“As kids, we called it plastic beach,” she recalls. Kamilo Beach, located on the south-eastern tip of Hawaii’s Big Island, has been dubbed one of the most plastic-polluted spots on the planet. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Along Kamilo Beach, plastic is ever present. On Kamilo Beach, plastic pollution accumulated unchecked for decades due to inaccessibility. Concepcion described the plastic debris that floats around and into the Waikalua Loko fishpond as “a constant thing”.

Source: The Guardian January 10, 2020 10:52 UTC