Five years ago, the paradise Nusa Lembongan beaches were pockmarked with rubbish and a heavily polluted river due to tourism which brought economic opportunities and a vast quantities of inorganic waste. Now, the Island is turnaround thanks to the Community Recycling Center that is cleaning the place. Lembongan Recycling Centre collects rubbish twice daily from businesses, homes and waste collection points, and then sorts and compacts paper, plastic, metal and glass for sale.