Clean Up the Beach

A beach clean-up activity

We have moved somewhere in East Coast Malaysia, where the coast have always have beaches nearby. And so our new home, with the beach only 15 minutes by walking. The girls are so excited knowing that they can be the beach girls in an instant.

Who does not love beach? With the comfy sand, and the music of the wave and the sky and the birds flying, what are not to love? But sadly, 'our' beach is not as clean as it should be. There were litters everywhere. We can see the rubbish deco-ed the coastline. And it made the girls so sad they decided to have their first comprehensive environmental education activity by themselves.

They started to gather all the rubbish they found. They were sad seeing the mountain of rubbish they collected. They started to think the 'what if'. "What if the fish think the plastic bag as jellyfish and eat it?",  "What if the mermaid collect all the bottles and polystyrene plates and furnish her castle with those things? When the litters finally pollute her castle?".

It was an unplanned activity, thus we did not bring any big plastic bag to put all those rubbish. Don't worry our new friend, "Miss Ariel" (they named the beach after their favorite mermaid), we surely come again any time soon. Till then, take a good care of yourself and don't worry, we will make up you later. With our best mascara and blusher. :)

Here are some tips to organize a beach clean-up (Source: Here)

Before Clean-Up

1. Pick your location
2. Contact your crew (family and colleagues)
3. Get supplies (gloves, litter bag, closed-shoes)
4. Keep safety in minds (of broken bottles, etc.)

During Clean-Up

1. Set up
2. What to tell volunteers
3. Document the clean-up (take photos, etc.)

After Clean-Up

1. Share your results (upload it in Instagram etc.)
2. Say thanks (to those who joined)
3. Encourage others to do so in future

Let's keep the coast clear!