"Vodka" beach in Primorje — from landfill bottles to the tourist attraction

Categories: Nature | Water |

In the Ussuri Bay is an amazing place where the Pacific coast is covered with sparkling colored stones. It's the broken bottles, crockery and tiles, moulded by the waves to smooth kruglyashi.

"Vodka" beach in Primorje — from landfill bottles to the tourist attraction
"Vodka" beach in Primorje — from landfill bottles to the tourist attraction

In Soviet time in this beach trucks dumped junk glass bottles and waste from the local porcelain factory.

"Vodka" beach in Primorje — from landfill bottles to the tourist attraction

Over time, the waves have polished the pieces of glass to smooth kruglyashi.

"Vodka" beach in Primorje — from landfill bottles to the tourist attraction

Now to enjoy this coast, people pay small premiums.

"Vodka" beach in Primorje — from landfill bottles to the tourist attraction

From Vladivostok to the beach in about 30 minutes. Tourists are impressive shining beach, clear water and great views.

"Vodka" beach in Primorje — from landfill bottles to the tourist attraction

"Steklyanukha", as the shore is called by the locals, especially good on Sunny winter days.

"Vodka" beach in Primorje — from landfill bottles to the tourist attraction

Summer glass sparkles against the black volcanic sand.

"Vodka" beach in Primorje — from landfill bottles to the tourist attraction

A similar beach is in California in the early twentieth century there waste is dumped, then the dump decided to destroy and the garbage burned. In 1967, the territory was closed — nature did the rest.

Keywords: Vladivostok | Pollution

     

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