11 Of The Dirtiest Beaches In The World

Unfortunately, The world's most beautiful beaches have been turned into trash heaps of wide scale pollution. Plastic waste and other debris have been causing significant damage to marine ecosystems. Besides this, tourism has a really negative impact on the planet, which is something we all need to try and combat on our travels. In this article I’ll show you the 11 worst examples of pollution on the beach in the World.

Guanabara Bay Beaches, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The notoriously dirty Guanabara Bay in Rio got a lot of attention from the media before and during the 2016 Summer Olympics, when athletes in events like rowing and sailing had to swim in its filthy water. The Associated Press did an investigation and found that the water in the bay "contained dangerously high levels of viruses and bacteria from human sewage." There was a 99% chance that athletes would get sick if they drank even three teaspoons of the dirty water.