We Collected 300,000 Pounds of Plastic in 8 months!

For the past 8 months, we have been busy cleaning rivers in Bali, Indonesia. We have collected over 300,000 pounds of plastic and our cleanup operation is growing quickly! We are catching this plastic through our 50 TrashBarriers that we have installed in our rivers, with the goal of preventing plastic pollution from entering the ocean. We'll be installing 50 more of these this year!

Stay tuned for episode 2 of our Sungai Watch update series!

From the rivers.

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[mskiara]

These are the people that deserve more media attention! You are real heroes for cleaning up polluted rivers, thank you for what you do.

[wayneandrus]

THIS is what every country should be doing. BRAVO to these fine, dedicated people!!!

[johnbruhl]

This is fantastically jarring!!! Everyone needs to see this.

[springfling]

The key is education and understanding by the local population. Local governments should provide proper waste management and offer employment in this industry.

[farisasmith]

The scanning plastic packaging to see the manufacturers that are contributing to the problem is a great idea because there is a need for packaging to be changed to compostable materials. Even if a consumer disgards waste responsibility there is way too much plastic garbage. At least you have the data to present to show the amount of their product' packaging is ending up in the waste stream. Metrics are so important.

[KalpeshPatel]

I was a part of a waterway cleanup here in Inda a few years ago. We just used the age old method of trapping different size debris using just fishing nets. Fishing nets are super strong the larger fish they have to catch. So we set up 4 points of cleanup. Large nets, Medium-large hole nets, medium nets, small to medium hole nets and small hole nets to catch all kinds sizes of debris at 500-750 meters on the river. Ofcourse, it was not a big cleanup, but we removed approximately 7-8 tonnes of waste and debris from the river.

2 ends of the net were sunk using stones and the other ends above the water were tied to trees or the truck that was to carry the debris. This only for the bigger nets since they get very heavy with all the trapped stuff.

[decomposing_while_alive]

We need to make this channel get some traction so more people can be environmentally friendly

[norganic]

I LOVE these people!!! When I saw the person sorting different color bottle caps my jaw dropped. That level of work and detail that goes into it. Not just throwing the trash in a landfill but working very hard to understand the origins and bring responsibility back to the corporations responsible for creating the trash to begin with through gathering data. Also providing jobs to the local people give them income and creates a community of people that are more likely to care.

Every video I watch tells me to like and subscribe and I rarely do. He never said to like and subscribe but I immediately did!! I am a trash picker where I live. I love people who are working to leave the world better than they found it but this is next level. Thank you so much for your work! Godspeed and many blessings to you!! ❤

[susangreen]

Thank You to all the people who are helping to cleaning the rivers hopefully this can happen all over the world well done everyone.

[ingridwatsup]

A big THANK YOU to all of you from The Netherlands 🇳🇱 ❤🌷🌷🌷

[NobleViking]

I'm glad there is people like you in the world.

[wendymorrison]

I'm glad that this is happening. The tourist trade has spoilt so much of Bali. Even 30years ago, my first visit, the change was visible. Glad to see that organic material was being left in the river, feeding the natural cycles.

[brendatenorio]

Phenomenal work. Manufacturers AND consumers. People pollute. In Bali that would be residents AND tourists. Locals must be involved.

[alymlon]

I would give you million likes if I could. Your enthusiasm is priceless! Thank you for doing this enormous job! Hopefully, the awareness amongst local people will be greater too and all that plastic and other rubbish will not go into rivers.

[SimpleHumman]

A Brilliant thought, finding the manufacturer and holding them accountable as well for the pollution they generate. They have to be held responsible too.

[looqischmidt]

Lots of love and respect for your phenomenal effort. And thank you to you all. Greetings from Greenland.😊❤

[clairehowell]

This should be shown on national TV in England What great work your doing thank you 😘

[cramhead]

It so great to see you and others helping to fix these huge societal problems. Very inspiring

[kellymusic]

It's super impressive how quickly this project is growing! Congrats and thank you for all the work that you do! 👏🌊 I'd be very interested to learn more about your data analysis - is there a report you publish?

[suzanneborserini]

Wonderful when i was in bali i was really sad to see so much plastic everywhere in such a beautiful place love from australia