Clean beaches week 2025: The emerging reality

As we grapple with challenges of beaches during this Clean beach week of 2025, let’s head to most dirty and populated ones to get a clear shot of what we are facing: 

Here’s a list of some of the most polluted (dirtiest) beaches around the world, based on reported environmental degradation, plastic waste, sewage dumping, and water quality issues. These beaches have gained attention from environmental groups, media reports, and studies due to unsafe or unhygienic conditions:

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🌍 Dirtiest Beaches in the World:

1. Kamilo Beach, Hawaii (USA)
   
   

• Nicknamed “Plastic Beach”
  
  

• Covered with plastic waste carried by ocean currents (Great Pacific Garbage Patch)
  
  

2. Guanabara Bay Beaches, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
   
   

• Polluted with untreated sewage and industrial waste
  
  

• Water often contains high levels of bacteria
  
  

3. Juhu Beach, Mumbai (India)
   
   

• Heavily littered, especially after festivals and monsoon
  
  

• Regularly cleaned, but pollution keeps returning
  
  

4. Manila Bay, Manila (Philippines)
   
   

• Historically known for extreme plastic and sewage pollution
  
  

• Efforts underway to rehabilitate it
  
  

5. Blackpool Beach, Lancashire (UK)
   
   

• Often receives poor water quality ratings
  
  

• High bacteria levels after rainfall due to sewage overflows
  
  

6. Haina Beach, Dominican Republic
   
   

• Located near one of the most toxic industrial zones in the Caribbean
  
  

• Pollution from heavy metals and waste dumping
  
  

7. Port Phillip Bay Beaches, Melbourne (Australia)
   
   

• Microplastics and urban runoff cause environmental concern
  
  

• Some beaches face high E. coli levels
  
  

8. Serrekunda Beach, Gambia
   
   

• Affected by both plastic waste and nearby sewage discharge
  
  

• Local efforts are working to improve cleanliness
  
  

9. Citarum River Mouth Beaches, West Java (Indonesia)
   
   

• Citarum is considered one of the most polluted rivers; its waste spills onto nearby beaches
  
  

10. Beaches near Accra (Ghana) – e.g., Labadi Beach
    
    

• Plastic and human waste pollution
  
  

• Sanitation is a major concern despite tourist popularity
  
  

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⚠️ Why Are These Beaches Dirty?

• Poor waste management systems
  
  

• Tourism-related littering
  
  

• Industrial and sewage discharge
  
  

• Lack of environmental regulations and enforcement
  
  

• Ocean currents depositing offshore waste
  
  

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Plastic waste, industrial content, tourist liters and   weather effects may be core elements, but there is much more to it, so let's get united in cleaning them. 

Let’s try to fix the major problems as we indulged upon cleaning the beaches and making a better  future together, Goodluck.