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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 796381" data-attributes="member: 12952">New Website to Draw Attention to Trash at Arizona-Mexico BorderPHOENIX — A new website to draw attention to tons of&nbsp; trash discarded along the Arizona-Mexico border has been launched by&nbsp; state officials hoping to stem the flow of refuse left behind by illegal&nbsp; immigrants making their way into the United States.The website, azbordertrash.gov, is also seeking volunteers to&nbsp; participate in cleanup efforts along Arizona’s 370-mile border with&nbsp; Mexico.“An estimated more than 2,000 tons of trash is discarded annually in&nbsp; Arizona’s borderlands,” the website reads. “A variety of federal and&nbsp; state government entities, Native American tribes and private landowners&nbsp; are affected by the problem, and addressing it requires extensive&nbsp; coordination.”The environmental impact caused by illegal immigration — and the tons&nbsp; of trash left behind — is being “increasingly” found in areas that are&nbsp; more fragile and remote, according to the website.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 796381, member: 12952"] [B]New Website to Draw Attention to Trash at Arizona-Mexico Border PHOENIX — [/B]A new website to draw attention to tons of trash discarded along the Arizona-Mexico border has been launched by state officials hoping to stem the flow of refuse left behind by illegal immigrants making their way into the United States. The website, azbordertrash.gov, is also seeking volunteers to participate in cleanup efforts along Arizona’s 370-mile border with Mexico. “An estimated more than 2,000 tons of trash is discarded annually in Arizona’s borderlands,” the website reads. “A variety of federal and state government entities, Native American tribes and private landowners are affected by the problem, and addressing it requires extensive coordination.” The environmental impact caused by illegal immigration — and the tons of trash left behind — is being “increasingly” found in areas that are more fragile and remote, according to the website. [/QUOTE]

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