11 Of The Dirtiest Beaches In The World

Henderson Island, Pitcairn Island Group, British Overseas Territories This island may be a UNESCO World Heritage Site, but Henderson Island — a remote, uninhabited coral atoll in the South Pacific — has some of the most polluted beaches in the world. However, some of the world's dirtiest beaches can be found there. In the past few years, Jennifer Lavers, a professor at the University of Tasmania, has brought attention to the island. After seeing pictures of the trash on Google Street View, Lavers went to the island in 2015 to study its plastic waste. In three months, her team found more than 53,000 pieces of trash that was made by people. This is only a small part of the 37 million pieces of trash that are thought to be on Henderson's beaches.