# @stephmylife on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DCbnr2Xsjj3
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/31312474-stephmylife-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-11-16T12:03:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Stephanie Barry Woods (@stephmylife) — https://gondola.cc/stephmylife

## Caption

Day two on the islands - a little trip around Gili Asahan, Gili Layar, Gili Gede, and Gili Rengit 🛥️

Guys the amount of plastic in the water was so upsetting. I started picking it out of the water at the start, but by the third stop we gave up and stopped trying to snorkel because there was so much plastic, old shoes, and debris in the water. 

The seas around Bali are where I’ve seen the worst plastic pollution, and its worse around this time of year - when monsoon season is kicking off. 

If you’re travelling here’s a little reminder to be more mindful of your plastic use, because it’s likely not going to be recycled but may end up being burned or in the sea. I know it’s hard in SEA, and there’s not always a choice - but where there is, we can make the right ones. 

There’s more and more eco friendly hotels and resorts to be found on these islands - where we’re staying right now at @giliasahanecolodge we haven’t seen any plastic used at the resort yet. Water is served in refilled glass bottles, they’re mindful of waste, plastic use, and the biodiversity here. On our boat trip today we had glass bottles given to us. On our boat trips in Thailand we choose green companies that we zerro waste and don’t use plastic too. Seek out and choose to stay in and tour with places like this 🫶🏻

And follow @garybencheghib and @sungaiwatch to support their initiatives in Bali, who are doing amazing and impactful work. @trashheroworld is amazing too. In Thailand their refillable water stations have saved so many plastic bottles going in the bin. 

I know this issue needs to be fixed with proper education on waste management, better infrastructure and recycling facilities made available - things that are bigger than you and I can take care of. But we can help not make it worse, and support the organisations that are out there making a difference 

Pls tag any other organisations, initiatives or any accounts you’d like the rest of us to support below 🫶🏻🌎

#giliislands #giliasahan #ecolodge #gili #bali #lombok #travel #beachtime #islandlife

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Stephanie Barry Woods | @stephmylife | https://gondola.cc/stephmylife | Influencer |

## Tags

lombok, travel, bali, islandlife, beachtime, giliislands, gili, ecolodge, giliasahan

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