- Time of past OR future Camino
- Francés x 5, Le Puy x 2, Arles, Tours, Norte, Madrid, Via de la Plata, Portuguese, Primitivo
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So how do you think they motivate folks not to litter?Not strictly Camino but topical in light of discussions about toilet paper and other rubbish on the Camino. We're in the NSW Blue Mountains for the weekend, a magnificent world heritage listed environment, visited by many tourists. Every beauty spot we visited that required walking in and out was pristine, not a single bit of rubbish anywhere, even though rubbish would have to be carried out. Contra those spots accessible by vehicle....
My first response is "rocket launcher."
Next is talk to your local government representatives about enforcing existing litter laws, and perhaps putting more "teeth" into them.
If you see a fellow pilgrim drop his trash (or his pants) where it does not belong, SAY SOMETHING TO HIM.
So how do you think they motivate folks not to litter?
I volunteer my free time helping out on the Blue Ridge Parkway and we have a terrible time with people that toss litter out of the vehicle windows and leave it along the motor road. I'm looking for ideas as to how this can be minimized.
Oh Rebekah, that's awful! And so early in the season. Whoever did that is likely still somewhere on the Camino. In a karmic universe, what awaits that pilgrim's return to their own home?A pilgrim left a poo right outside my back gate this week
13 And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon; and it shall be, when thou wilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee:
14 For the Lord thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee.
Deuteronomy 23: 13, 14
Whatever happened to "leave only footprints" as a walker's motto ?
MM
Addendum: This simple but powerful ecological statement is widely attributed to
Chief Seattle, a Native American,...SNIP.....
in what is now the American state of Washington where the state capital is named in his honor. .
Whoops! I will edit the addendum to be correct.Actually, Olympia is the state capital of Washington.
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