4 . ▁The ▁first ▁cases ▁to ▁im merge ▁in ▁St . ▁Vincent ▁and ▁the ▁Gren ad ines ▁were ▁in ▁P aget ▁Farm ▁and ▁many ▁post ulate ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁these ▁very ▁waters . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁main ▁causes ▁of ▁the ▁un he alth y ▁state ▁of ▁P aget ▁Farm ' s ▁environment ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁engineering / struct ural ▁issues , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁acknowled ged ▁and ▁emphas ized ▁by ▁many ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁that ▁l itter ing ▁is ▁a ▁local ▁contrib uting ▁factor . ▁The ▁dump ing ▁of ▁pl astic ▁bott les ▁and ▁St y ro fo am ▁containers ▁directly ▁into ▁the ▁area ▁is ▁not ▁un common , ▁as ▁is ▁the ▁burning ▁of ▁waste . ▁During ▁community ▁events , ▁local ▁vend ors ▁are ▁not ▁always ▁provided ▁with ▁ade qu ate ▁ways ▁of ▁dispos ing ▁this ▁waste . ▁It ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁realize , ▁however , ▁that ▁even ▁in ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁any ▁community ▁member ▁l itter ing , ▁there ▁would ▁still ▁be ▁a ▁major ▁environmental ▁issue ▁that ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁resolved . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Be quia ▁ ▁Gren ad ine ▁Islands ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁air ports ▁in ▁Saint ▁Vincent ▁and ▁the ▁Gren ad ines ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁air ports ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁ ▁Transport ▁in ▁Saint ▁Vincent ▁and ▁the ▁Gren ad ines ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁air lines ▁of ▁Saint ▁Vincent ▁and ▁the ▁Gren ad ines ▁ ▁Moon hole ▁Company ▁ ▁Be quia ▁Tour ism ▁Association ▁Car ib bean ▁Beat , ▁the ▁in - fl ight ▁magazine