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“People even bring us bottles that were buried and full of dirt“ adds Estrela with a big smile. I understand now why the place is so clean as well as the motivation to collect the bottles. Here, more than anywhere, clean water is life. The same kids regularly attend workshops on sustainable development teaching them the foundation’s initiative and the interest for them to be a part of it.
In an interesting side-quest Estrela takes us on a tour to show us the mechanics of the island’s refuse and recycling system. I find a certain beauty to it, because without efficient waste treatment, pollution wins over the environment, hitting the marine world at the end of the chain.
