Roughly 10% of all residents in the Mývatn region in North East Iceland participated in a decades old annual clean-up of roads around lake Mývatn. About 50 out of the total of 500 people who live in the Mývatn region participated in the annual clean-up of the region's roads. A significant part of the participants were foreign workers, employed by hotels and tourism companies by Mývatn.
According to the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service RÚV this year's clean-up, which took place last week, produced significantly less trash than previous years. The mayor of Mývatnssveit region told RÚV that the municipality hopes aims at starting to recycle as much as possible of the trash which is collected on its roads, at least before next year's clean-up.
The clean-up is organized by a local nature conservation society, Fjöregg. Local businesses also participate by encouraging their staff to join: After completing the clean-up all participants then held a barbecue and took a bath in the Mývatn Nature Baths.
Roughly 10% of all residents in the Mývatn region in North East Iceland participated in a decades old annual clean-up of roads around lake Mývatn. About 50 out of the total of 500 people who live in the Mývatn region participated in the annual clean-up of the region's roads. A significant part of the participants were foreign workers, employed by hotels and tourism companies by Mývatn.
According to the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service RÚV this year's clean-up, which took place last week, produced significantly less trash than previous years. The mayor of Mývatnssveit region told RÚV that the municipality hopes aims at starting to recycle as much as possible of the trash which is collected on its roads, at least before next year's clean-up.
The clean-up is organized by a local nature conservation society, Fjöregg. Local businesses also participate by encouraging their staff to join: After completing the clean-up all participants then held a barbecue and took a bath in the Mývatn Nature Baths.
