Sunday morning we set off up to Trebevic Mountain (the mountain which overlooks Sarajevo from the South side). We went to meet a number of other volunteers who were giving up their time to litter pick in and around Sarajevo. Organised globally, it was great to see that the Let's Do It campaign had made it to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The aim of the campaign is simple... 'In 2012, from 24th of March until 25th of September, a series of cleanups will sweep over the globe, touching all continents and bringing together millions of people who will be cleaning up their homes.' This weekend it was our turn. I was particularly keen to get involved as litter is a real problem throughout the country. It is one of my real issues with the country as we drive through the beautiful countryside which is marred by tons of litter, stuffed in hedgerows, lying by the side of roads and floating in river. The people do not seem to care. Even more sadly we have been behind a number of cars and watch passengers throw rubbish out of the window. It makes my blood boil.
We were given a car park/layby area off the main road which we tackled with a number of fellow Wombles from the EU delegation. Gloves, bin bags, brooms and shovels were provided, along with water, which was much needed as it was rather warm! An hour or so later, we had done a comprehensive job and place was much cleaner than we found it.
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