balinews
What's the first thing about Bali that comes to mind? Likely its beautiful, pristine beaches. But beaches on the paradisiacal island in the Indonesian archipelago increasingly feature not shells, but rather, plastic trash.Plastic waste has been piling up on Bali, fueled by a lack of infrastructure-or an official plan-to deal with it. Also contributing to bottle- and bag-strewn beaches are growing tourism, ingrained cultural practices, and a lack of awareness about the lifecycle of plastic from disposal, to sea, to washing up on beaches as trash. In a 2015 study in [I]Science[/I] of the top 20 countries that poorly managed plastic waste, Indonesia was listed second. The nation generated 3.2 million tonnes of plastic in 2010, and nearly half of it ended up in the sea. China was first, the United States twentieth. The Indonesian government issued numbers to National Geographic that were quite a bit lower than those in the study, but the bottom line is the same: Most plastic trash isn't managed well in Indonesia.[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/10/bali-fights-for-its-beautiful-beaches-by-rethinking-waste-plastic-trash/[/URL]
harryopal
It is a reflection I suppose of the power of big corporations and their relationship with governments that we don't seem to go back to the petroleum industry, creators of plastics and tax them for part of the clean up costs. Meanwhile it seems every product for sale these days is bound up in rigid plastic packaging. This is an enormous international problem and requires a common international commitment.
PERtoDPS
Coming from Perth and having traveled all around the world, my Mrs here is always wanting to show me "beautiful beaches' but more often than not we are ending up on half arsed, filthy plastic covered beaches. Just a few days ago I was in Jimbaran, and while there are beautiful cliff-side views the place was trashed with both plastic and cigarette waste.
Foamcrest
At the risk of sounding parochial the beaches in Australia are as good if not better than anything in the world. As much as I love Bali their beaches just don't compare to ours. Fire at will.
PERtoDPS
At the risk of sounding parochial the beaches in Australia are as good if not better than anything in the world. As much as I love Bali their beaches just don't compare to ours. Fire at will.[/QUOTE]that was my point
Foamcrest
And mine was to agree with your initial post.
spicyayam
This was very interesting to watch. At least in Indonesia they are still selling soft drinks in glass bottles.[MEDIA=youtube]qvYZ3sbTaQ0[/MEDIA]
