Manneca
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I have read the full Guardian article. The diver who posted said that the trash had come from Java in the storms and the next day was gone, having moved on the Indian Ocean currents.
Trash is a huge issue. We all know that plastic bags and other trash are harming the sea life we love. But, I am concerned that we rich westerners are so happy to point fingers at others while we generate more trash and use more and more of the world's resources than the developing world. I've dived Manta Point at Nusa Penida a lot. I stay on Nusa Lembongan and yes, plastic bags and water bottles are a huge problem there. There aren't land fills to bury the trash. Many people there don't have enough to adequately feed and house their families. And I see lots of tourists ordering bottled water (instead of filling their water bottles from larger containers readily available in restaurants and hotels). We are generating a lot of that trash.
The dive centers on Nusa Lembongan regularly have beach and dive site clean ups that one can participate in and help.
Trash is a huge issue. We all know that plastic bags and other trash are harming the sea life we love. But, I am concerned that we rich westerners are so happy to point fingers at others while we generate more trash and use more and more of the world's resources than the developing world. I've dived Manta Point at Nusa Penida a lot. I stay on Nusa Lembongan and yes, plastic bags and water bottles are a huge problem there. There aren't land fills to bury the trash. Many people there don't have enough to adequately feed and house their families. And I see lots of tourists ordering bottled water (instead of filling their water bottles from larger containers readily available in restaurants and hotels). We are generating a lot of that trash.
The dive centers on Nusa Lembongan regularly have beach and dive site clean ups that one can participate in and help.
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