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Grenadians Litter Too Much

This story was posted 7 years ago
29 June 2015
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By Caribupdate Weekly

Government, through units like the vector control division of the Ministry of Health, is trying; many individuals and organizations like Grenada Green Group (G3), and even the Grenada Hotel and Tourism in recent times, are trying. They are trying to keep Grenada clean, a necessary condition for healthy living and to avoid the spread of diseases that are spread by mosquitoes and rats.

However, to be bluntly honest, while many are on the positive side of the environmental cause, too many Grenadians are just plain too nasty and far too unconscionable in disposing of garbage. Every drain, every roadside, every playing field, is a repository for their waste. They pollute our rivers, beaches and waterfronts.

And, what’s so galling about the polluters, is that a large percentage is adults; hardback men and women. As we said in a Caribupdate editorial in February, hardly a day passes without some adult in the media, or in some other forum, pontificating about how we need to teach our young people to behave; “yet, all around and every day, way too many of our adults — big men and big women — display few of the traits they accuse the young people of lacking.”

Caribupdate Weekly welcomes the current attempt by minister for health Nickolas Steele to strengthen laws to charge and punish those found littering.

Litter, under the proposed new legislation tabled in parliament last Friday by Steele, is defined as “any solid or liquid material or product, or combination of solid or liquid materials or products.” Litter covers such things as bottles, tins, derelict vehicles, paper, glass, and human and animal waste.

The power to enforce the law will be designated not just to RGPF cops, but also to litter wardens and environmental officers. This, in our opinion, will be an excellent move. Littering is so pervasive that more resources need to be invested in stopping it before it worsens.

It’s been an utter disgrace and an eyesore to walk around the Carenage, once a jewel in the cultural heritage landscape of Grenada, and to be confronted with the array of waste floating in the water: diesel, plastic bottles, human faeces, and much more.

For years, Nigel “German” McKie has been waging a virtual one-man battle to have the Carenage cleaned up, including lobbying for an end to the use of The Wharf as a dockyard. There has been very little positive movement on the issue from government and the Grenada Ports Authority. This is unacceptable. Not only is there a litter problem on the Carenage, but the sidewalk is frequently blocked by workmen activities and passersby are also often assaulted by flying debris from work being done on boats in the water.,

We can do better in keeping our environment clean, right across Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. We do it when we migrate to countries like Canada to live or travel there on vacation. In those countries we do not litter wantonly and indiscriminately, nor do we dart off into every side-street or alleyway to urinate on the walls.

Grenadians, of all ages, must make a firmer commitment to environment cleanliness. Let’s begin today; and, let’s also join G3 and other groups in participating in Anti-Litter Week at the end of July.

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