That's terrible, Chani! I've seen a few of these discarded masks around here, but nothing like on this scale. I bet it's the tourists - I can't imagine the locals doing it!
Zsuzsa, mostly locals are to blame in this case, not tourists (BTW, we have so little tourism at the moment). The big majority of locals of course bring their rubbish to the bins (also their cans, papers, plastic bottles...), but some do not. So you can find plastic waste on beaches and in rivers, and now, you will see face masks everywhere as well. I could have taken many more pictures like those, it is heartbreaking. Also, reducing plastic in shops and in our lives seems to be absolutely forgotten.
That's terrible, Chani! I've seen a few of these discarded masks around here, but nothing like on this scale. I bet it's the tourists - I can't imagine the locals doing it!
ReplyDeleteZsuzsa, mostly locals are to blame in this case, not tourists (BTW, we have so little tourism at the moment). The big majority of locals of course bring their rubbish to the bins (also their cans, papers, plastic bottles...), but some do not. So you can find plastic waste on beaches and in rivers, and now, you will see face masks everywhere as well. I could have taken many more pictures like those, it is heartbreaking. Also, reducing plastic in shops and in our lives seems to be absolutely forgotten.
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