By Chen Sue Yee | Programme Manager
Throughout the month of September, Reef Check Malaysia coordinated the annual nationwide beach clean-up in conjunction with International Coastal Clean-up Day (ICC). ICC is a global effort that has been running for more than 35 years and took place in the month of September. Around the world, volunteers work together to clean our beaches and waterways, as well as raise awareness on the seriousness of the marine debris issue.
In Malaysia, a total of 9129 volunteers joined the campaign with 9065 volunteers cleaning up on land and 64 divers involved in underwater clean-ups. A staggering 24,301 kg of trash were collected over 394 km of coastlines around Malaysia.
A total of 300,183 items were collected. The most common item found were cigarette butts at 55,100 pieces, plastic bottles came in second at 44,706 bottles, followed by 34,673 plastic or foam pieces smaller than 2.5 cm. These small pieces of plastics, also known as microplastics, are most concerning as they can be accidentally ingested by marine mammals.
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