Through a beach cleaning initiative organised simultaneously at Pantai Mori (Banting, Selangor), Pantai Remis (Jeram, Selangor) and Pantai Minyak Beku (Batu Pahat, Johor), participants were required to collect as much trash as possible, which was then converted into data used as substantive proof to sensitise policy makers, researchers and the government to promptly develop firmer recycling habits and greater infrastructure for the country's waste management system.