2023-12-13 01:45:00
Tahiti, December 12, 2023 – Following the heavy rains last week, the Mama Natura association launched a waste collection operation this Tuesday around the mouth of the Fautaua. This 51st action of the year for the association brought the total harvest for 2023 to 21 tonnes of waste.
The scenario repeats itself every year during the period of heavy rains. Taunoa beach, at the mouth of the Fautaua, is crumbling under waste. A distressing spectacle, but above all recurring. The cause is a local population who excel in incivility, preferring to throw their garbage into the river rather than into dedicated bins. After all, sorting is a tedious affair and dealing with your garbage represents an additional chore that we might do without… it seems. Unfortunately, in the meantime, it is up to the associations to compensate for this lack of responsibility. For example, the Mama Natura association, created just a year ago, but which already has an impressive track record: “The association was created in October 2022 and since then, we have carried out 51 actions, which represents a total collection of 21 tonnes of waste in one year”, welcomes Adeline Yvon, president of the Mama Natura association. “I think we will end the year at 22 tonnes. This is a lot and we are proud of the work done to date.”
But there is still a lot of work left. And truth be told, it never ends. This Tuesday, on Taunoa beach, at the mouth of the Fautaua, the volunteers of the association faced a grotesque spectacle: bottles of soft drinks and cans of beer as far as the eye might see, car batteries , dog corpses… a morbid picture in the heart of Papeete, ignored by the public authorities. “It is always the same thing”, testifies a volunteer. “We come to this site regularly and there is always so much waste. On the beach, it is waste thrown up by the river, while in the rocks, it is waste from people who come to party on Friday evenings and weekends. They don’t realize the harm they are doing.” Because if the bottles on the beach are easy to collect, the waste stuck in the rocks opposite the Taunoa college is difficult to access. “We often get hurt trying to get them,” underlines the volunteer.
Fortunately, it is always with enthusiasm that the association stays the course. “After only one year of existence, we have around fifty members, of which around thirty are really active,” rejoices Adeline Yvon. “The energy is there and it helps us fulfill our mission with conviction.” And the least we can say is that the mission was successfully accomplished this Tuesday: more than 220 kg of waste was collected by the volunteers.
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