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Tonnes of garbage cleared from tourist spots

GEORGE TOWN: A refrigerator and a bulldozer tyre were among 6.4 tonnes of trash found dumped at three tourist sites along Penang’s famous beaches.

Volunteers also picked up 51 condoms, 128 diapers, 222 tampons and 53 syringes during a four-hour clean-up to give the island’s northern coast a new image.

Some 2,800 volunteers fanned out along the 5.7km stretch of Gurney Drive, Tanjung Bungah and Batu Ferringhi from 7am yesterday to collect the garbage in an event held in conjunction with Earth Day.

Full of rubbish: A pile of rubbish at Gurney Drive during the programme Sunday.

According to data released by Universiti Sains Malaysia marine and coastal studies centre researchers later, 5.7 tonnes of garbage were collected from Gurney Drive (including the refrigerator and tyre found strewn on the rocks), 0.3 tonnes from Batu Ferringhi and 0.4 tonnes from Tanjung Bungah. More than 48,000 items were in the entire pile of garbage.

Among those who turned up for the event was housewife A. Nanda, 40, who brought along her five children.

“I want them to start learning the importance of keeping Penang clean so that a good image is projected to Malaysians and tourists.

“This is important as Penang was once given the Darul Sampah (rubbish haven) tag and many people still think that the state is dirty,” she said.

Nanda, who stays in Relau, said she chose to collect garbage from Gurney Drive because she could not stand to see rubbish thrown all over the popular seafront.

“I was shocked to find diapers, undergarments, condoms and lubrication bottles. I showed the items to my children to educate them that these should not be here in the first place,” she said.

College student Ho Yu Jing, 18, who came with his coursemates, said they found tissue and party balloons along the Tanjung Bungah beach.

“Youngsters love to celebrate their birthdays along the beach but they leave the trash behind after partying.

“I am glad to be part of the clean-up team. It gives us a sense of satisfaction to see the beaches clean again,” he said.

An American tourist, who only wished to be known as Albert, said he sustained injuries to his calf after being cut by a broken glass bottle during the clean-up.

“I found the bottle buried in the sand and placed it in a gunny sack but I did not realise that the glass was sharp and the edge was poking out from the sack,” he said before he was sent to the hospital for treatment.

Pulau Tikus assemblyman Koay Teng Hai said the number of volunteers participating in the event exceeded the target of 2,500 people, and the state government might consider applying for it to be listed as the biggest clean-up operation in the Malaysia Book of Records.

The Star

總動員拾垃圾

全檳海灘污染大作戰！

檳州民聯政府與私人界于週日，聯辦大型清潔海灘環保運動，分別在檳島4區，即旅遊區新關仔角、丹絨武雅沙灣酒店海灘、峇都丁宜海灘及丹絨武雅海濱酒店（該酒店職員參與），展開清理5公里長海灘的運動，約2700人參與。

活動除了為打造動力清潔檳州之外，舉辦單位也藉此運動分類所收集到的垃圾，再把數據交給理科大學海洋研究系，以分析海灘污染情況及應對的對策。

收集垃圾時，海域竟也發現千奇百怪的垃圾，包括殘留的建築材料、大冰箱、內衣、大輪胎等。

沒想到，檳州海域原來有這么多“寶”！

互相扶持 －－海水退潮后，很多半埋在爛泥的垃圾就“重見天日”，數名公眾手牽手，互相扶持，讓同伴踩在小石上，以免跌進爛泥內。

清除炭跡 －－無論年輕老少，大家齊齊在海邊石頭區內“尋寶”。由于很多公眾在海灘辦燒烤會時，都愛借用石堆當灶爐生火，所以留下很多難以清除的炭跡。

千人行動 －－檳州民聯政府首次舉辦清潔海灘環保運動，獲得各階層及各族公眾參與，就連臨時路過的一些旅客和公眾也加入，人數達約2700人。

響應號召 －－青年男女熱烈響應州政府號召，為這項清潔海灘環保運動，帶來蓬勃朝氣。

遍佈岸邊 海浪將枯葉和一些被拋到海里的垃圾，沖上沙灘。清理這些垃圾是參與者的挑戰，因為清理后，第二波海浪會再把另些垃圾沖上岸。

傷及左腳 －－來自美國的旅客羅勃（60余歲）是沙灣酒店住客，他在參與清理海灘活動時，被玻璃割傷左腳；在場的聖約翰救傷隊隊員，馬上施救。

突然抽筋 －－州政府獲得聖約翰救傷隊協助，在沙灘駐守以防萬一。果然，這名參與活動方女士就因右腳突然抽筋，需要聖約翰救傷隊的服務。

用力拔起 －－網狀固體廢料被埋在爛泥已久，並牢牢被埋在泥中。這名公眾廢了九牛二虎之力，才將它拔出。

裝入袋內 －－行動黨浮羅池滑區州議員郭庭愷（左）于去年發起清理新關仔角沙灘的活動，檳州環境委員會主席彭文寶擴大活動範圍，號召約2700名公眾清潔檳島4處沙灘。

嘩，好重 －－哇！5.5公斤重的垃圾！工作人員將垃圾分類，理大海洋研究系學生將分析所收集的垃圾，研究來源，再找尋求保護海灘的對策。

臨時加入 －－這名外國旅客剛巧路過，聽聞州政府正與人民合作清理海灘后，決定加入，協助檳州人民把這旅遊景響打理清潔。

挖出垃圾 －－公眾從沙堆挖出各種垃圾，就連洗髮劑瓶子也有，難道有人到海邊用海水洗頭髮？這名公眾挖出洗髮劑瓶子后，用相機拍下作為「珍藏」。 中国报

海灘清潔運動：4小時收集逾6000公斤‧檳海灘垃圾量驚人

（檳城）短短4小時的海灘清潔運動，眾人收集了超過4萬8000件、約6400公斤各種各類垃圾，令人“嘆為觀止”，也再一次“見證”了檳州人丟垃圾的“能力”！

檳州衛生、福利及愛心社會委員會主席彭文寶週日（4月18日）出席海灘清潔運動時說，捨棄搭舞台，而改用以垃圾山為背景的“舞台”，是要令人瞭解海灘垃圾量的驚人。

但成為舞台背景的垃圾山，其實並不應該出現在海灘。

“作為舞台背景的垃圾山是3天內在新關仔角海灘收集的垃圾，當中有許多的木塊，因此不排除是發展商丟棄的垃圾廢料。”

他說，“千里之行，始於今日（週一，4月19日）”，除了進行海灘清潔運動，州政府也會在4月22日在舊關仔角栽種樹木，綠化環境。他說，峇都丁宜的沙洋酒店和丹絨武雅沙灣酒店的海灘清潔運動，分別吸引了超過600人參與，而新關仔角的清潔運動人數也突破1800人。

“沒有給參與者派發礦泉水解渴，是因為這活動是為了減少海灘垃圾，倘若每人派發一瓶礦泉水，現場則會多出1800支礦泉水瓶，並不符合環保的本意。”

舞台背景的垃圾山是3天內在新關仔角所撿到垃圾，是人們亂丟垃圾的“傑作”。

郭庭愷：盼提高公眾醒覺
擬擴大清潔運動範圍

海灘清潔運動籌委會主席兼浮羅池滑州議員郭庭愷說，主辦海灘清潔運動不只是要清潔海灘，同時也希望可以提高公眾對環保的醒覺。

“除了新關仔角到峇都丁宜一帶的海灘，州政府有意大肆推廣這運動到姓氏橋、皇后灣等地方，包括威省，但是目前只是有方向，還沒有做出定案。”

他也希望州政府除了推行每週3天無塑料袋日，同時也可以考慮推行無保麗龍運動。

他也透露，他有意在3個月內於新關仔角沿岸設立15個不同設計的3呎乘3呎的環保告示牌，提醒路人保護環境，並希望可以獲得私人界的贊助。

斗大的樹桐需要數名的壯漢費盡力氣才能移動並丟棄。

丹絨武雅：在沙灘拾到玻璃碎片
參與遊客被割傷送院

州政府聯合酒店業、非政府組織、私人界在丹絨武雅的沙灣酒店沙灘舉行地球日沙灘清潔運動，一名參與的美國遊客艾柏不幸被沙灘上的玻璃碎片割傷，進院治療。

活動的召集人兼光大區州議員黃偉益說，艾柏60多歲左右，他是酒店房客。

艾柏是在沙灘上拾到玻璃碎片，然後就放進麻袋裡。豈料他的左腳小腿被已外露的玻璃碎片割傷。

303人參與活動

他指出，參與這次活動的人數高達303人，他們分別來自大專學院的學生、工廠職員、酒店業者與員工、國內外遊客、市政局、公共工程局、鄭雨週的服務隊、其服務隊、居民協會等等。

他說，眾人撿起的垃圾包括玻璃罐、塑膠袋及塑膠瓶，同時，他們發現其中一個地方，沙底下被挖出一大桶垃圾。

根據參與者向記者說，他們也拾到一些安全套。

“垃圾，不要以為‘你’藏在石縫下，我就找不到‘你’！”

峇都丁宜：收集到318.8公斤垃圾
民眾撿到4條內褲

週日（18日）在峇都丁宜沙灘舉行的“世界日沙灘清潔運動”，收集到318.8公斤垃圾，數量最多的垃圾為煙蒂，有1923根，至於吸水管也有503根。

民眾也在沙灘上撿到4條男性內褲。

升旗山區國會議員劉鎮東說，這次清潔運動獲得450名來自社團和企業單位的民眾參與。

這次在峇都丁宜進行的清潔運動，是從沙洋酒點至到硬石酒店的沙灘。

出席此次活動的人士包括檳島市議員黃初福、沙洋酒店總經理德斯門哈頓和喬治市獅子會主席胡山月驅等。

星洲日報

Thousands gather to clean up Penang beaches

A REFRIGERATOR and a tractor wheel were among 6.4 tonnes of garbage collected during a massive cleanup of three tourist sites in conjunction with Earth Day.

Volunteers also picked up 51 condoms, 128 diapers, 222 tampons and 53 syringes in the four-hour exercise from 7am to give the northern coastal belt of Penang a new image.

Spick and span: Volunteers picking up rubbish and sweeping along the beaches in Batu Ferringhi in conjunction with Earth Day 2010.

A total of 2,800 volunteers covered three areas — Gurney Drive, Tanjung Bungah and Batu Ferringhi encompassing a distance of 5.7km.

The refrigerator and tractor wheel were found along the Gurney Drive promenade.

According to the data released by Universiti Sains Malaysia marine and coastal studies centre researchers, 5.7 tonnes of garbage were collected in Gurney Drive, 0.3 tonnes in Batu Ferringhi and 0.4 tonnes in Tanjung Bungah.

Hard work: More than five tonnes of rubbish, among them a tractor tyre and a refrigerator, were collected along the Gurney Drive seafront yesterday

The garbage comprises more than 48,000 items.

Among the participants in the cleanup organised by the state government were housewife A. Nanda, 40, who brought two of her five children along.

“I want them to start learning from young on the importance of keeping Penang clean so that a good image is projected to other Malaysians and foreign tourists.

“This is important as Penang was once given the Darul Sampah (rubbish haven) tag and many people still think that the state is dirty,” she said.

Nanda, who stays in Relau, said she chose to participate at Gurney Drive because she could not stand to see rubbish thrown all over the popular seafront.

“I was shocked to find diapers, undergarments, condoms and lubricated bottles. I showed the items to my children aged 12 and 14 to educate them that these items should not be found there.

College student Ho Yu Jing, 18, who came along with his course mates, said they also found tissue papers and party balloons along the Tanjung Bungah beach.

“Youngsters love to celebrate their birthdays along the beach. But after the partying, they leave the trash behind.

“I am glad that we are part of the cleanup team. It gives us a sense of satisfaction to see the beaches clean again,” he said.

A tourist from California, known only as Albert, sustained injuries on his calf after being cut by a glass bottle during the cleanup.

“I found the bottle buried in the sand and placed it in a gunny sack but I did not realise that the glass was sharp and the edge was poking out from the sack,” he said before being sent to the hospital for outpatient treatment.

The Star

2700人响应清洁运动 4海滩拾6400公斤垃圾

（槟城18日讯）槟州海滩大扫除动运越办越好，今天共有2700人大清早爬起床到4 个海滩拾垃圾，并共拾起超过6400公斤重的垃圾。

槟州政府今天分别在槟岛4个海滩，即新关仔角、丹绒武雅沙湾酒店海滩、峇都丁宜海滩及丹绒武雅海滨酒店沙滩举行大扫除动，以迎接422“世界地球日”，并创下2700人参与的壮举。单是新关仔角海滩的大扫除运动，就吸引2068民众参加。

申列大马记录大全

2010年槟城海滩大扫除筹委会主席郭庭恺指出，州政府已把新关仔角的大型海滩大扫除运动的创举情况镜头拍下，期望能申请获列入大马记录大全。

郭庭恺也是浮罗池滑区州议员。他指出，今年的4 个沙滩大扫除共吸引多达2700人参与，反应比预期中热烈。

他说，其选区服务队在2008年於新关仔角海滩首次主办大扫除运动，当时只有130人参与；次年在同区再办时，也只有400人参加。

他说，这次新关仔角海滩大扫除运动反应热烈，超出原本登记的1800人，即达2068人参与。另700人分别参加丹绒武雅沙湾酒店海滩和峇都丁宜海滩的大扫除运动。

他说，在未来，州政府计划把此活动推广至威省，同时当局也圈定在槟岛各区海滩包括海墘姓氏挢和皇后湾主办清洁活动。

建筑废料污染海域

无良建筑商把建筑废料抛入海中，严重污染了槟州海域！

槟州政府今早在新关仔角展开“全槟海滩大扫除”运动时，竟发现无良建筑商把建筑废料抛入海中，并飘至新关仔角海域。

针对此，这项活动的筹委会主席，也是浮罗池滑州议员郭庭恺说，从海中捞起的建筑废料，相信是从别处海域飘至新关仔角海滩。

他说，新关仔角海滩面对的垃圾问题，除了建筑废料外，也有缺乏公民意识的公众随意将塑料袋或垃圾抛入海中。

郭庭恺说，为达到环保觉醒的目标，新关仔角将竖立15个由赤道艺术学院所设计的“保持清洁”环保警示牌。

他指出，此计划已向市议会提呈，一旦获得通过15个不同设计的环保警示牌将设立在该区。

他说，预算一个警示牌的费用约150令吉，至于会采用木质或什么材料的警示牌有待商榷。

较早时他说，厂商赞助费用于购买2000馀件印有“环保猫”卡通的恤衫赠予海滩大扫除参与者，不过因反应热烈之前所准备的恤衫也不足供应。

“至于州政府拨款用于准备早餐及午餐给所有参与者，以及印制证书和开幕仪式配备等。”

大轮胎弃海中

根据州政府提供的资料，今天在4个海滩共收集了超过6400公斤重的垃圾。

而在新关仔角海滩海面，可说什么垃圾都有，包括破冰箱、内衣、安全套、卫生棉到建筑废料，甚至有人身般高的铲泥机轮胎都在海中被捞起！

所捞获的雪柜及铲泥机轮胎，是在接近海岸处捞起的。

参与这项海滩大扫除运动的人士是在今早7时开始动手，共花费近4小时把长达1800公尺的新关仔角海滩清理。

在槟岛市议会员工的配合下，环保人士分别在海滩处捡起不少垃圾如落叶、枯木枝、建筑废料、塑胶袋及弃用的日常用品等。

乱丢安全套卫生棉

其中令人感到咋舌的是，安全套及卫生棉也在海中捞起。

另一方面，光大区州议员黄伟益说，沙湾酒店後的沙滩是野餐的热点，很多公众在野餐後将垃圾埋在沙里。

“只挖一处，就有一麻布袋的垃圾量。”

他说，被挖出的垃圾多是宝丽龙餐具、塑胶瓶、玻璃瓶等。


南洋商报

3,000 volunteers comb beach in clean-up campaign

GEORGE TOWN (April 18, 2010) : Some 3,000 volunteers converged at the northern coast of Penang on Saturday to participate in a mass clean-up of the island's major public beaches.

The Jom Bersihkan Pantai campaign was organised by the state government in a bid to improve the environmental condition of the shores, which have been blighted by pollution over the past few years.

Armed with sacks, gloves and rakes, volunteers of all ages began as early as 7am at different spots along the shores of Gurney Drive, Tanjung Bungah and Batu Ferringhi.

Supported by the Penang Island Municipal Council and the forestry department, the four-hour-long activity unearthed all sorts of rubbish such as plastic bags, wooden materials, unconsumed food and papers.

State Environment Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh, who led the cleaning along the 1.8km Gurney Drive, said he was disappointed with the inconsiderate attitude of the public in indiscriminately disposing of litter.

He said the state was in the midst of its mangrove-planting programme along Gurney Drive, which has been reportedly affected by changing tidal patterns in recent years.

The Sun

Volunteers clear Penang tourist beaches of 6.4 tonnes of garbage

GEORGE TOWN: A refrigerator and a bulldozer tyre were among 6.4 tonnes of trash found dumped at three tourist sites along Penang’s famous beaches.

Volunteers also picked up 51 condoms, 128 diapers, 222 tampons and 53 syringes during a four-hour clean-up to give the island’s northern coast a new image.

Some 2,800 volunteers fanned out along the 5.7km stretch of Gurney Drive, Tanjung Bungah and Batu Ferringhi from 7am Sunday to collect the garbage in an event held in conjunction with Earth Day.

According to data released by Universiti Sains Malaysia marine and coastal studies centre researchers later, 5.7 tonnes of garbage were collected from Gurney Drive (including the refrigerator and tyre found strewn on the rocks), 0.3 tonnes from Batu Ferringhi and 0.4 tonnes from Tanjung Bungah. More than 48,000 items were in the entire pile of garbage.

Among those who turned up for the event was housewife A. Nanda, 40, who brought along her five children.

“I want them to start learning from young about the importance of keeping Penang clean so that a good image is projected to other Malaysians and foreign tourists.

“This is important as Penang was once given the Darul Sampah (rubbish haven) tag and many people still think that the state is dirty,” she said.

Nanda, who stays in Relau, said she chose to collect garbage from Gurney Drive because she could not stand to see rubbish thrown all over the popular seafront.

“I was shocked to find diapers, undergarments, condoms and lubrication bottles. I showed the items to my children to educate them that these should not be here in the first place,” she said.

College student Ho Yu Jing, 18, who came with his coursemates, said they found tissue and party balloons along the Tanjung Bungah beach.

“Youngsters love to celebrate their birthdays along the beach but they leave the trash behind after partying.

“I am glad to be part of the clean-up team. It gives us a sense of satisfaction to see the beaches clean again,” he said.

An American tourist, who only wished to be known as Albert, said his calf was cut by a broken glass bottle during the clean-up.

“I found the bottle buried in the sand and placed it in a gunny sack but I did not realise that the glass was sharp and the edge was poking out from the sack,” he said before he was sent to the hospital for outpatient treatment.

Pulau Tikus assemblyman Koay Teng Hai said the number of volunteers participating in the event exceeded the target of 2,500 people, and the state government might consider applying for it to be listed as the biggest clean-up operation in the Malaysia Book of Records.

The Star

2000人大掃除申列大馬紀錄‧檳3海灘丟6000Kg垃圾

（檳城）配合2010年世界地球日，檳州政府同步在新關仔角、丹絨武雅和峇都丁宜舉行沙灘清潔運動，逾2000人在整個上午就清理了高達6388.99公斤垃圾，成績驚人。

這次難得一見的大型活動，獲得2068人參加，遠遠超過早前所訂下的2000人目標，州政府將把這項運動申請列入大馬紀錄大全。

這是檳州政府首次舉辦的大型沙灘清潔運動，今日（週日，4月18日）大群民眾在檳島3個海灘撿拾垃圾，場面十分壯觀。新關仔角是最多參與者的地點，共有1433人參加，丹絨武雅和峇都丁宜則分別獲得387人和248人參與。

新關仔角可說是“環保到底”的一站，大會所提供的面包沒有塑膠袋，更沒有瓶裝礦泉水。

 撿起一籮筐的垃圾，可見海邊的污染程度。

理大分析垃圾來源

檳州衛生及福利、愛心社會委員會主席彭文寶行政議員說，如果大會提供瓶裝礦泉水，就等於先製造了1800個塑膠垃圾，所以他們只提供杯子，讓參加者自行倒水飲用。

“千里之行，始於足下，從今年開始，州政府每年地球日都會舉行大型的沙灘清潔運動。”

他指出，清潔運動的參加者都有一張數據卡，他們將把所撿拾起來的垃圾分類，並做記錄，作為收集數據用途。這些垃圾交給馬來西亞理科大學後，大學將使用流體設計過濾系統研究這些垃圾，盡可能辨認這些垃圾來自哪裡。

“當清潔運動參加者把一整袋的垃圾送去檳島市政局的站點時，都會查詢重量。之後，理大將分析垃圾來源，報告預料將在兩週後出爐。”

他說，承包商3天前已在新關仔角收拾垃圾，結果發現許多廢棄的建筑廢料。他懷疑檳威兩地有不負責任的建筑商把建筑廢料直接丟下海。

長達1.8公里的新關仔角海岸線人山人海收拾垃圾，蔚為奇觀！

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郭庭恺：数量惊人日达35包 新关仔角将竖牌捉垃圾虫

（槟城15日讯）玻璃滑池州议员郭庭恺表示，槟州政府已通过将在新关仔角设立15个告示牌，并将会展开逮“垃圾虫”行动！

他说，他目前正与一家艺术学院接洽，以设计具有创意的告示牌。经费方面，虽然州政府目前已口头上答应支付经费，但他会寻求商家赞助。

他指出，新关仔角的垃圾量十分惊人，每天可拾得35包垃圾。去年印尼发生地震引发海啸时，海浪更把约1000份量的垃圾冲到该地。

他说，他们在新关仔角进行基本巡视时，发现丢弃在海边的杂物，大部份是食物塑料袋、玩具包装纸等，该处所设立的垃圾箱有如虚设，“甚至连垃圾箱都被丢进海里。”

民众受促响应周日大扫除

民众受促响应4月18日地球日清洁大扫除，合力打造清洁环境！

郭庭恺在记者会上说，这项活动将会在3个地区的四个海滩同时进行，时间是早上6时30分开始至11时。

他说，三个地区是峇都丁宜（升旗山区国会议员刘镇东负责）、丹绒武雅地区（黄伟益及郑雨周州议员），而新关仔角以他为首，地点是在东方海鲜村前集合。也是活动筹委会主席的郭庭恺说，在2008年举行的首届活动推动共有134人参与，共清除了932公斤的垃圾，在2009年提升至400人参与，本届希望达致1000人目标。

他说，活动宗旨是欲唤醒公众对垃圾的意识，不论在任何的角落，在使用完后的物质，塑料袋等等，都应该丢进垃圾箱，以免污染环境。

参加者获T恤及免费早餐

参加者将可获得T恤及免费早餐，主办单位将不分发矿泉水，出席者受促携带本身的水瓶，当局会准备补水服务，报名可联络016-4225227或012-4883227。

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