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.

Ufuo huu umetengenezwa kwa takataka. Mtumie mtu ambaye bado anatupa chupa baharini. Kwenye pwani ya Kaskazini mwa California, mawimbi yanapiga ufuo unaometa kijani, buluu na nyeupe kwenye jua. Kwa mbali unaonekana kama vito.

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.

Si vito. Kwa miongo mingi, mji ulio karibu ulitumia sehemu hii hasa kama jaa lake, ukitupa chupa, sahani na vioo vilivyovunjika moja kwa moja majini. Bahari ilifanya mengine.

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.

Wimbi baada ya wimbi, mwaka baada ya mwaka, bahari ilisugua kila ncha kali hadi vioo vilivyovunjika vikawa mawe madogo, ya mviringo na yenye rangi. Leo ni hifadhi inayolindwa, na kuokota hata kipande kimoja ni kuvunja sheria.