(Penang News on the 19th) In conjunction with the Earth Cleanup Day, the Penang Island City Council will organize a series of activities from tomorrow to the 22nd, including cleaning up the Pulau Gazumbo artificial island, Mukko Mountain, and the Queensbay coast on the 22nd.
Zheng Guoqing (third from left) and Rajendran display paper made from cigarette butts. (Photo by Liang Jiehua)
Among them, the clean-up work at Pulau Gazumbo and Mukou Mountain is carried out by city hall staff, while the Queensbay coastal clean-up activity is open to the public.
Mayor Datuk Rajendran said at a press conference today that Pulau Gazumbo covers an area of 3 acres and a lot of garbage has washed up on the island in the Penang Strait, causing pollution.
Rajendran (left) shows how to make a comb after compressing plastic particles, and Zheng Guoqing is on the right. (Photo by Liang Jiehua)
“Garbage from rivers in Penang Island and even Seberang Perai has washed up on the islands along with the sea currents. Most of it is plastic garbage, and the same is true for Mukko Mountain. At Queens Bay, the garbage is mainly in the gaps between the rocks on the shore, which is usually difficult to clean up.”
He also said that in addition to cleaning up related islands and coasts, Earth Cleanup Day activities also include forums, workshops, tree planting, etc., and it is expected that more than 20 domestic and foreign speakers will participate in the activities.
It was also explained at the press conference that cigarette butts can be recycled into paper. (Photo by Liang Jiehua)
165,000 trees planted
“The City Hall is collaborating with the Penang King’s Charitable Foundation to plant one million trees, and we will be responsible for planting 165,000 of them.”
The related series of activities are jointly organized with the Malaysian Humanitarian Foundation, and World Cleanup Day Malaysia by Let’s Do It. Those who want to participate in the event can register on the website https://mhfhuman.org/
Among those attending the press conference was Cheng Guoqing, project director of the Malaysian Humanitarian Foundation.
Rajendran (left) uses equipment to compress plastic particles and recycle them into other products after the press conference. Zheng Guoqing is on the right. (Photo by Liang Jiehua)
Source: Northern.Sinchew
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