Brunei is gearing up to be “greener”. Quote “The current recycling system in Brunei is at its infancy and very much limited to recovery of metals for overseas recycling,” Unquote.Here in Holland, almost everything is recycled. There are special large collection bins, usually located near to supermarkets, for bottles, glass, paper and textile. Others like metal, hazardous material such as batteries, old computer or electrical equipments can be sent to the main collection depot. Every household is provided with three bins. The big bin is for garden waste, second (dark green) is for non-organic and a small bin (not in photo) is for food waste. So not much space but forces the household to be non-wasteful. All are collected once a week. Paper is also collected once a month from home. Open burning is not allowed. Not even a small fire to burn away dead leaves or grass– a common sight in Brunei towards dusk. Here you get a hefty fine for that. Trees which reached a certain diameter cannot be cut down without permission from the Town Hall. They actually have a record and make regular check even if the trees are in your backyard. So Brunei lets start now and cultivate the green mindset.
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