A Redditor recently posted footage they captured showing trash scattered across an otherwise beautiful Moroccan landscape, causing frustration over the widespread littering that mars natural spaces across the country.
The original poster shared the video in the r/Morocco subreddit, questioning how littering remains so common.
"Isn't it just common sense to throw trash in its designated places?" they wrote. "I find this extremely infuriating. I get second hand embarrassment whenever [I] see someone litter. It's really difficult for me to grasp why it's so normal and ok. Shame on anyone who does this."
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The video shows plastic bottles, wrappers, and other debris littering a natural, stone-lined area. The OP expressed their disbelief that people would treat public spaces differently from their own homes.
Understanding our natural world begins with learning to respect it. When people litter in parks, beaches, and wild spaces, they diminish the connection others experience with nature, damaging ecosystems in the process.
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Trash accumulation threatens wildlife and contaminates local water sources across the world, in addition to potentially damaging the tourism industry that many Moroccan communities depend on.
Morocco has taken steps to address these challenges, however. The country launched its National Household Waste Prevention Program back in 2008 in partnership with the World Bank, aiming to improve garbage collection and establish controlled landfills.
More recently, the nation banned plastic bags in 2016, per Africa News, and has been working to expand its recycling infrastructure.
However, enforcement and public education remain ongoing challenges.
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Definitely 👍 One fellow Redditor lamented this in the comments, writing, "These people have no education nor any sense of [responsibility]."
"They must be extremely selfish and self-centered to expect someone to clean up after them or to not care about how others will perceive the place or themselves, and most of all, to not care about nature or the environment," the OP replied.
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