There is no age to change the world. Melati and Isabel Wijsen took on plastic on their Indonesian island of Bali in 2013, when they were little girls: they started the Bye Bye Plastic Bags action. Thanks to an online petition, they won their case. An action that has now spread to 45 countries!
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