21 May 2022, BINTULU – In conjunction with the World Environment Day celebration of 2022, an environmental awareness programme was implemented in collaboration with Petronas Dagangan Berhad, Department of Environment Bintulu Branch, Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) Bintulu Branch, Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Campus and Trash Hero Bintulu at Tanjung Batu Beach, Bintulu.

The objective of this programme was to raise public awareness on the importance of environmental care and to clean up the national river trail area as well as to promote the culture of the Garbage Collection while Recreation (KUDAH) in the community.

The programme was an environmental briefing delivered by Encik Abdul Mazli Hafiz Bin Abdul Malik, Head of DOE Branch Bintulu Branch, environmental quiz and gotong-royong activities to collect garbage along the beach where the proceeds had managed to collect 400kg of rubbish which was mainly plastic bottles of drinks and polystrin food containers.

Interestingly, the response was very good, with about 70 participants comprising representatives of government agencies, Petronas PDB staff, IPTA representatives, Environmental Partners (RAS) members and environmental NGOs involved in this awareness programme.

Let's get together in the next program. the environment is a shared responsibility.