Unfortunately not much progress has been made on our island’s garbage situation. In the past, before our arrival, we heard that the city was dumping their garbage on an old airstrip outside of town.  However, the nearby habitants started blocking off the roads that led to the airstrip and the city had to stop dumping… Since then a private company was contracted to collect the garbage from the central markets and hold them in containers until they can be dumped.  Over three months have passed and there is still no solution in sight.  Now there is more than 41 containers filled with garbage!  Each week, we and the rest of the city are faced with the dilemma as to ‘what to do with our garbage.’  Outside of our city, most of the villagers seem to either burn their garbage or dump it in the ocean!  For now, our with our teammates, we try to find a pile of garbage that we can add our bags too, in hopes that it would be collected… and dumped… where?…when?…who knows?

At the market, garbage piles up fast!

Garbage is constantly encountered (and doesn’t stay in the ocean…)

But amongst the rubbish, one can still see the lush plants, the beautiful creation, and the potential…