The ugly legacy of tourism in Bali: thousands of tons of plastic waste wash up on beaches Bali’s beaches are among the most beautiful in the world. In 2023, more than 5 million people descended on this Indonesia resort. But behind the picture-perfect image is an ugly legacy of overtourism – a yearly haul of 300,000 tons of plastic waste. Report by FRANCE 24's W. de Tamaris, I. Rahmi and J. McCurry.