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.

Ta plaža je narejena iz smeti. Pošlji to nekomu, ki še vedno meče steklenice v morje. Na obali severne Kalifornije valovi butajo ob plažo, ki se v soncu blešči zeleno, modro in belo. Od daleč je videti kot dragulji.

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.

To niso dragulji. Desetletja je bližnje mesto prav ta kraj uporabljalo kot odlagališče in metalo steklenice, posodo in razbito steklo naravnost v vodo. Ostalo je opravil 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, leto za letom, je ocean zgladil vsak oster rob, dokler se razbito steklo ni spremenilo v majhne, okrogle, pisane kamenčke. Danes je to zaščiten park in pobrati že en sam košček je prepovedano.