MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Workers with the Miami Beach sustainability department and volunteers hit the beach on Friday, as the crowd of spring breakers continued to grow.
Yanira Pineda, the city’s sustainability manager, said they were being proactive and were equipped with education and trash bag.
“We do have an ordinance in place that has very high fines when it comes to littering, but when you’re dealing with a large crowd like this, it’s hard to really go out there and fine everyone,” Pineda said.
Earlier this week, Sophie Ringel was heartbroken when she walked to the beach and found it full of the garbage messy beachgoers had left behind.
“It makes me not believe in humanity anymore,” Ringel said.
Local 10 News’ Louis Aguirre has been covering the issues with garbage and pollution in Miami-Dade County. His Don’t Trash Our Treasure series started on Earth Day with the crisis in Biscayne Bay.
Earlier this week