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The increasing volume of Litter is ruining the cleanliness and look of more and more areas of Orihuela Costa. The continually expanding eyesores caused by Litter strewn along roadsides, across pavements, around parks and recreation areas, in green zones, in fact now almost everywhere, is totally unacceptable.
Where does the Litter we all see lying around our area come from? The only way that Litter gets to where it is, is by being thrown away by people, who are too lazy to be bothered to put it in a refuse bin, or to take it home if there's no bin close by. The type of person with the attitude that someone else can clean up my rubbish and dam the consequences to the area and those who live there.
The Litter doesn't come from the Council, and no matter how hard it may try and how much money it spends on the problem it is currently fighting a losing battle. It's a sad fact, but reality, that the problem of Litter is getting worse, and that Litter attracts more Litter! The Council cannot fight the battle alone!
It is the responsibility of everyone to help reduce, and ultimately eliminate, the amount of Litter lying around. Both the Town Hall and the Inhabitants of the area need to be involved. Ideally we need to stop Litter from being dropped in the first place, but until this happens we need to make sure that any that is dropped is picked up. We need to adopt a different solution from that of complaining to the Council and expecting them to solve the problem on their own. We, the people who notice the Litter and care about what it’s doing to Orihuela Costa, need to start to take action by helping to clear it up ourselves.
We all know spots that we pass regularly, either on foot or by car, that are an eyesore, covered in Litter, and with just a little effort for 10 to 15 minutes in picking up the Litter it would make a big difference.
Los Verdes suggest to the Residents of Orihuela Costa that if their calle, or community, or urbanisation, or green zone is in need of a clean up and they are you fed up with seeing Litter scattered around, spoiling their quality of life, now is the opportunity to do something about it! Spare a few minutes of your time to pick up some Litter in your area, and along with similar actions in other areas by other caring volunteers, we will begin to make a difference. This is an opportunity for those Residents who are concerned about the problem to join together for action! Whether you are an individual, a group of Residents, a school group, or a community that wants to help tackle the problem of Litter join the campaign now. With Residents of an area working together there is a powerful force at work. This is a problem that affects us all and needs the support of us all!
As campaign co-ordinators Los Verdes would like to create a register of individuals, or groups, or communities, of concerned residents who want to help to 'Clean up the Costa', irrespective of whichever political party they support. If an individual area has a Litter problem that is too big to be cleaned by a few local residents then we can contact volunteers on the register and ask for their help. Those people who are already picking up Litter in their area won't feel so much alone, they'll be part of a growing number of caring volunteers. Other Residents will become more aware of the campaign, and want to join in, as they see more and more people picking up Litter wearing their free campaign hats and badges.
This second part of the 'Clean up the Costa' campaign starts in the first week of September 2008 and Los Verdes ask and encourage people to carry out their initial 'Litter Pick-up' during September and October to give Orihuela Costa an 'Autumn Clean'.
There will always be a need for Litter to be cleaned up, until attitudes towards throwing Litter everywhere change, so the People's 'Litter Pick-up’ is part two of the ongoing campaign, that will possibly need to run for at least the next three years.
Register with the campaign today and help make Orihuela Costa a cleaner place to live in. In return for your involvement and offer to help the environment of Orihuela Costa, Los Verdes will give you a FREE 'Litter Pick-up' starter kit containing hats, badges, stickers, and bags.
We want you to be able to tell the whole of Orihuela Costa about your successful clean up! Send us your 'before and after' photographs and we will publish details of the work on the 'Clean up the Costa' campaign Blog so that other volunteers can see the result of your efforts.
Los Verdes will be asking the Council for it's help in that; they collect the bags of rubbish, marked with the campaign stickers; they provide, free of charge, rubbish skips for the larger 'Litter Pick-up' projects; they provide a free supply of plastic bags to the campaign, for the volunteer 'Litter Pickers'. Tell us where and when you will be carrying out an organised 'Litter Pick-up', and we will inform the Council so they can make sure the litter that's collected is dealt with properly.
To register your wish to help 'Clean up the Costa' with a People's 'Litter Pick-up', or to report the success of your 'Litter Pick-up', send an email to cleanupthecosta@gmail.com
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There are more photographs of examples of Litter sights in Orihuela Costa in the original article on the Blog. (Moderator - I hope you will allow this reference to the Blog location as the campaign is for the benefit of all inhabitants of Orihuela Costa)
Elliot Sampford
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