Indonesian Idyll Trashed

Up to 60 tonnes of plastic waste currently have to be cleared each day from Bali's famous beaches at Kuta, Legian and Seminyak (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/04/balis-beaches-buried-in-tide-of-plastic-rubbish-as-monsoon). The material is brought in by Monsoon weather. It reflects, however, poor, local waste management, as well as the global marine pollution crisis. It's really coming to something, when this daily amount of plastic lands up on important tourist beaches. As soon as it is cleared, another consignment comes in. This is at a time, when, due to a combination of the weather and the Covid-19 pandemic, there are very few tourists about. They are not, however, likely to return to sink their toes in the pristine plastic.