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Bali's iconic beaches and typically idyllic waters have transformed into rubbish dumps with tonnes of filth piling higher than deck chairs where Australian tourists once sunned themselves on holiday.<br>The once-popular Kuta Beach is now a deserted coastline that looks more like a tip than an idyllic tourist destination, strewn with washed up bottles, bags, and plastic.<br>Between 30 and 60 tonnes of trash is being collected from Bali's most popular beaches each day, with the problem at its worst from December to March each year, where seasonal winds and heavy rain wash up the rubbish on the beach.<br>But locals believe the problem is worse than ever this year, as the island's workers also struggling with the [/news/coronavirus/index.html Covid-19] pandemic denying them of the usual flood of tourists.<br>Shocking photos have emerged of local surfers and beachgoers sunbaking and walking along shorelines strewn with mountains of plastic cups, cans, bottles, discarded footwear and other debris.<br>The beaches are usually packed with hundreds of international tourists kept away by the coronavirus pandemic.<br> The monsoon season usually brings in trash but this year authorities say it has become worse with 30 and 60 tonnes of trash being collected from Bali's best known beaches each day.<br><br>These pictures were taken over the weekend at Kuta Beach showing a once frequented tourist destination now submerged in piles of rubbish<br> Rubbish continues to plague the usually-idyllic beach, with locals unable to keep up with the quantity of debris (pictured, the beach on Saturday) <br> More than 30 tonnes of rubbish was removed on Friday from beaches in Kuta, Legian and Seminyak but the next day the amount doubled to 60 tonnes <br> Local residents sunbaking on a clean and rubbish free Kuta Beach in September before the monsoon season hit and left it looking like a rubbish tip (pictured on September 4)<br>The trash continues to grow, despite the desperate efforts by local authorities to clear the mess on a daily basis. <br>Wayan Puja, from Badung's environment and sanitation agency, which covers the Kuta, Seminyak and Jimbaran beaches, says the trash is seemingly never-ending.<br>'We have been working really hard to clean up the beaches, however the trash keeps coming,' Wayan said.<br>'Every day we deploy our personnel, trucks and loaders.'<br>He said more than 30 tonnes of rubbish was removed on Friday from beaches in Kuta, Legian and Seminyak  before the amount doubled to 60 tonnes on Saturday.<br> RELATED ARTICLES [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next] [/news/article-6710799/Tourists-relax-surrounded-rubbish-washed-ashore-Balis-Kuta-beach.html Paradise lost: Bali's Kuta beach strewn with rubbish and...] [/news/article-8614885/Australians-travel-Bali-MONTH-Indonesian-officials-push-travel-bubble.html Could Australians travel to Bali as soon as NEXT MONTH?...] [/news/article-7437517/Australias-beaches-buried-hundreds-kilograms-rubbish.html Australia's most iconic beaches are being buried under...] <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br><br><br>More than a million Australians flocked to Bali each year before the coronavirus pandemic hit.<br><br>Pictured is Kuta Beach<br> Thousands visit [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Bali%27s%20famous?s=ts Bali's famous ] Kuta Beach (pictured pristine outside monsoon season) each year<br>Wayan said while rubbish flooding onto Bali beaches was a regular phenomenon at this time of year, due to weather conditions, it was getting worse.<br>Dr Gede Hendrawan, the head of the Centre for Remote Sensing and Ocean Scienes at Bali's Udayana University, said the biggest problem was Indonesia's ineffective rubbish handling systems.<br>'The biggest problem is actually the trash handling hasn't been effective in Indonesia.<br><br>Bali has just started to reorganise it, also Java has just started,' he said.<br> Indonesia's ineffective rubbish handling systems has been blamed as Bali's Governor, Wayan Koster, urges a serious clean-up for beaches (pictured, trash on Kuta Beach)<br> The cleaning up system does not have adequate equipment and resources to quickly remove rubbish from beaches.<br><br>Currently, they use trucks and loaders (pictured on Kuta Beach on Saturday)<br> Locals are disappointed at what their beaches have become - the site of a rubbish tip (pictured) littered with plastic<br> Kuta Beach (pictured) is rubbish-free for nine months of the year, until the monsoon season hits in December (pictured, [https://wwwthe clean beach in September)<br> Bali's beaches are usually packed with international tourists all year round.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-bali-tour-du-lich-bali-indonesia-4-ngay<br><br>Pictured are tourists on Kuta Beach in March, a month before Indonesia closed its foreign borders<br>Bali's Governor, Wayan Koster, urged serious action to clean up the beaches -3-dem-tu-ha-noi-tu-sai-gon-hcm-may-bay.html kynghidongduongwhich are a huge tourist drawcard.vn] the clean beach in September)<br> Bali's beaches are usually packed The Badung administration should have a trash handling system at Kuta Beach that is complete with international tourists all year roundadequate equipment and human resources so they can work quickly to clean up the trash washed onto the beach,' he said.<br><br>Pictured are 'Moreover, in the rainy season when there are tourists on Kuta Beach in Marchvisiting, the trash handling systems should be working 24 hours a month before Indonesia closed its foreign bordersday.<br><br>BaliDon't wait for tomorrow.'s Governor<br>Indonesia is among the worst contributors to plastic pollution, Wayan Kosterwith 200,000 tonnes of plastic washing into the ocean, urged serious action according to clean up a study published by the beaches - which are a huge tourist drawcardjournal Nature Communications in 2017.<br>'The Badung administration should have a trash handling system at Kuta Beach that is complete with adequate equipment Siblings Rizkika Arshanty and human resources so Rizkella Triara, from Jakarta said they can work quickly were disappointed to clean up the trash washed onto the beach,' he saidvisit Kuta Beach and find it inundated with rubbish.<br>'Moreover, in the rainy season when there are Thousands of [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Australian%20tourists Australian tourists visiting, ] would normally be in Bali over the summer holiday period but the trash handling systems should be working 24 hours a daycoronavirus pandemic has halted overseas travel. <br><br>Don Sadly, Kuta Beach doesn't wait for tomorrow.'<br>Indonesia is among look this clean and pristine all year round with the worst contributors to plastic pollution, shoreline inundated with 200,000 tonnes mountains of plastic washing into washed up rubbish during the ocean, according to a study published by the journal Nature Communications in 2017.monsoon season<br>Siblings Rizkika Arshanty and Rizkella Triara, from Jakarta said they were disappointed to visit Kuta Former Australian Bachelorette Anna Heinrich at Finns Beach and find it inundated with rubbishclub in Bali.<br>Thousands of Australian <br>More than a million Australians travel to Indonesia each year and make up more than a quarter of Bali tourists would normally be in Bali over the summer holiday period - but this has dropped to zero during the coronavirus pandemic has halted overseas travel. <br> SadlyIndonesia has recorded 758, Kuta Beach doesn't look this clean and pristine all year round with the shoreline inundated with mountains 000 coronavirus cases and 22,555 deaths as of washed up rubbish during Sunday.<br>Indonesia closed its international borders in April, which crippled the monsoon seasonBalinese economy - normally almost entirely dependent on foreign tourism.<br> Former Australian Bachelorette Anna Heinrich at Finns Beach club Businesses reopened to Bali locals in BaliJuly after a three month hiatus.<br><br>More than Kuta has transformed from a million Australians travel bustling tourist mecca into a deserted ghost town, forcing accommodation operators to Indonesia each year rethink their survival strategy and make up more than slash prices.  <br> The problem on Kuta Beach is getting worse each days, despite daily efforts from hardworking crews to clear the debris on a quarter frequent basis<br>Indonesia is keeping its borders closed to all foreign arrivals until at least January 14 in a bid to halt the spread of the new strains of Covid-19 that have emerged in the UK, South Africa and the US which have spread to other countries, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-balidu-tourlich-ha-dugiang-lichcao-balinguyen-indonesiada-4dong-ngayvan-3-demngay-tu2-ha-noi-tu-sai-gon-hcm-may-baydem.html tour bali giá rẻhà giang] tourists - but this has dropped including Australia.<br>Entry to zero during the pandemic<br>Indonesia has recorded 758,000 coronavirus cases and 22,555 deaths as of Sunday.<br>Indonesia closed its international borders is only open to foreign nationals already holding a valid stay permit who must return a negative coronavirus test before they fly and spend 14 days in hotel quarantine when they arrive in April, which crippled the Balinese economy - normally almost entirely dependent on foreign tourismIndonesia.  <br>Businesses reopened to Bali locals Bali Governor Wayan Koster remains optimistic about the revival of international tourism on the island, despite rising COVID-19 cases in July after a three month hiatusthe country.<br>Kuta has transformed from a bustling tourist mecca into a deserted ghost town, forcing accommodation operators 'We have agreed to rethink their survival strategy and slash prices.  <br> The problem keep on Kuta Beach is getting worse each days, despite daily efforts from hardworking crews to clear the debris on a frequent basis<br>Indonesia is keeping its borders closed to all pushing various policies to return the trust of tourists, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-ha-giang-cao-nguyen-da-dong-van-3-ngay-2-dem.html tour hà giang] especially foreign arrivals until at least January 14 in a bid tourists, to halt the spread of the new strains of Covid-19 visit Bali.<br><br>[This is] so that have emerged in the UK, South Africa and the US which have spread to other countriestourism sector can revive, including Australia' Koster told reporters last week. <br>Entry to Indonesia is only open Pre-COVID, more than a million Australians travelled to foreign nationals already holding Indonesia each year and made up more than a valid stay permit who must return a negative coronavirus test before they fly and spend 14 days in hotel quarantine when they arrive in Indonesiaquarter of Bali tourists.  <br>Bali Governor Wayan Koster remains optimistic about the revival Around 1.23 million Australians visited Bali in 2019 - a rise of international tourism 5.24 per cent on the island, despite rising COVID-19 cases in the country2018 figures.<br>'We have agreed to keep on pushing various policies to return Around 20,000 Australians visited Bali at any one time before the trust pandemic before the number of tourists, especially [http://de.pons.com/übersetzung?q=foreign&l=deen&tourists arriving in=&lf=en foreign] tourists, to visit BaliIndonesia plunged 60 per cent in March as the outbreak spread worldwide. <br><br>[This is] so that the tourism sector can revive,' Koster told reporters last week. <br>Pre-COVID, As a result, more than a million Australians travelled to Indonesia each year 73,000 people have been furloughed and made up more than a quarter of another 2,500 workers have lost their jobs in Bali touristsdue to the COVID-19 pandemic. <br>Around 1Foreign tourist arrivals in Indonesia slumped 89.23 million Australians visited Bali in 2019 22 percent year- a rise of 5.24 per cent on 2018 figures-year to 164,970 in August 2020.<br>Around 20,000 Australians visited Bali at any one time before the pandemic before the number of foreign tourists arriving <br> <br>The Indonesian government predicts $14 billion will be lost from tourism in Indonesia plunged 60 per cent 2020 and has introduced a $28 billion in March as fiscal stimulus to fight the outbreak spread worldwidedownturn. <br>As a resultKuta Beach is located in the regency of Badung, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-bali-tour-du-lich-baliha-indonesiagiang-4cao-ngaynguyen-3da-demdong-tuvan-ha3-noingay-tu2-sai-gon-hcm-may-baydem.html tour du lịch balihà giang 3 ngày 2 đêm] more than 73,000 people have been furloughed which normally earns between $19 million and another 2,500 workers have lost their jobs in Bali due to the COVID-19 pandemic$38 million from January to June. <br>Foreign tourist arrivals in Indonesia slumped 89.22 percent year-on-The regency had only earned $572,000 from January to June this year to 164,970 in August 2020.   <br><br> <br>The Indonesian government predicts $14 billion will be lost from 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