The world dumps 2,000 truckloads of plastic into the ocean each day. Here’s where a lot of it ends up – CNN
![Plastic & garbage on the coast in Pulau Bunaken, Sulawesi, Indonesia, August 2014 (by Fabio Achilli CC BY 2.0 DEED via Flickr).](https://coastalcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/15216245952_9cf84edc08_k-e1715205417926-798x597.jpg)
The western coast of Java in Indonesia is popular with surfers for its world-famous breaks. There’s a majestic underwater world to explore, too. But it’s impossible to surf or snorkel without running into plastic water bottles, single-use cups and food wrappers. The garbage sometimes forms islands in the sea, and much of it washes ashore, accumulating as mountains on the beach…