusting human behaviour. You should see the rivers of plastic far out at sea after heavy rain . Stop buying plastic bottles , water ,soda & juice? Stop accepting take out plastics. We can all make a difference.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

TRENDING

Subscribe to our St. Lucia Times Newsletter

Get our headlines emailed to you every day.

Subscribe to our St. Lucia Times Newsletter

Get our headlines emailed to you every day.

Share via
Send this to a friend