We have just moved to a Beachside Apartment with the usual private beach and I am now questioning the D.R. being amongst the worlds cleanest beaches.
Oh sure our beach area and that of the various beachside hotels, spas and bars are cleaned as soon as the sun comes up but general public areas are left littered and dirty.
Last Sunday the public beach next to us was visited by dozens of families of various nationalities and the majority did not take their plastic bags, food containers or bottles away.....and of course their are no refuse bins....which may prompt some people to deposit their litter.
I am not suggesting that all beaches should be "privatized" in fact I think it is unfair that their are so few open to locals and visitors alike.
This morning I even saw 2 "private beach" cleaners raking the rubbish onto an already overly littered public area.
Does anyone actually take any responsibility for the cleaning of public areas?
I would quite happily clean up myself but after seeing the reaction of private security guys when a guy climbed up a coconut tree (on the public beach) I tend to think they may shoot me!!!!!
The security guys took all but 3/4 of the coconuts by the way......seems they have first dibs no matter what "type" of beach it is.
Don't suppose anyone can actually be shamed into cleaning the crap up?????????????????????
Oh sure our beach area and that of the various beachside hotels, spas and bars are cleaned as soon as the sun comes up but general public areas are left littered and dirty.
Last Sunday the public beach next to us was visited by dozens of families of various nationalities and the majority did not take their plastic bags, food containers or bottles away.....and of course their are no refuse bins....which may prompt some people to deposit their litter.
I am not suggesting that all beaches should be "privatized" in fact I think it is unfair that their are so few open to locals and visitors alike.
This morning I even saw 2 "private beach" cleaners raking the rubbish onto an already overly littered public area.
Does anyone actually take any responsibility for the cleaning of public areas?
I would quite happily clean up myself but after seeing the reaction of private security guys when a guy climbed up a coconut tree (on the public beach) I tend to think they may shoot me!!!!!
The security guys took all but 3/4 of the coconuts by the way......seems they have first dibs no matter what "type" of beach it is.
Don't suppose anyone can actually be shamed into cleaning the crap up?????????????????????