'Trash season' on Indonesia's Kuta Beach

Updated / Friday, 17 Jan 2014 13:34
A man works to clear the beach
A man works to clear the beach

The sight of trash washed up on Indonesia's Kuta beach has become an annual phenomenon as piles of debris are carried to the beach by strong currents during the winter months.

Tourists sit among the waste
Tourists sit among the waste
Teams pile up the debris
Teams pile up the debris
Tourism is important to the local economy
Tourism is important to the local economy
A man jogs along amid the litter
A man jogs along amid the litter
Kuta Beach is one of Bali's top tourist destinations
Kuta Beach is one of Bali's top tourist destinations
Tourists sit and watch as locals clear the beach
Tourists sit and watch as locals clear the beach
Strong currents bring the debris ashore every winter
Strong currents bring the debris ashore every winter
Tourists stroll along the trash-strewn beach
Tourists stroll along the trash-strewn beach
Workers and volunteers clear the trash
Workers and volunteers clear the trash
Heavy machinery is used in the clean-up
Heavy machinery is used in the clean-up
A volunteer carries a large piece of debris
A volunteer carries a large piece of debris
A man walks along the nearly covered beach
A man walks along the nearly covered beach

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