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Tourists have lamented the state of Kuta Beach as its waters and its shoreline are filled with waste.

Jay, a tourist from the Netherlands, said he did not expect Kuta Beach to be in such a condition.

'€œIt'€™s very frustrating to see because only six years ago it was a beautiful beach,'€ he said on Friday.

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Locals throw everything in the rivers and forests. During the rainy season, the trash gets flushed out and eventually lands on the beaches. The amazing thing is that nothing is being done to prevent it.

Waste handling and information is very much needed, but the Balinese tend to blame it on Java, as usual. Locals in the villages do not know that they destroy the livelihood of Bali.

Balistars

I am not writing about decaying seaweed, but plastic rubbish covering beaches everywhere I have been in Indonesia, from Batam to Flores, including Balikpapan.

It all originates from people throwing empty plastics on the streets.

The trash is then washed away by torrential rain into the nearby rivers and end up in the ocean, then wash up to shore. This is happening all over Indonesia.

Kayumanis

This is why people need to find alternative holiday destinations. Bali is overcrowded.

There are too many tourists and the local government is having a difficult time managing the cleanliness of the area.   

Explore and visit other places in Indonesia that are much more enjoyable.

Mounte Cristo

Besides 145 kilometers of clean and golden sandy beaches all year round, there are many other things for holidaymakers to do and see. Sorry, but sometimes the beach is not clean. The sea currents on rare occasions wash up seaweed onto the beach. It decays and starts to smell.

Eddy

This is not a new thing. It is also seasonal. It has been going on for many years and it gets worse every year. Much of the trash is from the rivers of Bali.

Locals throw everything in the river and in the rainy season it flushes out and eventually lands on the beaches. The amazing thing is that nothing is done to prevent it.

Waste handling and information is very much needed, but the Balinese tend to blame it on Java, as usual. Locals in the villages do not know that they destroy the livelihood of Bali. I blame the Bali government.

Pak MB

Congratulations, Bali! You'€™ve managed within a few years to destroy yourself. Greed and ego made it happen.

Finally you will see that you cannot eat money. Tourists should just avoid Bali. Maybe then the officials, especially Mr. Pastika, will wake up.

Sularia

Some of the garbage comes from the sea current but no doubt Bali has grown beyond its capacity to handle the tourists and all the Javanese who come to work.

There must be a moratorium on all new construction and there must be a A$10 impact fee for every arrival (older than 16) at Ngurah Rai International Airport '€” even if arriving from Surabya. Unless you'€™re Balinese '€” you pay.

Topang Apalooza

I have lived in Bali for 14 years. I teach my children to put their trash in the bin.

When my wife, children and I go to the beach, we take our trash home and put it in the bin.

Why must I pay for other people'€™s carelessness?

In most countries, people are fined for littering, but not in Bali. They want tourists to pay.

Ron

This is a matter of education and the right mentality. Garbage is almost everywhere in Indonesia. People don'€™t care where they throw away their garbage, as long as it'€™s not in their own house.

Just cross over from Java by ferry, then you can see with your own eyes where Indonesians leave their garbage. They are the cooks of the plastic soup.

Azwar Bareta
   
Kuta is the cleanest place in Bali. I am living here. Tourists stay in hotels or resorts and garbage is always collected. The problem really lies with the habits of locals. They throw everything everywhere. They don'€™t care about trash. They can live comfortable with trash around them.

Pama