Plastic Wonderland

What social media considers to be a tropical dream getaway, Bali was one of the most polluted locations I have seen in my life. As I ran across a black sand beach dodging plastic bags and aluminum cans, I began paddling out into the lineup of perfect surf. It didn't take long until I dove under a wave as garbage covered my body and board. Sea life captured by trash which surrounded their homes as well was a moment of sadness. I sat down to eat lunch just to see that my trash was taken out in a big garbage bag down to the ocean. I followed the woman to see where she disposes of the restaurants trash just to see well over 20 large garbage bags laid on the dry reef, waiting to be swept away by the incoming tide. This part of Bali has no way of disposing trash properly. To see how social media promotes this perfect wonderland while hiding the environmental epidemics is mind-blowing. According to Ocean Conservancy, the amount of plastic trash in the world's oceans is expected to double to 250 million tonnes by 2025. We're already swimming with plastic instead of fish.