Prevention is better than cure! Clean-ups help today, but they don’t tackle the root cause of the problem. If we hope to get to a point where we no longer need to do clean-ups then we must cut non-essential plastics out of our lives – single-use plastic bags, water bottles, straws, sachets, etc. As an organisation we try to lead by example and encourage others to do the same. For example, we have purchased and distributed reusable shopping bags, tupperware containers and water bottles to the local staff at Scuba Junkie’s Mabul Beach Resort.