EDITORIAL: All Residents Have a Role in Trash Control

EDITORIAL: All residents have a role in trash control

There are few things that can lower the quality of life for residents, discourage newcomers and bring down property values than a community that can’t manage its trash.

Haiti launches nationwide trash cleanup in Cap-Haitien, residents demand more

CAP-HAÏTIEN — After years of complaints about trash overrunning the country’s second largest city, the Haitian government launched Konbit Ayiti Zewo Dechè, or “Zero Trash Collective” in Cap-Haïtien April 25. However, residents say, the inaugural tidying of a beachfront area is not enough, especially since recent rains exacerbated waste-related blockages that have disrupted daily life.  “The konbit could work but if they don’t put trash bins the …