World Environment Day: Pics

A man collects plastic bottles at a dump site in Garabito, 113 km (70 miles) from San Jose, June 1, 2012. According to the Association Terranostra, Costa Rica produces 4,500 metric tons of garbage every day that ends up on beaches and in the ocean. More than five hundred volunteers participated in the cleaning operation at 25 sites around the country as part of commemorative events for the United Nations' World Environment Day to be marked on June 5.