Trash is left scattered along Atalaia beach during the peak of the summer vacation season in Salinopolis,Para state,July 27,2014. Salinopolis,with a population of 40,000,receives an estimated 280,000 visitors during the month of July,mostly to enjoy the beaches located just southeast of the Amazon river's mouth where the river's fresh water mixes with the Atlantic Ocean's salt water,tourism officials said. Officials estimate that close to 50,000 vehicles drive onto the city's two most popular beaches,Atalaia and Farol Velho,with tons of garbage left by visitors. Picture taken July 27,2014. REUTERS/Paulo Santos (BRAZIL - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TRAVEL SOCIETY) - RTR40GE8
A man collects plastic and other recyclable materials from debris in the waters of Manila Bay after tropical storm Saola hit the Philippine capital July 30,2012. Heavy rains brought by tropical storm Saola pounded the Philippine capital and triggered flooding on Monday,forcing residents of riverside communities to evacuate and seek shelter on higher ground. REUTERS/Erik De Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: DISASTER SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR35MG7
A fisherman (L) mends his boat as a fellow fisherman carries a box of fish at a polluted beach in Cilincing,North Jakarta June 5,2013. The fisherman said that it has been difficult to catch fish in the last five years due to the pollution on the beach by plastic and garbage. World Environment Day is celebrated annually on June 5. REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT SOCIETY) - RTX10C9V
A member of the diving club "Under The Sea",owned by Samia Balistrou (not pictured),collects plastic bottles and other waste from the sea before a scuba training session in Tipaza,Algeria August 16,2015. Samia,a dive pioneer in Algeria and Africa,owns a diving club called "Under The Sea" and teaches scuba diving. According to local media,Samia was the first woman in North Africa to be a certified Divemaster,and says she has devoted her life to promote environmental awareness. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra - RTX1OFC1
A woman holds plastic buckets after washing her clothes outside her house next to a canal filled with garbage at a slum in Mumbai,India,December 22,2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui - RTX1ZRLR
UNDATED FILE PHOTO - Children run along a Cleveland beach covered in litter. A national clean beach survey has named Cleveland's north sea coastline as the dirtiest in Britain with fifty four items of rubbish per metre while the cleanest beaches were at Tayside in Scotland and the Isle of Skye - RTXH13V
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