Life can be very difficult for many, but it doesn’t have to be.
Croatia is, like many others, a land of stark contrasts. From the beautiful Dalmatian coast and the sparkling Adriatic, with all of its luxury hotels, restaurants and bars, to Zagreb with its high end eateries and accommodation, you can quite quickly find the absolute opposite right in the very heart of both enrivonments.
Many residents from all over the country readily gather their empty cans and bottles of juice, alcohol, and water and place them next to the rubbish containers when they go to throw away their household waste in communal bins, or they put them in plastic bags and hang them from the sides of the containers for people to come and pick up and take to recycling facilities themselves, in exchange for some small amount of money.
While it’s an unfortunate sight in itself, and certainly not one that most unknowing tourists expect to come across while spending time in especially the most luxurious destinations, such as Dubrovnik, it isn’t an uncommon sight to see people with gigantic bags filled to the brim with empty bottles and cans, as the person carrying it goes from bin to bin searching for more. A sad state of affairs when someone has to do this, particularly when it’s occurring in very rich tourist destinations, which boast more than enough income to see to it that nobody is left in such a dire situation.
These bottle collectors physically go to recycling facilities themselves, handing over their findings for cash, and this cash is often the only thing that allows them to purchase bread that day. But with well intentioned individuals among us, even the most unfortunate can stumble upon luck.
As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 23rd of June, 2018, some thoughtful students from the Cvjetno naselje student home in Zagreb decided that simply sitting and watching the unfortunate state of affairs, they’d try their hand at doing something about it, concretely.
Several days ago, the Cvjetno naselje students launched a humanitarian action for one less fortunate woman who comes to collect the empty cans and bottles from their residence on a daily basis.
The action was aunched after one student came up with the selfless idea in their Facebook group. The aforementioned student talked to the woman in question, who complained of a very difficult financial situation and said she would soon need to undergo surgery, the recovery from which would mean that she would be rendered unable to go around collecting the bottles for a considerable length of time. Upon hearing this sad story, the students began on their praiseworthy mission.
The students placed a cash box in front of their canteen which stood there for just three days. Their intention was to collect 1800 kuna for the woman, but according to a report from N1, they actually ended up collecting far, far more – as much as 20,000 kuna. The large amount of cash collected by these kind students will surely be enough to lift the emburdened woman from her unfortunate situation, and help her get back on her feet.
