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.

El Gringo Beach, Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic Pure Earth — a New York-based nonprofit formerly known as the Blacksmith Institute that aims to identify and clean up polluted sites around the world — once designated Bajos de Haina as one of the most polluted places on Earth. Nicknamed "Dominican Chernobyl," the city outside El Gringo Beach is filled with chemical and pharmaceutical plants — not to mention an oil refinery. The Inter Press Service news agency reports that these factories emit high quantities of toxic substances including formaldehyde, lead, ammonium, and sulfuric acid each year. In addition to releasing airborne toxins, local factories are also said to dispose of waste by dumping it into the water.