Bali is set to ban all plastic bags on the island by 2018, and it is all thanks to teenage sisters, Melati and Isabel Wijsen. The sisters were inspired by learning about great leaders who made a difference in the world. They brainstormed and came up with a plan to ban plastic bags, and the resulting ocean litter, in Bali.

Their hard work resulted in over 60,000 signatures in support of their initiative and in 2015 a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Governor Made Mangku Pastika that states plastic bags will be banned on the island by 2018.

This is what Isabel has to say to other would be activists: “Don’t ever let anyone tell you that you’re too young or you won’t understand. We’re not telling you it’s going to be easy. We’re telling you it’s going to be worth it.”

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