Why We Do What We Do-- In Pictures

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Refuse near the outskirts of the most prominent local market. Technological waste, cans, bottles and other common household items are conspicuously prevalent.
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A deluge of non-biodegradable trash meets the Atlantic ocean at Suddie beach in Region 2. Within an hour this refuse will be drawn further out, corrupting the marine life in the Caribbean sea and Atlantic Ocean.
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Soda bottles and plastic containers populate outnumber the rocks at Essequibo's seawall, a famous infrastructure which lines the coastal plain and once served as a popular breezy recreational spot.
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A nation's eyesore: piles of trash, torn up cardboards, organic and non-biodegradable refuse outside Stabroek Market in the capital Georgetown (formerly known as 'The Garden City')
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Boats at the edge of the Pomeroon river in Charity/Amazon, one of the gateway ports to the South American interior. Human trash is posing an increasingly overwhelming hazard to the marine life of the region.
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Failed attempts to eviscerate refuse leave scarring consequences on the land and its vegetation.

Guyana needs a clean-up. We believe the real tools to do a lasting job are education, imagination and a shared sense of purpose, especially among the younger generation.