Holman Fenwick Willan Singapore staff celebrated the law firm’s 30th anniversary in the city state by cleaning its beaches.

Although Singapore has a reputation for being about as spotless as a city can get, its beaches face an endless onslaught of plastic and other rubbish that washes up with each tide.

Visitors to its popular East Coast Park are often confronted by a hotchpotch of plastic items, such as cups, bottles and styrofoam containers, strewn across its beaches.