Every year, Reef Check Malaysia (RCM) coordinates the nationwide International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) event, held annually in September since 2018.
Organisations, groups and individuals collect data during the clean-up and key in data into the Clean Swell app to contribute to the global database of clean-ups by Ocean Conservancy.
This year, over 8,500 volunteers from all around Malaysia collected 41,015kg of trash during the annual event. Among the 388,730 items collected, the most common item found was plastic bottles at 50,785 bottles.
BFM explores this year’s beach cleanup data and the ongoing major crisis of marine debris with Theresa Ng, chief operating officer of Reef Check Malaysia.
Produced and presented by: Juliet Jacobs/BFM
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