A beach in Miri, Sarawak, is cleaned up. But it’s just a short term measure.

Marina Bay in Miri is a far cry from Marina Bay in Singapore. Malaysia is ranked eighth out of 192 countries worldwide for plastic waste entering the sea. Photo: Vincent Lo

The four siblings were up at 6am, impatient to get going. After all, today was the day of the big beach cleanup.

They were only four, five, seven and nine years old, but they loved nature. And they loved the idea of doing something for Mother Earth together with other people.