NGO cleans up Rapang Beach

A volunteer collecting plastic waste at Rapang Beach in Pulau Besar, Mersing. — Filepic

THE Tengah Island Conservation (TIC) has collected more than six tonnes of waste that was washed ashore at Rapang Beach in Pulau Besar, Mersing.

TIC community engagement and environment awareness manager Mohd Alzam Mohd Affandy said the non-governmental organisation (NGO) collected the rubbish in September to mark International Coastal Cleanup month.