Francis pointing to the ghost gear from the waters and beaches of Redang. An excavator was needed to load the gear onto a lorry.
THE Covid-19 pandemic may have provided some respite to the environment, especially tourist spots.
However, huge amounts of rubbish continue to wash up on our shores. Ironically, much of it is not even ours.
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Francis pointing to the ghost gear from the waters and beaches of Redang. An excavator was needed to load the gear onto a lorry.
Volunteers in Redang pulling out a long rope from the sea during their clean-up.
Plastic waste from all over the world found washed up on Redang’s beaches.
Sebastian says biodegradable fishing nets are the way to go.
Volunteers from Tzu Chi cleaning up Port Dickson beach.
Vincent: A recycling centre is being built in Redang.
The lorry carrying the rubbish had to make 10 trips to the jetty where it was unloaded onto a boat to be taken to the mainland.
Taraas Resort and Spa staff and volunteers sorting the plastic waste collected from the clean-up.
A lorry transporting polystyrene floaters, which is part of the ghost gear discarded by fishermen at sea.
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