Heisen,
I dont walk under the bridge, I have no reason to walk there so I dont. The Negril Resort Board hires people to clean that area every couple months. But when I am walking the beach or road and see a plastic bottle and a nearby trash bin, I dont mind bending over to help it into the bin. I dont go around collecting them by any means, but when the opportunity presents itself, a bottle and a bin nearby, I figure why not do it. No skin off by back.
And with seeing thousands of tourists a year, yes, I have seen them litter. The more blatant ones I point to the nearby trash bin and they usually get the hint.
I or no one here is suggesting you spend money in Negril to pick up garbage. Well, unless that is what you are into. It is your vacation time! Enjoy it! But it is also common sense that every little bit helps. It is a personal choice that we can all make. And by chance a Jamaican youngster (or oldster for that matter) sees you pick up the bottle and dispose of it, they may get the hint and do the same.
There is great training in the schools now about the dangers of burning plastic. The kids are teaching their parents! In the 20+ years here, now I rarely smell burning plastic whereas in 1993 it was a multiple everyday occurrence. You couldnt get away from it and having asthma that was not fun. Nowadays it is hardly ever an issue.
