Island Nations Drowning in Garbage, Says UN
According to a report by the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), increased waste production from tourism and industry is now one of the greatest environmental threats to small island nations. Among one of the more startling factoids: “the shoreline of the Pacific isle of Nauru, for example, appears blue-green in aerial photos, not from coral reefs, but from mounds of discarded beer cans.” (Associated Press)
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