‘Trashing’ at inter-schools meet proves more education on proper waste disposal is needed, Francis says

Joshuanette Francis – well-known disability advocate,
environmentalist, and the founder of Good Humans 268 – says that
littering is a serious issue in Antigua and Barbuda and both adults
and children are responsible.

Francis says that many people simply do not care, and it has become
their custom to drop rubbish on the ground, wherever they are.
These persons appear unable to put their garbage into bins, even
though they might be next to one, she notes.
 
The Good Humans 268 founder points to the recently held inter-
schools sporting competition at the Yasco Sports Complex, where
over 300 pounds of waste (glass, bottles and cans) were collected.
 
Although there were recycle bins, regular garbage receptacles, and
garbage bags strategically tied onto the erected tents, she says, at
the end of each night the clean-up crew had to pick the bulk of the
waste off the ground.
 
Therefore, Francis says, a lot more needs to be done to educate the
populace on the importance of proper waste disposal.
 

Francis says that households should get into the practice of
recycling, since it plays a major part in reducing waste at the
sanitary landfill.   
 
The activist says there is a recycling plant in John Hughes, where
residents can drop off their recyclables.  

That was Joshuanette Francis, environmentalist and the founder
of Good Humans 268.

Francis has been on a drive to ensure the island is free of the litter
that is routinely strewn along roadways, in gutters, and on the
beaches.
 
Accordingly, she has embarked on a recycling initiative that targets
mainly schools. Recycle bins are placed on the compounds to get
students accustomed to discarding their trash properly, and this
exercise is part of a Student Community Research Project.