Melati and Isabel Wijsen

ARTICLES

https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/plastic-bags-to-leave-bali-for-good-20160824-gqzpck.html.pdf

Sydney Herald article about the plastic bag ban in Bali, led by Melati and Isabel

www.byebyeplasticbags.org/#home

www.byebyeplasticbags.org/team/

www.byebyeplasticbags.org/about/

Click on the links above to explore the By Bye Plastic Bags website, the organization founded by Melati and Isabel

VIDEOS

Our campaign to ban plastic bags in BaliPlastic bags are essentially indestructible, yet they're used and thrown away with reckless abandon. Most end up in the ocean, where they pollute the water and harm marine life; the rest are burned in garbage piles, where they release harmful dioxins into the atmosphere. Melati and Isabel Wijsen are on a mission to stop plastic bags from suffocating their beautiful island home of Bali. Their efforts -- including petitions, beach cleanups, even a hunger strike -- paid off when they convinced their governor to commit to a plastic bag-free Bali by 2018. "Don't ever let anyone tell you that you're too young or you won't understand," Isabel says to other aspiring activists. "We're not telling you it's going to be easy. We're telling you it's going to be worth it."

TED Talk by Melati and Isabel

CNN Young Wonders Special on Melati and Isabel WIjsen

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