Melati and Isabel Wijsen are two sisters with one goal: ban plastic bags from their native island Bali. After five years of campaigning, they might just get what they’ve been working for.

For some people, Bali brings to mind images of a paradise island with beautiful beaches. But for locals, the trash problem is so daunting that the word "paradise" doesn’t quite fit anymore.

A 2015 report estimates that Indonesia leaks 0.48-1.29 million metric tons of plastics waste into the ocean every year and it is the second largest ocean polluter after China.