If you're planning a trip to Bali and looking forward to spending time on its beautiful beaches, don't forget to be mindful of the environment. Just do not litter as some of its popular beaches is now flooded with layers and layers of plastic waste and other materials, turning the serene holiday spot into a littered zone.
'Trash wave' across beaches in Kuta, Bali
Visuals from a massive 'trash wave' hitting the Kuta beaches in Bali, Indonesia have surfaced online. They capture the sand at the popular beaches covered with heaps of trash.
The videos that surfaced from Kuta showed its beaches turned into heaps of garbage after tons of trash were swept towards the shore during the monsoon.
Taking note of the tremendous waste that filled up the beaches, an environmental NGO Sungai Watch referred to the incident as "the worst plastic waste pollution" to wash ashore in Bali.
Co-founder of the NGO, named Sam Bencheghib, shared multiple videos to highlight the how the beaches that ran across Kuta became a "Plastic nightmare". These reels also gave a shout out to the efforts of volunteers cleaning up the premises.
Sharing drone shots, he wrote, "Bali’s beach has been hit by the worst trash wave I’ve ever seen...we removed 70 tons of plastic from Jimbaran beach".
7,400 kg of waste
Kedonganan Beach and Jimbaran Beach were reportedly the worst impacted by the tides of plastic waste.
The Associated Press reported that a staggering 7,400 kg of plastic waste and other non-organic materials were collected from Jimbaran beach in Kuta.
Volunteers, including locals and tourists, went on a beach clean-up drive. They found plastic cups, straws, cutlery, and empty coffee sachets spread across the sand in Kuta along with some plant and wood debris.
It was learned that around 600 people, including hospitality workers, walked across beaches to take charge of the 'trash wave' that hit the region.
