This Beach Is Made of Trash

This beach is made of trash. Send this to someone who still throws bottles in the ocean. On the coast of Northern California, waves crash onto a beach that sparkles green, blue, and white in the sun. From a distance it looks like jewels.

Ova plaža napravljena je od smeća. Pošalji ovo nekome tko još baca boce u more. Na obali sjeverne Kalifornije valovi udaraju o plažu koja na suncu svjetluca zeleno, plavo i bijelo. Izdaleka izgleda kao drago kamenje.

It is not jewels. For decades, the town nearby used this exact spot as its dump, throwing away bottles, dishes, and broken glass straight into the water. The ocean did the rest.

Nije drago kamenje. Desetljećima je obližnji gradić upravo to mjesto koristio kao odlagalište i bacao boce, tanjure i razbijeno staklo ravno u vodu. Ostalo je obavio ocean.

Wave after wave, year after year, the ocean smoothed every sharp edge until the broken glass turned into small, round, colorful stones. Today it is a protected park, and picking up even one piece is against the law.

Val za valom, godinu za godinom, more je izgladilo svaki oštri rub dok se razbijeno staklo nije pretvorilo u male, okrugle, šarene kamenčiće. Danas je to zaštićeni park, a uzeti čak i jedan komadić protuzakonito je.