Garbage collection in Haiti

Most Haitians get rid of trash by burning it but... Did you know? There are some very serious health effects from burning trash, yet Haitians do it everyday not even thinking about the consequences. Read this...

Being exposed constantly to the smoke from a pile of burning trash will eventually kill you.

Even if you do not suffer immediate effects from trash burning, the damage to your health can be more serious the longer you are exposed to the smoke. The effects can include damage to your lungs, nervous system, kidneys and liver.

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This morning, I went for a walk in my home town of Hinche Haiti. I decided to follow a little path along Riviere Hinquitte which borders the city. My Goodness! There is so much garbage along the river bed!

There is NO garbage collection in Hinche, by that I mean a day of the week when people put their garbage out so the garbage truck comes by to pick it up. We don't have that. So people wait until late afternoon and they their trash, dead dogs and all, wherever there is no one around.

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