New Straits Times

482 kgs of garbage collected in an hour

9 days ago

KEMAMAN: A total 482 kgs of garbage, mostly plastic bottles, were collected within an hour of a workshop organised by the Ija Plastic Gang (GPI) at Pantai Rumah Murah Kemasik today. GPI chairman Zelkefli Sarji said about 200 GPI members attended the programme with the participation of children from Villa Mawarddah Kijal Childcare Centre and students of Sekolah Kebangsaan Pengkalan Ranggon Kerteh. He said the gotong-royong focused on the stretch of beaches visited by visitors as well as isolated areas.