Soldiers from the Indonesian army joined hundreds of locals in Padang City on Saturday to remove rubbish from beaches on "World Cleanup Day."

According to the World Cleanup Day website, the event sees "volunteers and partners worldwide... come together to rid our planet of trash – cleaning up litter and mismanaged waste from our beaches, rivers, forests, and streets."

Hundreds of Padang city communities, from young to old, work hand in hand with dozens of Indonesian navy soldiers to clean the Padang City coastal sand beach on the anniversary of World Cleanup Day on September 21, 2019.

in the clean-up action of hundreds of Padang city people with dozens of Indonesian army soldiers focusing more on collecting plastic waste.

Yose, the initiator of the action, said that "in the act of commemorating the world cleanup day which was held simultaneously on September 21 in all parts of the world, in Padang City, we focused on collecting plastic waste because plastic cannot be destroyed and is durable, from the results of the collection of plastic waste, we will drive plastic waste that is still used as raw material for artistry knick-knacks of economic value "