Dear Editor,
Our island may look beautiful on the postcards we send out, but that is a distorted picture of the reality. And that got me thinking. Back in the day we’d go to beautiful, white beaches and take off our slippers without a care. Nowadays we cannot even take off our slippers at the beaches anymore, because of all the filth that fills the surface. And there is only one culprit for that problem: us residents.
The grounds around garbage bins are filled more than the bins themselves. Have we islanders become too lazy to take care of our beautiful island? Have we revolutionized to the point that we need to be rewarded for the simple things like throwing away our garbage?
Our island lives off of tourism. But what if the tourists do not visit our island anymore because of all the filth that has packed up? We’re called “The Friendly Island”, but we do not show our friendliness to mother nature.
Next time you visit the beach or park with your friends, think about the consequences it has for the island when you throw that little wrapper anywhere but a garbage bin. They’re bigger than you expect.
VWO 6, Milton Peters College
