Walking along a pristine white sand beach in New Caledonia, we came across this gorgeous green turtle washed up on shore – unfortunately dead. The locals speculated that the turtle mistook a plastic bag floating in the water as its favorite food – a jellyfish – ate it and died as a result. This is a common occurrence among turtles. Here in New Caledonia where there are plenty of both turtles and plastic garbage in the water, this tragedy occurs. This is a sad reminder for awareness of plastic in the world and where we put our trash.
As Tim Minchin says, "Take your canvas bags to the supermarket.....!"
