Last Updated on November 15, 2020
2. Kamilo Beach – Hawaii – United States
Kamilo Beach is a beach located on the southeast coast on the island of Hawaii, in the United States. But it is not exactly known for its natural charms – unlike the island, which is stunning, but due to the accumulation of plastic marine debris from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The plastic beach, as it is known, gathers all types of household and industrial waste, such as toothbrushes, appliances, plastic bottles, and other types of waste. This is also due to the fact that the island is very close to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch – one of the five places where there is the largest accumulation of oceanic plastic in the world.
3. Freedom Island – Manila – Philippines
Alongside Indonesia, the Philippines is also one of the countries with the most polluted beaches in the world, which ends up contaminating animal life in the oceans and the region’s trade. This is clearly seen in the city of Manila, in particular on Freedom Island. It is incomprehensible to see the state of pollution of this beach since plastic is found everywhere, especially food packaging, plastic bottles, and personal hygiene items – a chilling and horror film-worthy image.
4. Boracay Island – Philippines
Since we are talking about the Philippines, we could not fail to mention Boracay Island. This is, perhaps, the most famous island in the region due to the fact that it is surrounded by transparent waters and stunning beaches to lose sight of. However, despite being a true tropical paradise, there is a problem that has plagued it for several years: the pollution of the beach. This problem was uncontrollable and forced the President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, to close the island to tourists for six months. He called Boracay Island Cesspool Island, as there were thousands of tons of garbage there. The island generated over 100 tons of garbage a day and could not extract half – the President was right about the name he called the island!
5. Port Phillip Bay – Victoria – Australia
Port Phillip Bay is a bay that covers approximately 1930 square kilometers in southern Victoria, Australia. In fact, it is a very busy port area, but it is undoubtedly one of the most recreational and popular destinations in the region. However, it is also one of the most polluted. And that is because it is in Port Phillip Bay that more than 300 drains are poured out of the 10 municipalities around it. It is a real gutter and, as such, the authorities collect thousands of pieces of plastic that are found in its waters every year, completely detracting from the region’s rivers and beaches. Do you imagine yourself bathing in water like this, or would you rather be in shark-infested waters? We believe you even prefer sharks!
