Fuze Ecoteer - Malaysia

Fuze Ecoteer works on waste reduction in two important sea turtle nesting areas. We work in the Perhentian Islands which is the second largest island-based sea turtle rookery (Greens, EN, and Hawksbill, CR) in Peninsular Malaysia and the Klang River which was once rated as the 2nd highest contributor to the worlds ocean plastic problem. The Klang river drains into the Melaka Straits which is home to Malaysia’s largest Hawksbill rookery. This grant will remove over 5,000kg of waste including ghost nets and recycle over 500kg of plastic into new items.

The plastic will be recycled into a coaster and necklaces/anklets specific for the Perhentian Islands with the network of resorts and dive centres asked to sell the items. The people purchasing the items will be asked to recycle back the item when they are damaged or not wanted anymore. The funds raised from these sales will be split between the artisan and sellers as well as reinvesting into new cleanup activities and supporting a camp for local kids.