Andrew Otazo is a regular waste collector in Florida on the beaches but also in the mangroves, these ecosystems which protect the coast from erosion and slow down the rise of water during episodes of violent winds. He hopes to draw the attention of elected officials to the issue of waste reduction. After Hurricane Ian , there were several heroes: those who saved strangers stuck at home, others who saved animals, and then there is Andrew Otazo, 35, who is entitled to a full page in the Washington Post for cleaning up the Key Biscayne beach. It is a small island that is part of Miami County, at the very bottom of Florida, and was on the front line of receiving all the trash thrown on the shore by the storm. On his way home after the hurricane passed, Andrew Otazo came across hundreds of rubbish strewn on the sand. He went to get gloves and bags and embarked on an express cleaning, before the ocean took over with the rising tide. A friend joined him, then two strangers, and, in one hour, ...