Two Vietnamese men have gone to great lengths to clear their country’s beaches and streets of litter and pollution in the past few years.

On a recent day, a middle-aged man, who usually goes by Tuan – his first name – only, was spotted by a Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper contributor amidst high piles of rubbish and animal carcasses on a street located in La Gi Town in the south-central province of Binh Thuan.

The garbage emitted an intolerably foul odor and was riddled with ghastly maggots and mice.

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