Pride urges Public to keep beaches Clean.

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St. Maarten Pride Foundation is urging residents, visitors and organizations to dispose of their garbage responsibly after all beach parties during Holy Week, Good Friday and the Easter holidays. In recent years the Foundation has noticed a trend whereby many of the island's beaches are left covered in garbage, more-so after Christmas and the Easter holidays. The situation has required Pride to organize regular cleanups, often right after the holidays, to remove trash and prevent it from ending up in the Sea.

Pride Foundation reminds the general public that St. Maarten's environmental Foundations were not established with the sole purpose of cleaning up beaches or neighborhoods. The Foundations' cleanup activities are mostly an educational tool aimed at informing the public at large of the consequences of irresponsible waste management and mobilizing people to dispose of their waste or garbage in a responsible manner.

The Foundation calls on the Public to take pride in and respect St. Maarten's Natural Heritage. Waste from beach parties, barbecues etc. should be disposed of in garbage bins on the beaches, taken back home if no bins are available in the immediate area, or taken to the nearest bins available.

St. Maarten Pride Foundation wishes everyone a blessed and safe Good Friday and Easter weekend.