Kampung Ayer is one of Brunei’s most famous landmarks and is known as the Venice of the East. It is the largest water village in Asia and is home to many Bruneians, who live there and send their children to school there. Unfortunately the waters of Kampung Ayer are quite badly polluted. Many people do not understand the importance of proper garbage disposal and have no qualms about dumping rubbish in the lapping water beneath their homes. Many schools do not teach students the proper means of disposing of rubbish or the problems caused by improper waste disposal. Some schools are not even provided with plastic bags, encouraging students to simply dump their rubbish in the river. There are few schools that take the initiative to start rubbish sorting, reusing and recycling. This project focused on one school in Kampung Ayer that had no recycling programs set up at all.
Figure 1 & 2. Photographs showing rubbish floating in the waters of Kampung Ayer.
Figure 3 & 4. Photographs showing rubbish left washed up on the river banks of Kampung Ayer.
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