scientists are predicting that by 2050 there’ll be more plastic in the ocean
there’ll be more plastic in the ocean
there’ll be more plastic in the ocean than they are fish maybe you’ve heard
than they are fish maybe you’ve heard
than they are fish maybe you’ve heard about this on the internet or seen it on
about this on the internet or seen it on
about this on the internet or seen it on TV but since its 33 years from now you
TV but since its 33 years from now you
TV but since its 33 years from now you and I we don’t have to worry about it to
and I we don’t have to worry about it to
and I we don’t have to worry about it to right 10 million tons of waste is
right 10 million tons of waste is
right 10 million tons of waste is making its way into our oceans every
making its way into our oceans every
making its way into our oceans every year this is poisoning our fish that’s
year this is poisoning our fish that’s
year this is poisoning our fish that’s damaging our public health but hey we
damaging our public health but hey we
damaging our public health but hey we can get some pretty good sushi downtown
can get some pretty good sushi downtown
can get some pretty good sushi downtown perhaps you’ve heard interviews from
perhaps you’ve heard interviews from
perhaps you’ve heard interviews from Leonardo DiCaprio and Al Gore talk about
Leonardo DiCaprio and Al Gore talk about
Leonardo DiCaprio and Al Gore talk about CNN that global warming is bringing
CNN that global warming is bringing
CNN that global warming is bringing extreme weather conditions from deadly
extreme weather conditions from deadly
extreme weather conditions from deadly storms to devastating droughts that our
storms to devastating droughts that our
storms to devastating droughts that our polar ice caps are melting and pretty
polar ice caps are melting and pretty
polar ice caps are melting and pretty soon all our islands and our beaches
soon all our islands and our beaches
soon all our islands and our beaches will all be submerged but before I
will all be submerged but before I
will all be submerged but before I continue let me take a selfie
sorry but this is often the type of
sorry but this is often the type of reaction I get when I speak to people
reaction I get when I speak to people
reaction I get when I speak to people about this issue every day we’re
about this issue every day we’re
about this issue every day we’re constantly reminded if not bombarded
constantly reminded if not bombarded
constantly reminded if not bombarded about this doomsday prophecy that the
about this doomsday prophecy that the
about this doomsday prophecy that the earth is facing of global environmental
earth is facing of global environmental
earth is facing of global environmental crisis we see it all the time on our
crisis we see it all the time on our
crisis we see it all the time on our news feeds and we may even talk about it
news feeds and we may even talk about it
news feeds and we may even talk about it with our friends in fact we might even
with our friends in fact we might even
with our friends in fact we might even share these issues on Facebook just to
share these issues on Facebook just to
share these issues on Facebook just to show our concern as a global citizen but
show our concern as a global citizen but
show our concern as a global citizen but do we really do anything about it it’s
do we really do anything about it it’s
do we really do anything about it it’s almost like we’ve come to expect the
almost like we’ve come to expect the
almost like we’ve come to expect the advances in technology and breakthroughs
advances in technology and breakthroughs
advances in technology and breakthroughs in science that will come and save the
in science that will come and save the
in science that will come and save the day somewhere someone out there is
day somewhere someone out there is
day somewhere someone out there is figuring out the solutions to all of
figuring out the solutions to all of
figuring out the solutions to all of this right you see that’s how I was I
this right you see that’s how I was I
this right you see that’s how I was I was very well aware about these issues
was very well aware about these issues
was very well aware about these issues but I was so busy with my daily life
but I was so busy with my daily life
but I was so busy with my daily life that I really didn’t think about it much
that I really didn’t think about it much
that I really didn’t think about it much well that’s of course until the day
well that’s of course until the day
well that’s of course until the day pollution came knocking on my door I was
pollution came knocking on my door I was
pollution came knocking on my door I was a small nine-year-old boy when my father
a small nine-year-old boy when my father
a small nine-year-old boy when my father took me to the yangon sailing club and
took me to the yangon sailing club and
took me to the yangon sailing club and it was on the beautiful ena lake next to
it was on the beautiful ena lake next to
it was on the beautiful ena lake next to my home where I learned how to sail now
my home where I learned how to sail now
my home where I learned how to sail now the most significant game that I got
the most significant game that I got
the most significant game that I got from this sport was the passion and love
from this sport was the passion and love
from this sport was the passion and love of water that I have today whether it be
of water that I have today whether it be
of water that I have today whether it be sailing surfing or enjoying yet another
sailing surfing or enjoying yet another
sailing surfing or enjoying yet another fantastic sunset on the Ala I simply
fantastic sunset on the Ala I simply
fantastic sunset on the Ala I simply love to be near water now my love for
love to be near water now my love for
love to be near water now my love for water and the sport has not changed but
water and the sport has not changed but
water and the sport has not changed but what has not remained the same is the
what has not remained the same is the
what has not remained the same is the amount of trash found in and around a la
amount of trash found in and around a la
amount of trash found in and around a la weather I was coaching or taking my
weather I was coaching or taking my
weather I was coaching or taking my students on our stand-up paddleboards
students on our stand-up paddleboards
students on our stand-up paddleboards one cannot avoid seeing plastic garbage
one cannot avoid seeing plastic garbage
one cannot avoid seeing plastic garbage floating around as I explained to guess
floating around as I explained to guess
floating around as I explained to guess how beautiful the ELA is I’d be
how beautiful the ELA is I’d be
how beautiful the ELA is I’d be interrupted by a pile of garbage washed
interrupted by a pile of garbage washed
interrupted by a pile of garbage washed up on the shore lines
up on the shore lines
up on the shore lines I mean it got to a point where I was
I mean it got to a point where I was
I mean it got to a point where I was even embarrassed to take people out in
even embarrassed to take people out in
even embarrassed to take people out in the water
the water
the water the Yangon sailing club was established
the Yangon sailing club was established
the Yangon sailing club was established since 1924 and it’s the birthplace of
since 1924 and it’s the birthplace of
since 1924 and it’s the birthplace of all Newmar national sailors however the
all Newmar national sailors however the
all Newmar national sailors however the threat of pollution stopping our sailing
threat of pollution stopping our sailing
threat of pollution stopping our sailing legacy began to slowly dollar me
legacy began to slowly dollar me
legacy began to slowly dollar me I imagine parents stopping their kids to
I imagine parents stopping their kids to
I imagine parents stopping their kids to come to our sailing program simply
come to our sailing program simply
come to our sailing program simply because the lake was too polluted that
because the lake was too polluted that
because the lake was too polluted that would destroy the sport that I love
would destroy the sport that I love
would destroy the sport that I love tarnish the reputation of our Beautiful
tarnish the reputation of our Beautiful
tarnish the reputation of our Beautiful Lengths I couldn’t let that happen
Lengths I couldn’t let that happen
Lengths I couldn’t let that happen not in my leg not in my lifetime so I
not in my leg not in my lifetime so I
not in my leg not in my lifetime so I gathered my sailors and coaches to do
gathered my sailors and coaches to do
gathered my sailors and coaches to do regular cleanups after training and
regular cleanups after training and
regular cleanups after training and after a while we realized that we were
after a while we realized that we were
after a while we realized that we were fighting a losing war because every time
fighting a losing war because every time
fighting a losing war because every time we did a cleanup the same amount of
we did a cleanup the same amount of
we did a cleanup the same amount of trash would reappear in the following
trash would reappear in the following
trash would reappear in the following weeks and it simply just got so
weeks and it simply just got so
weeks and it simply just got so frustrating we needed another approach
frustrating we needed another approach
frustrating we needed another approach to deal with the situation we needed a
to deal with the situation we needed a
to deal with the situation we needed a way to gather more people to join our
way to gather more people to join our
way to gather more people to join our cleanups so I turned to my mentor mr.
cleanups so I turned to my mentor mr.
cleanups so I turned to my mentor mr. Sven Rasmussen whose simple words would
Sven Rasmussen whose simple words would
Sven Rasmussen whose simple words would change my life
change my life
change my life he said Carl become a trash hero and my
he said Carl become a trash hero and my
he said Carl become a trash hero and my immediate response who has become a
immediate response who has become a
immediate response who has become a trash what I mean the name trash hero
trash what I mean the name trash hero
trash what I mean the name trash hero instantly got my attention and I
instantly got my attention and I
instantly got my attention and I imagined myself with Captain Planet and
imagined myself with Captain Planet and
imagined myself with Captain Planet and his team and we’re gonna go save the
his team and we’re gonna go save the
his team and we’re gonna go save the world okay great so where do I begin
world okay great so where do I begin
world okay great so where do I begin so vane introduced me to a Swiss man
so vane introduced me to a Swiss man
so vane introduced me to a Swiss man called Roman Peter who found a trash
called Roman Peter who found a trash
called Roman Peter who found a trash hero in 2013 with his friends
hero in 2013 with his friends
hero in 2013 with his friends now no one could have imagined that
now no one could have imagined that
now no one could have imagined that these green minded hippies were going to
these green minded hippies were going to
these green minded hippies were going to start a massive global movement that was
start a massive global movement that was
start a massive global movement that was going to spread awareness of our
going to spread awareness of our
going to spread awareness of our pollution crisis four years ago while
pollution crisis four years ago while
pollution crisis four years ago while working in Thailand Roman was facing the
working in Thailand Roman was facing the
working in Thailand Roman was facing the same problem that I was
same problem that I was
same problem that I was garbage were accumulating on his speech
garbage were accumulating on his speech
garbage were accumulating on his speech so him and his friends decided to do
so him and his friends decided to do
so him and his friends decided to do cleanups every single week now this
cleanups every single week now this
cleanups every single week now this small group began to expand their ranks
small group began to expand their ranks
small group began to expand their ranks reaching hundreds within a matter of
reaching hundreds within a matter of
reaching hundreds within a matter of months you see the idea of turning an
months you see the idea of turning an
months you see the idea of turning an individual into a hero by picking up
individual into a hero by picking up
individual into a hero by picking up trash became a hit pretty soon trash
trash became a hit pretty soon trash
trash became a hit pretty soon trash your chapters were forming all over
your chapters were forming all over
your chapters were forming all over Thailand and the idea began to spread to
Thailand and the idea began to spread to
Thailand and the idea began to spread to other countries today over 21,000
other countries today over 21,000
other countries today over 21,000 volunteers have participated in more
volunteers have participated in more
volunteers have participated in more than a thousand cleanups in eight
than a thousand cleanups in eight
than a thousand cleanups in eight different nations our trash heroes have
different nations our trash heroes have
different nations our trash heroes have picked up over two hundred thousand
picked up over two hundred thousand
picked up over two hundred thousand kilos of trash from beaches and urban
kilos of trash from beaches and urban
kilos of trash from beaches and urban areas worldwide now when I started I had
areas worldwide now when I started I had
areas worldwide now when I started I had no idea what I was doing but I was ready
no idea what I was doing but I was ready
no idea what I was doing but I was ready to initiate trash here home Yemen so our
to initiate trash here home Yemen so our
to initiate trash here home Yemen so our first cleanup was in July 2016 at the
first cleanup was in July 2016 at the
first cleanup was in July 2016 at the yang on sailing club and honestly I
yang on sailing club and honestly I
yang on sailing club and honestly I thought maybe 20 people or so would show
thought maybe 20 people or so would show
thought maybe 20 people or so would show up but instead we gathered a hundred and
up but instead we gathered a hundred and
up but instead we gathered a hundred and thirty-five heroes to pick up 400 kilos
thirty-five heroes to pick up 400 kilos
thirty-five heroes to pick up 400 kilos of trash we organized two
we organize two more cleanups in the
we organize two more cleanups in the following months and together we picked
following months and together we picked
following months and together we picked up a thousand kilos of plastic bottles
up a thousand kilos of plastic bottles
up a thousand kilos of plastic bottles styrofoam aluminum cans and things you
styrofoam aluminum cans and things you
styrofoam aluminum cans and things you don’t even want to know about from our
don’t even want to know about from our
don’t even want to know about from our beautiful ala now there’s a community
beautiful ala now there’s a community
beautiful ala now there’s a community aspect to it too
aspect to it too
aspect to it too take for example our first cleanups in
take for example our first cleanups in
take for example our first cleanups in Hwaseong just another paradise in
Hwaseong just another paradise in
Hwaseong just another paradise in Myanmar who struggles with pollution
Myanmar who struggles with pollution
Myanmar who struggles with pollution business owners in that area all played
business owners in that area all played
business owners in that area all played their part by supporting our events with
their part by supporting our events with
their part by supporting our events with manpower trash bags and vehicles to
manpower trash bags and vehicles to
manpower trash bags and vehicles to transport our ways in the past hoteliers
transport our ways in the past hoteliers
transport our ways in the past hoteliers restaurant owners and government
restaurant owners and government
restaurant owners and government authorities rarely talk to each other or
authorities rarely talk to each other or
authorities rarely talk to each other or work together but because of trash here
work together but because of trash here
work together but because of trash here oh it was the first time the community
oh it was the first time the community
oh it was the first time the community of hwaseong came together as a family to
of hwaseong came together as a family to
of hwaseong came together as a family to tackle one of the many issues that were
tackle one of the many issues that were
tackle one of the many issues that were plaguing our Beach trash hero is a
plaguing our Beach trash hero is a
plaguing our Beach trash hero is a brilliant idea because it’s simple its
brilliant idea because it’s simple its
brilliant idea because it’s simple its catchy and it’s based around educating
catchy and it’s based around educating
catchy and it’s based around educating and changing the individual behavior
and changing the individual behavior
and changing the individual behavior through our cleanups so that our
through our cleanups so that our
through our cleanups so that our volunteers live a more sustainable
volunteers live a more sustainable
volunteers live a more sustainable lifestyle we clean we educate we change
lifestyle we clean we educate we change
lifestyle we clean we educate we change that is our motto
that is our motto
that is our motto now after conducting cleanups nationwide
now after conducting cleanups nationwide
now after conducting cleanups nationwide we began to realize that we were also
we began to realize that we were also
we began to realize that we were also educating the bystanders who are
educating the bystanders who are
educating the bystanders who are watching us now a sad fact is that after
watching us now a sad fact is that after
watching us now a sad fact is that after our cleanups that the same location will
our cleanups that the same location will
our cleanups that the same location will become polluted again in a matter of
become polluted again in a matter of
become polluted again in a matter of weeks but if we can change the
weeks but if we can change the
weeks but if we can change the perception of one out of a hundred
perception of one out of a hundred
perception of one out of a hundred bystanders to stop their littering habit
bystanders to stop their littering habit
bystanders to stop their littering habit then we’re moving forward after 11
then we’re moving forward after 11
then we’re moving forward after 11 months of operation trashy remember now
months of operation trashy remember now
months of operation trashy remember now functions in Yangon Mandalay Bewdley way
functions in Yangon Mandalay Bewdley way
functions in Yangon Mandalay Bewdley way south and we’re expanding the cities
south and we’re expanding the cities
south and we’re expanding the cities like Napoli in a lake began in 22 major
like Napoli in a lake began in 22 major
like Napoli in a lake began in 22 major cleanups we have gathered 5000
cleanups we have gathered 5000
cleanups we have gathered 5000 volunteers nationwide and as a community
volunteers nationwide and as a community
volunteers nationwide and as a community as a family and as trash heroes we
as a family and as trash heroes we
as a family and as trash heroes we picked up over 20,000 kilos of trash in
picked up over 20,000 kilos of trash in
picked up over 20,000 kilos of trash in Myanmar now am i happy about our
Myanmar now am i happy about our
Myanmar now am i happy about our achievements of course I am but did you
achievements of course I am but did you
achievements of course I am but did you know that two million two million kilos
know that two million two million kilos
know that two million two million kilos of waste is produced in Yangon every day
of waste is produced in Yangon every day
of waste is produced in Yangon every day I have to admit sometimes this battle
I have to admit sometimes this battle
I have to admit sometimes this battle can be sad and depressing at times not
can be sad and depressing at times not
can be sad and depressing at times not just for me but to my fellow trash
just for me but to my fellow trash
just for me but to my fellow trash heroes worldwide all of us have spent
heroes worldwide all of us have spent
heroes worldwide all of us have spent hours of our spare time to accomplish
hours of our spare time to accomplish
hours of our spare time to accomplish what we have so far without funding but
what we have so far without funding but
what we have so far without funding but driven by hands and hearts alone you see
driven by hands and hearts alone you see
driven by hands and hearts alone you see all this trash around me it was thrown
all this trash around me it was thrown
all this trash around me it was thrown by a few people in less than 10 seconds
by a few people in less than 10 seconds
by a few people in less than 10 seconds now multiply this by the millions living
now multiply this by the millions living
now multiply this by the millions living in Yangon multiply this by the billions
in Yangon multiply this by the billions
in Yangon multiply this by the billions worldwide you see we can gather millions
worldwide you see we can gather millions
worldwide you see we can gather millions of volunteers and conduct thousands of
of volunteers and conduct thousands of
of volunteers and conduct thousands of cleanups but we will not make a dent a
cleanups but we will not make a dent a
cleanups but we will not make a dent a pollution continues to increase at the
pollution continues to increase at the
pollution continues to increase at the rate it is today
trash Shiro has shown me that this
trash Shiro has shown me that this pollution crisis it’s real it’s very
pollution crisis it’s real it’s very
pollution crisis it’s real it’s very real in fact that it has taught me to
real in fact that it has taught me to
real in fact that it has taught me to change my lifestyle
change my lifestyle
change my lifestyle now I’m not pretending to be a role
now I’m not pretending to be a role
now I’m not pretending to be a role model or a Captain Planet but rather I
model or a Captain Planet but rather I
model or a Captain Planet but rather I like to share with you a few things that
like to share with you a few things that
like to share with you a few things that I’m doing to make a small impact on the
I’m doing to make a small impact on the
I’m doing to make a small impact on the situation
this is my reusable bag and I carry this
this is my reusable bag and I carry this bag wherever I go now the magical thing
bag wherever I go now the magical thing
bag wherever I go now the magical thing about this bag is that it allows me to
about this bag is that it allows me to
about this bag is that it allows me to refuse plastic bags that are plaguing
refuse plastic bags that are plaguing
refuse plastic bags that are plaguing our earth today any store you go to they
our earth today any store you go to they
our earth today any store you go to they will sell you their product
will sell you their product
will sell you their product it’s a small candy bar your favorite
it’s a small candy bar your favorite
it’s a small candy bar your favorite merchandise your groceries it is almost
merchandise your groceries it is almost
merchandise your groceries it is almost certain that they will sell it to you in
certain that they will sell it to you in
certain that they will sell it to you in a plastic bag okay and now this bag may
a plastic bag okay and now this bag may
a plastic bag okay and now this bag may not even make it to your home because
not even make it to your home because
not even make it to your home because what’s going to happen is you’re going
what’s going to happen is you’re going
what’s going to happen is you’re going to take your product out you’re going to
to take your product out you’re going to
to take your product out you’re going to consume your product and hopefully your
consume your product and hopefully your
consume your product and hopefully your product and the bag will go in the bin
product and the bag will go in the bin
product and the bag will go in the bin button in Marv it’s going to end up on
button in Marv it’s going to end up on
button in Marv it’s going to end up on our streets and in our drinks as a
our streets and in our drinks as a
our streets and in our drinks as a sailor I’ve been trained to constantly
sailor I’ve been trained to constantly
sailor I’ve been trained to constantly rehydrate myself so I drink around three
rehydrate myself so I drink around three
rehydrate myself so I drink around three litres of water per day after a year
litres of water per day after a year
litres of water per day after a year this is what my consumption looks like
this is what my consumption looks like
this is what my consumption looks like now this doesn’t include the amount of
now this doesn’t include the amount of
now this doesn’t include the amount of beer I drink because then we’re going to
beer I drink because then we’re going to
beer I drink because then we’re going to need to have to combine these two
need to have to combine these two
need to have to combine these two screens together but simple mathematic
screens together but simple mathematic
screens together but simple mathematic states that I produce nearly 800 to a
states that I produce nearly 800 to a
states that I produce nearly 800 to a thousand plastic bottles per year but by
thousand plastic bottles per year but by
thousand plastic bottles per year but by using a reusable container like this I
using a reusable container like this I
using a reusable container like this I can replace all of that waste with one
can replace all of that waste with one
can replace all of that waste with one bottle excess me thank you see you at
bottle excess me thank you see you at
bottle excess me thank you see you at our next cleanup
so a majority of the waste we pick up
so a majority of the waste we pick up our plastic bottles plastic bags and
our plastic bottles plastic bags and
our plastic bottles plastic bags and single-use plastic but by carrying my
single-use plastic but by carrying my
single-use plastic but by carrying my reusable items I will I am reducing my
reusable items I will I am reducing my
reusable items I will I am reducing my carbon footprint in the long run now
now we do what we do not because we want
now we do what we do not because we want to wear these cool yellow t-shirts but
to wear these cool yellow t-shirts but
to wear these cool yellow t-shirts but because it’s our responsibility not just
because it’s our responsibility not just
because it’s our responsibility not just as citizens of NEMA but as citizens of
as citizens of NEMA but as citizens of
as citizens of NEMA but as citizens of Earth we cannot sit and watch our
Earth we cannot sit and watch our
Earth we cannot sit and watch our landfills overflow and destroy our
landfills overflow and destroy our
landfills overflow and destroy our oceans we have to act now and it starts
oceans we have to act now and it starts
oceans we have to act now and it starts with you so join us be a part of the
with you so join us be a part of the
with you so join us be a part of the solution become a trash hero
solution become a trash hero
solution become a trash hero [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
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