Litter offenders

Tomasi Boginiso, Nasinu

There are probably more people who do not care about littering than those who do. Wednesday’s (January 24) clean-up around Colo-i-Suva is very encouraging.

But what is in the minds of people who litter?

These selfish people throw their rubbish there at night or mostly on their way to work early in the morning.

Their rubbish comprises mainly soiled diapers, noodle and biscuit wrappers and tuna cans.

It is very hard to track these people. They know the appropriate time to act. It is probably when residents are watching TV at night, having their meals or maybe asleep.

But never in the weekends. Another area being bombarded with rubbish is Khalsa Road, from Tamavua to Kinoya.

Residents in the area don’t have a daily rubbish collection schedule for reasons I don’t know.

So where do they dispose of their rubbish? There is a creek near Khalsa Road and Tacirua East Road.

The creek flows right down to the Christian Mission Fellowship (CMF) church.

This creek has been a dumping spot for years now and no one has noticed.

The problem has been worsened by the invasion of squatters in Tacirua East.

These squatters are now dumping all their rubbish into the creek. The clean-up at Colo i Suva was great because the Minister of Fisheries was involved. He is a minister looking after our ocean and its contents.

But where are the other ministers, especially the Minister of Forests, Minister of Roads and the Minister of Tourism.

We can and should be all involved in such clean-ups.

For those who were part of the clean-up campaign in Colo-i-Suva, Vinaka Vakalevu. It would be great if the people of Nasinu did something similar.

As the Minister of Fisheries mentioned in Colo-i-Suva: It is better for very young kids to tell their parents to stop littering than parents being advised through awareness.

Please keep Fiji clean!