Bermuda beach cleanup

Today we participated in two beach cleanups organized by Keep Bermuda Beautiful (KBB) with the help of volunteers from Marsh, IAS and Guy Carpenter.

These beaches must be some of the most beautiful in the world, and at first look everything appears OK. Unfortunately, that statement is very far from the truth. I really did not expect to see this level of plastic pollution all the way out here in the middle of Atlantic. Honestly, in some areas it appears as if the sand is made out of plastic! The question for which I would like an answer is: what is the percentage of plastic in the sand of Bermuda beaches? This is nothing short of a catastrophe! Do we realize that we are already at the point where we will never be able to go on a clean beach like our parents did just few years ago?

In a few days we are going on a snorkeling trip at the Nonesuch Island. It does not have any inhabitants so I wonder what we are going to find on its beaches.

Related posts:

1. Bermuda’s beautiful bays versus plastic – Part 2
2. Nonsuch Island
3. Bermuda’s beautiful trash of Tobacco Bay
4. Trip to the Hassel Island
5. Maarten to build a giant plastic reef