G’day from the Australia International Dive Expo at ICC Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia!
Monica Chin, the co-founder of Trash Hero Borneo, represented Trash Hero World at the annual event for scuba professionals in August, giving a talk introducing our activities worldwide.
With reef conservation high on most divers’ agenda, the issues of marine debris and how to tackle plastic pollution was a popular topic of discussion.
The event garnered more than 60,000 ocean-loving visitors over a four day period, and Monica – an experienced diver herself – was able to network and reach out to many people who showed interest in the Trash Hero movement.
More outreach work in China!
The following month, Monica and Trash Hero Pattani co-founder, Padinya Aree, were on the road again, travelling to Beijing in China for ADEX (Asian Dive Expo) 2018 on 6 – 9 September. Here, the pair also gave conservation talks and took part in a panel discussion on a “Plastic Free Future”.
And of course, they manned the booth and networked with both Chinese and international visitors and exhibitors at the show. Our thanks to the local volunteers in Beijing who came along to support them!
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Cath Dixon - 20/01/2019
Hi there, I have been thinking about a project to help the clean up of Semporna Port and find a better solution for the the rubbish that ends up there. Can you please let me know if anyone is working on this? I have not been there but a diving friend told me the rubbish was a meter high on the beach. I am keen to get involved from Australia :). Many thanks, Cath