Malaysia has been ranked 8th in the world of worst polluters of mismanaged plastic waste.
Reef Check Malaysia needs your help in a beach trash audit! We want to collect consistent data every week on the type of trash found and if possible, where the trash originates from.
We need 5 volunteers every Saturday for one year to head to Pantai Kelanang, pick up trash for 1-2 hours, record the type of trash found (e.g. plastic bottles, straws, food wrappers, etc.) and where the trash might originate from based on their labels if they are still intact (e.g. Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, etc.).
We do expect volunteers to be self-organizing, which means that there will not be a Reef Check staff present each week at the beach clean-up. However, it is fairly easy to meet up with fellow volunteers at the location (Pantai Kelanang is not very big) and collect trash data :) We will provide you with information, a mobile app to use, and contact details of fellow volunteers. You could also gather 5 family members and friends to make it a group activity!
We want to raise awareness on the impact of waste, especially plastic waste, on the marine environment. During the clean-up, you will need to collect important data on the trash collected. If we have data every week for one year, we can analyse what type of trash found - source from Malaysia or other countries, higher volumes during monsoon, changes in amount of trash, etc. Reliable statistics empower us to lobby for a change in our recycling and waste management habits.
For example, a group collected the following items at Pantai Kelanang in September 2018:
- 332 plastic bottles
- 522 cigarette butts
- 140 plastic bags
No participant yet. Be the first to join the mission!
No reviews to show.
Pantai Kelanang
Banting
Selangor
GPS Coordinates: 2.7893390, 101.4121450
From
20 Apr 2019 08:00 am (Saturday)
To
20 Apr 2019 10:00 am (Saturday)
Mission Hours
2 hours
Ticket Price
Free - RM 40
No photo to show.
