Puerto Escondido's Problem | Is this Mexican beach town sustainable?

This Plastic Pollution Documentary is an independent project created by OutLawes. If you want to visit or travel to Puerto Escondido as a backpacker or tourist, watch this to learn more about the impacts that tourism have upon this travel hotspot.

These are the organisations you can be supporting. Reach out on Instagram to get involved!

Jesus Omar @JunglaPlastica_ac
Ana Kong @Mareslimpioslab
Travis King @traviskingtravels (Amigos De Reciclaje Puerto Escondido)

Puerto Escondido is the epitome of a Latin American beach town currently facing an unsustainable plastic crisis.

Puerto’s livelihood is at risk as growing tourism and population numbers contribute to growing waste.

We investigated what is currently happening in Puerto Escondido and what efforts are being made to change the narrative.

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Hey! We are Tamara and Jack from England and together we created Outlawes. We are documentary filmmakers currently investigating stories in Mexico.

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00:00 This is Puerto Escondido
01:20 Warning Graphic Content
02:08 The Setup
04:45 The Dump
10:48 Who is helping
16:02 How you can help