Trash Hero, Koh Lipe, Thailand

Trash Hero, Koh Lipe Overview

Koh Lipe had been suffering from increased unchecked garbage problems for many years as tourism increased. In December 2013, a Thai-Swiss organization, Trash Hero, started organizing clean-ups in not only Koh Lipe but also in polluted areas in and around Koh Tarutao Marine National Park. Their main aim is to protect the island's beaches without using expensive machines and volunteers. One can volunteer at this non-profit organization to help clean the trash from the island.

The organisation conducts regular volunteer cleanups every Monday. Local businesses have supported them thoroughly by supplying long-tailed boats, food, drinks and garbage bags. Over the years, around 1,000 volunteers have successfully removed 21,000kg of rubbish from the local beaches.

Trash Hero Initiatives

Designed for sustainable community-based projects that help in eradicating existing waste and further learning about procedures to lessen future waste, the Trash Hero Initiatives aims to inspire a long-term behavioural change.
This program seeks to pick up trash everywhere, be it a water bottle, plastic wrapper, a piece of paper, cigarette buds or even any street waste.
Thus, people can witness how their actions have real-time consequences to the global environment instead of being negligent about garbage.
As education is the key to everything; this knowledge base, along with hands-on experience, the program educates people about how a tiny piece of waste can affect global health.
Long-term community projects are one way the initiative comes together to help remove and reduce future waste.
By motivating and inspiring communities and individuals to become Trash Heroes in their daily lives, a beautiful and healthy environment is soon to prosper.

Contribute to Trash Hero

Everybody on this planet can become a Trash Hero. It is as easy as drinking water.
All a Trash Hero does is reuse items often, reduce the amount of waste, while working towards bettering the area they are living in at the same time.
Besides, visitors can also contribute to the Trash Hero program by volunteering, donating, and spreading awareness through word-of-mouth.