Late last year, images of trash-covered beaches in Bali shocked the world and prompted the government to declare a ‘garbage emergency’. Now, video taken by Parley in the Dominican Republic shows an equally apocalyptic scene – wave after wave of plastic debris rolling in at Montesinos Beach in the capital, Santo Domingo. As the dense garbage carpet ripples in the surf, individual items ranging from plastic bottles to styrofoam takeout boxes can be seen poking out – symptoms of our global disposable plastic culture and one island’s struggle to stem the tide.
Credit: Parley for the Ocean
