Volunteers clear almost 800kg of garbage

Penang Island City councillor Wong Yuee Harng and volunteers taking part at Gazumbo Island.//PIC PROVIDED BY MBPP//

GEORGE TOWN: Almost 800kg of garbage, mostly single-use plastic, has been removed from Pulau Gazumbo by a group of volunteers aiming to raise awareness about protecting the environment.

The 80 volunteers from KD Sri Pinang (the training centre for navy reserve units), Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce (PCCC) (Young Entrepreneur Section) and Generasi Wawasan Pulau Pinang Organisation spent almost two hours scouring the sand island off Penang Bridge, to remove garbage that had washed up on the island’s shore.