The garbage situation in Indonesia is alarming. The country known for some of the best and most beautiful surf spots in the world is under fire and changing quick.
Photographer Zak Noyle has just shared some disturbing - and hauntingly beautiful - images from a recent trip with pro surfer Dede Surinaya.
'The trash suddenly showed up while we were out in the water in a large mass, including tree trunks the size of cars, lots of food wrappers and bottles as well, we even saw soccer balls floating amongst the debris.
'I kept on thinking I would be seeing a body of some type of animal or something float by.'
So sad to see such destruction in such a beautiful environment.
The Huffington Post describes the garbage situation in Indo as critical. "Indonesia, a country comprised of more than 17,000 islands, suffers from a terrible trash problem that is polluting its waters. Some of the population centers have little to no trash collection infrastructure, leading locals to dispose of their waste in the street or in river beds, after which it inevitably is washed out to sea.
Often, the only other disposal option Indonesians have is burning their trash. Incinerating waste creates equally harmful (albeit less visible) damage to the environment. According to the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, the byproducts of burned waste “produce a variety of toxic discharges to the air, water and ground that are significant sources of a range of powerful pollutants. Many of these toxins enter the food supply.”
What do you think?
