A Brief Introduction

On 31 August 2019, 2 enthusiastic volunteers cleaned up Pantai Kelanang in Selangor. This is part of the weekly beach clean-up and trash audit. With reliable data on what has been collected at the same location every week. we will have robust statistics to lobby for a change in our recycling and littering habits in Malaysia.

What has been accomplished

We want to raise awareness on the impact of waste, especially plastic waste, on the marine environment. During the clean-up, you will need to collect important data on the trash collected. If we have data every week for one year, we can analyse what type of trash found - source from Malaysia or other countries, higher volumes during monsoon, changes in amount of trash, etc. Reliable statistics empower us to lobby for a change in our recycling and waste management habits.

For example, a group collected the following items at Pantai Kelanang in September 2018:
- 332 plastic bottles
- 522 cigarette butts
- 140 plastic bags

Final Words

Clean up our beaches and raise awareness on marine debris