(CNS): Environmental activists Plastic Free Cayman partnered with a number of other non-profit organisations at the weekend to conduct a pre-Easter Camping clean-up at Barkers Beach near the kite-surf area. Almost a hundred volunteers picked up over 800lbs of largely plastic waste that had washed up on the shore, but the activists noted the local trash being dumped there.
“Although much of the trash was in fact plastic washed onto the shore, it is clear that local litter is still a big problem,” said Claire Hughes, the founder of the non-profit organisation that has been fighting for a ban on certain single-use plastics since 2017. “Barkers continues to house several illegal dumping sites. PFC would like to see more enforcement of the current litter law.”
Hughes said she was happy to see so many volunteers at the biggest clean-up this year so far and especially encouraged by the younger children who created a short video during…
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