Out of sight, out of mind. There has always been an attitude amongst certain people that if some unwanted lump of metal is out of sight beneath the water, then all is OK. They can forget about it.
Then along comes caring folk like the Ocean Crusaders and they fish it all out again. Here they are on the Brisbane River taking out tons of discarded rubbish.
My daughter lives in Brisbane, and I'm proud of the fact that she gets involved with this very worthy movement.
Not all the rubbish has been wilfully thrown into the river, some is there as a result of recent flooding when over 20,000 homes were inundated and sadly many possessions swept away.
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These people do a really good and important job, my congratulations to all those who take part. It puts my collecting tiny bits of litter to shame.
I saw some of the Sydney homes being swept away as cliffs crumbled under the flooding rains and I've heard about the clean up happening in Brisbane. I'm glad there are people willing to do that. Waterways need to be kept as clean as possible.
ReplyDeleteThey do an excellent job. With all the flooding again, they'll be needed more than ever.
DeleteAn admirable job. They should look at getting a Trash Skimmer, I think most harbour authorities have them these days.
ReplyDeleteThe stuff they collect is mostly around the Mangroves, which has to be collected by hand. They also have divers to collect the under-water rubbish.
DeleteThey are to be admired. Until you know what, I used to pick up litter at times. I haven't restarted as we are still have Covid around everywhere.
ReplyDeleteI just pick-up small bits of litter, and cross my fingers that he or she who dropped it didn't leave any virus on it.
DeleteIt's amazing what ends up in the water. We have similar clean puts of the harbours. A helluva lot of junk.
ReplyDeleteWell done to your daughter for helping
People will throw almost anything into rivers, canals, the sea, etc. Others have to take it all out again.
DeleteWhat a refreshing post from yesterday's 'decline and fall.' Evidence of how resilient man and planet earth can both be. Crap happens, but with effort and good intentions, we can improve and survive! Cheers from Oakdale Farm
ReplyDeleteSadly such things run side by side, but it's always best to look on the bright side.
DeleteA good job well done!
ReplyDeleteI think the volunteers go out every day, and collect much the same as above.
DeleteWe have the same out-of-sight and out-of mind thinking. The Charles River is a good example. In 1935 people could swim in the Charles. Some clean-up progress has been made but as of today swimming is not advised. Boating and rowing is much enjoyed on the river. The EPA and Earth Day staff and volunteers continue to make improvements. Your daughter's effort is really admirable.
ReplyDeleteIt's sad, isn't it, what we humans do to our lovely Earth. Putin is another good example.
DeleteYour picking up the small pieces counts just as much. You can but hope that the reason there isn't more is because the people around you respect the place as much as you do.
ReplyDeleteI very rarely see people dropping litter, but the evidence is always there. Where I live in the UK, people are very responsible. There are always people collecting rubbish from the beach and in the parks. I'm just one of an army.
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