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"The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it." -Robert Swan  This is a famous photo of surfer Dede Suryana riding a trash filled wave off the coast of Indonesia. It is no secret that Bali is one of the best places to catch waves and so the crowds continue to flood the Island of the Gods. With the waves of tourist come a lot of waste and trash that the local city services can not manage to dispose of efficiently. Sadly, a good amount of this trash ends up dumped into our oceans and waterways. Luckily there are people who care and are working to combat the disaster. As a community of surfers and earth lovers here at COWORKSURF we see it as our obligation to do our part in helping the cause. We are starting to hold bi-monthly beach clean ups at our local Pererenan Beach. This past Thursday we brought bags, gloves and our love for the environment straight to the source.  As we started the clean up a local teacher noticed what we were doing and helped out. It was a pretty special moment. Later on a father and his son came down for a surf. The father showed his son what we were doing and told him to grab a few pieces of trash and put it in the bag. Again, another sign that doing something positive can be contagious. We focused mainly on the trash coming from the river mouth which included a ton of plastic straws. So if you're thinking of a very significant way you can help the cause, refusing straws when you're out is a huge help. You can also invest in metal or bamboo straws which look way cooler anyway.  (Photo taken by our lovely Svenja Tietze. Follow her on Insta @sunnykindoflife) As the sun set and our bags were too heavy to carry, we'd thought we'd call it a day. We scooted the bags back to the Villa and arranged for our local pick up service. If you'd like to recycle and are in need of a pick up service. Check out Eco-Bali for more info. If you're in Bali and interested in participating in a beach clean up, you're always more than welcome to join in on ours. There are also multiple other organizations working for the cause. Here are the links to two awesome groups here in Canggu.. Bali Beach Clean Up Trash Hero Canggu Until next time ocean lovers. Let everyday be Earth Day! Peace out!  (Photo taken by our lovely Svenja Tietze. Follow her on Insta @sunnykindoflife)
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