Find your trashed beach or coastal area on this map!

How to Use the Map

• Click on the ">>" icon on the upper left to see your viewing choices.
• Zoom in and out
• Locate beaches around the world that regularly accumulate trash and plastic.
• Cick on the icon representing any beach or coastal area to see an image, a summary of the problem in that area, what is being done, and links to additional resources.
• See the major sources of trash (ten rivers and five countries) - the Red Zone of Ocean Plastic
• View ocean current visualizations that indicate how trash might have arrived at its final location
• Change the base imagery by clicking on the thumbnail in the lower left corner.

Is your beach trashed? If you know of a beach that regularly accumulates significant amounts of trash and plastic you can add it to our map here.