You may know Bali as the honeymoon getaway, through the Disneyland romantic gaze, Bali is a beauty place. But in reality, there is an ongoing plastic pollution crisis. Bali is currently choking on the impact of our collective neglect and ignorance. In the last 10 years, there has been a significant rise in the amount of plastic that keeps washing up ashore. The beaches in Kuta and Legian, arguably two of Bali’s most popular tourist spots, get up to 60 tonnes of plastic trash each year (Bali.com, 2025).

Despite the glossy brochures, Bali is not immune to the globally escalating plastic pollution. The pristine beaches and clear water bodies are constantly polluted by plastic waste, damaging its unique ecosystems, wildlife, and life's of the indigenous communities. Big corporations allege to be part of the solution with their plastic offset facilities; sadly, they usually end up exploiting Bali's biosphere and local communities.

According to a study by Jambeck et al. (2020), Indonesia is the world's second largest contributor to ocean plastics, and Bali is at the heart of it (Science, 2015). With plastic production and mismanagement skyrocketing, our beloved Bali's natural beauty is under siege.

This petition aims to trigger an emergency response to the plastic pollution crisis in Bali. We are rallying for increased funding towards ocean and water clean up initiatives and stronger support for the indigenous groups that are wronged by this crisis.

• Petition that mega-corporations to follow Verra and Ocean Bound Plastic (OBP) Plastic Collection standards
• Support clean up charities such as ZeroWaste Centre, The Ocean Cleanup, Sungai Watch etc. 

If petition reaches 200 signatures, to address the humanitarian and environmental crisis, a letter shall be sent to:

---Secretary-General, United Nations or Bali Governor/ Indonesia Govt.

Thinking out loud read - Unearthed Article

Uneathered - Companies behind campaign to ‘end discrimination plastic waste’ produced 1000 times more plastic than clean up

Sungai Watch *credit for the thumbnail too

The Ocean cleanup

https://bali.com/sustainable-traveler/bali-plastic-problem/ 

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