Bali's Beaches Overwhelmed by Plastic Waste Amid Monsoon Season

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Waves of plastic waste washed up onto Bali's Jimbaran Beach during Christmas Eve morning, marking another incident of coastal pollution.

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Popular tourist destinations including Kuta, Legian, and Seminyak faced similar plastic invasions, with debris spanning across their expansive beachfronts.

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Environmental NGO Sungai Watch's founder Gary Bencheghib documented the scene through a video shared on Instagram.

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Heavy monsoon flooding carried trash and debris into the ocean, which currents later deposited onto Bali's southern beaches.

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Local communities, tourists, and children joined forces with Sungai Watch teams to clear trash from the affected beaches.

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Hundreds of tree branches and trunks littered Kuta Beach's shoreline on December 22nd, followed by meters of plastic waste.

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Badung Regency deployed 75 trucks alongside environmental teams to manage the growing crisis across Samigita Beaches.

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Certain Balinese beaches, particularly along the southeastern coast like Amed and Tulamben, remain relatively untouched by these waste deposits.

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Sanur Beach, Candidasa Beach, and the Nusa Islands currently offer cleaner alternatives for holiday visitors seeking pristine shores.

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