166kg of waste collected at Pantai Kekabu in two hours

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A total of 166km of waste, mostly plastic bottles, was collected within two hours at Pantai Kekabu here on Saturday (Dec 28).  Marang's Geng Plastik Ija chief, Rahim Embong said 25 volunteers participated in the Plogging Santai Pulau Kekabu programme.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/34awztmk  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Volunteers collected 166 km of waste, mostly plastic bottles, within two hours at Pantai

00:09Kekabu in Marang on Saturday. Marang's Geng Plastic Ija chief Rahim Embong said 25 volunteers

00:16participated in the Plogging Santai Pulau Kekabu program. It is said the North-East monsoon has

00:22brought large amounts of overseas waste to Terengganu's beaches, with most consisting of

00:27foreign-branded bottles not sold in Malaysia. The cleanup aims to maintain a positive image for

00:33tourists and to also educate the public on keeping beaches clean. Collected waste will be sent to

00:39disposal centers, with plastic bottles going to a recycling center in Kampung Undang.

00:45The Plogging Santai program has been held regularly since Marang Geng Plastic Ija

00:49NGO was established in 2019, focusing on cleaning various beaches around Terengganu.

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