I love the beach as much as the next beach bum, but let me just get real and tell it is it is - we're wading in one big dump of an ocean.
Yes you read that right.
Our beaches, unfortunately, are getting nastier and filthier each second that we turn a blind eye to the situation.
Recently, the Beach Cleanup Data gathered and presented by the San Diego Coastkeeper and the Surfrider Foundation confirms just how trashy our beaches are by deploying their volunteers to list down every kind of garbage they'll find at the beach.
They kept a detailed record from their twice a month beach clean ups and came up with an eye-opening report that will make anyone squirmish with just the thought of these garbage possibly ending up inside their swimsuits.
Here's what they found and why we should care:

• 25, 000 pieces of Styrofoam.
  I'm all for great beach grub, but not so much on Styrofoam containers.
  These polystyrene containers contain styrene which has been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as a possible human carcinogen.
  Toxic chemicals leak out from polystyrene which can contaminate the food you put in it.
  This could lead to threats in overall health and even your reproductive system.
  
• 70,000 pieces of plastic.
  9, 000 of them are plastic bottle caps which can be swooped up by birds mistaking it for food or be eaten by fish and turtles that lead to choking.
  Aside from these, other plastics were found by volunteers from plastic bags and one time use plastic bottles are among them.
  So save those plastic bottles for another use.
  Once empty just put them inside your beach bags, fill them up at home and use it again the next time you go to the beach.
  Because if you can cram all your beach accessories like your wedge flip flops, natural sunscreen, and tech goodies inside your beach bags, I'm sure you can make room for a plastic bottle.
  
• 42,000 cigarette butts.
  Although cigarette butts are small, it creates a big impact in the environment.
  Contrary to popular belief, cigarette filter are non-biodegrable.
  This means that just like plastic, it could take years before it can decompose.
  Also, if these cigarette butts are washed out to sea, its harmful chemicals can leak into the water that can contaminate its quality.