Cleaning up for love: Over 300kg of trash gathered from Semporna islands' seabeds


A diver carrying the Jalur Gemilang while picking up rubbish.

KOTA KINABALU: Over 300kg of trash was collected in a series of underwater cleanups around various islands off Semporna in the past few days as a show of love for the country and environment.

The International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day, a collaboration of various non-government organisations and volunteer divers, saw participants putting on their diving gear just to collect rubbish from the seabed.

Uh-oh! Daily quota reached.


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