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.

Foreshores Beach, Sydney, Australia It is located between Sydney Airport and Port Botany, Foreshores Beach has repeatedly been ranked "very poor" by the New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage in its annual "State of the Beaches" report. The abysmal rating signifies that this estuarine beach "is very susceptible to fecal pollution and microbial water quality may often be unsuitable for swimming." In 2014, Foreshores was briefly closed to the public when the water became mysteriously tinted orange. High in iron, the bright-colored plume was deemed non-toxic by the New South Wales Environmental Protection Authority.