HAHAH. I laughed at the locals not listening to white people because of colonization.
It really is a shame about the trash. Do you walk around picking it up? I don't walk around picking up trash on the streets or while on walks, but when Im at the beach, I don't care who put it there, I clean it up. Its easy for me though, I have somewhere to put it when Im done. We have three trash cans all over the place here, landfill, recycle, and compost.
Yeah. It's really interesting some of the subtle effects of colonialism here. It was a different sort of a colony because so few brits actually lived here, mostly because the bugs are so bad. So the effects are a little different.
We do pick up trash on the beach. Our trash has to be taken to the dump, but it's not so horrible. I dont come close to keeping up with all the trash, though. There's always more washing up. It's overwhelming sometimes.
The trash can be overwhelming here too after storms. All sorts of different junk washes up, foreign trash, hypodermic needles, styrofoam, plastics bags, straws, and lots of tiny bead like plastics. If this is what washes up, makes me think of all the stuff that is still in the ocean.
We have a good system here though, after the rains, the word gets out and lots of community members show up with buckets and gloves, then all we have to do is dump the buckets. I don't know how willing to do that I would be if I had to take that stuff to the dump...
Yeah, you're in California, right? The edge of that Pacific trash is not so far from you. There's so much still in there, but some people have come up with some ingenious solutions like solar powered boat things that just eat trash. Going to the dump is definitely a pain, but we just try to do a bit here and there and know that it makes at least some difference.
Also, thanks for the sweet comment on Steemitmamas. Very appreciated!! Seems like we have quite a bit in common. I love the community I find on here.