The
issue of marine litter, or more commonly referred to as ‘marine debris’, has
garnered global attention as of recent years, including Brunei Darussalam.
In
2018, the Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation launched the Sungai
Brunei Cleanup Project, consisting of three projects namely House-to-House
Collection Services, Collection of Floating Waste and Debris Boom, and
Collection of Waste Underneath Houses (Bakut),
all with the same aim which is to holistically manage waste found along the
Brunei River.
| •House-to-House Collection: Daily house to
house collection of domestic or household waste including household junks from
all Mukims and Kampongs in Kg Ayer. Collect, clear and empty daily all forms of
waste deposited and accumulated in waste disposal bags and waste bins from
houses and its immediate vicinity. •Collection of Waste Underneath Houses and
Land Accumulation Areas (Bakut): Comprise of daily clearing, cleaning and collection of all forms of
waste deposited and accumulated underneath the houses and its immediate
vicinity, buildings such as schools, mosques, suraus and community hall,
structures such as walkways and at bakut areas. •Collection of Floating Waste and Debris
Boom: Daily and continuous (at all times) clearing, cleaning and collection of
all forms of floating wastes found along Sg. Brunei and its tributaries,
trapped in floating booms and accumulated around jetties and pontoons.
Collection sites are divided into four (4) Zones within Brunei River.
Stretching from the Jong Batu Island up to the Kiulap shopping area and around the
vicinity of the Mukims in Kg Ayer. |  |
| COLLECTION
Waste from all three projects are
collected according to their work plan and agreed schedules. |  |
| TRANSPORTATION
Waste from all three projects are
collected according to their work plan and agreed schedules. |  |
| DISPOSAL
The
collected waste disposed at Ayer Berkunchi is then cleared and transferred daily to
Sg. Akar
Transfer Station for its final disposal at Sg. Paku Engineered Ladfill
in Tutong. |  |
Prepared by: Department of Enviroment, Parks and Recreation
Published Date: 2018
