Comments on: Trash, Trash, Trash

By: Priyanka

Priyanka — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:27:31 +0000

Thanks. This definitely helped me rethink the trash situation here in the Amazon.

By: Gina Burns

Gina Burns — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:06:20 +0000

Charlotte – great post and it is leaving me pondering about the daily impact we make. You are so so right, that out of sight (nicely bagged in black tied garbage bags) and out of mind –

By: Winson Law

Winson Law — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:32:08 +0000

I can identify with that, Charlotte! There’s trash in the river, around the river, and where a river once was. I’m getting used to litter around here as well. Following my host dad’s lead, I throw banana peels and spit orange seeds onto the dusty brick roads.

By: Abigail Hindson

Abigail Hindson — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:23:51 +0000

Charlotte, I completely agree with this thoughtful post! My Ecuadorian family simply throws out the trash into a ravine behind the house, because there is no trash pick-up service outside the limits of the nearby town. Compared with how much trash comes weekly from my house in the U.S., however, the impact on the environment here is much less–in every way. Everyone also takes the bus or walks, houses use much less energy…the list goes on.
I hope things are going wonderfully in Senegal; it sounds like you are having a great experience there. Much love and many hugs from Ecuador!