After years of watching trash build up in mangroves on the Florida Keys off his native Miami, Andrew Otazo began hauling out garbage to raise awareness about an ecosystem he has been enjoying since he was a teenager. The public relations professional and self-described "amateur mangrove trash collector" has over the past five years removed over 10 tons (20,000 pounds) of waste from barrier islands including Key Biscayne and from the surrounding waters. Andrew Otazo, who calls himself an amateur mangrove cleaner, walks on the shore as he removes trash from the mangroves at Crandon Park in Miami, Florida, U.S. July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello "As I got older and I learned more about the importance of the mangroves as a keystone ecosystem, I realized how much damage it was doing t...
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