Volunteers collect plastic garbage to turn into a surfboard in Thailand

Published date: Tue, 02 Nov 2021 15:28:03 +0700

Environmental advocates and volunteers kicked off a plastic pollution collection event to mark the official opening of the tourist season in Thailand.

The volunteers, dressed in blue shirts and armed with black rubbish bags, headed to Thailand's Similan Islands in Phang Nga province on October 25 to gather plastic waste which will be recycled into plastic surfboards.