Pile Of Wood Garbage On Bali's Berawa Beach Reaches 400 Tons

BADUNG - Piles of wood and plastic waste are scattered along Berawa Beach, North Kuta District, Badung Regency, Bali. A total of 400 tons of garbage have been cleaned since last weekend.

"We have almost handled 400 tons, as of Saturday morning," said Putu Suantara, Head of Hygiene and Hazardous and Toxic Waste Management at the Badung, Bali Department of Environment and Forestry (DLHK), when contacted, Monday, December 13.

The garbage has been stranded since Friday, December 10 last week. Garbage was immediately handled by deploying 350 personnel assisted by the local community and volunteers.

"Almost 400 personnel, if combined with volunteers and the surrounding community along Berawa Beach," he added.

However, even though it has been cleaned up, the garbage still comes. While in the middle of the sea there is still a lot of garbage floating around.

"Cleaning is still ongoing. So we prioritize handling here because the volume is quite large. This handling has been going on since Saturday morning until now, and the garbage that is sent is still coming," he explained.

Putu Suantara ensured that his party will continue to handle waste, which is 90 percent dominated by wood waste.

"The garbage is uncertain, unpredictable sometimes at night he is stranded. Now there are still many who are adrift in the middle of the sea that we cannot predict whether he is stranded or he will be pulled back by currents into (the sea)," he said.

Reflecting on previous experience, garbage will arrive until March depending on the westerly wind situation.

“The experience of the previous years until March could last, because of this westerly wind. Only the stranded can be on the east and north side or the southern coast," said Suantara.