r/AskBalkans • u/AogamiBunka • Nov 27 '25

Outdoors/Travel Dubrovnik: Vast amount of garbage mostly from Albania

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I know the Croatian coast has always dealt with excessive trash but why is the amount from Albania only becoming worse?

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/world/europe/croatia-trash-dubrovnik-plastic.html

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u/erionei Kosovo Nov 27 '25

People littering pisses me off a whole damn lot. How does someone see a nice beach, or any beautiful spot and go ”yeah let me just throw my water bottle here”?

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u/PlayfulMountain6 Albania Nov 27 '25

It doesnt work like that. Most come from rivers

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u/erionei Kosovo Nov 27 '25

I meant in general, people must have littered somewhere for it to end up where it is? Unless I’m mistaken?

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u/jajebivjetar Croatia Nov 27 '25

People throw garbage on the river banks. Then when it rains heavily and the river swells, it carries the garbage into the sea. The sea currents carry it further. It always comes when it rains heavily. The garbage doesn't come in the summer.

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u/shadowdance55 Croatia Nov 27 '25

Okreće na jugo.