A \u2018Camel\u2019 boat assembled from thousands of discarded bottles has\ncaught the attention of visitors at Sunter Lake in North Jakarta. The\nboat was built by the Cengkareng Waterbody Waste Management Unit in West\nJakarta.<\/p>\n
The Camel boat was one of several unusual vessels exhibited at the\n2026 Cinta Lingkungan (Love the Environment) Festival, organised by the\nJakarta Provincial Government through the Waste Management Unit of the\nEnvironmental Agency\u2019s Waterbody Division. The festival, featuring a\nparade of 43 boats, was held at Sunter Lake in North Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Donal, a member of the Cengkareng Waterbody Waste Management Unit,\ndescribed how the camel boat was made. He said the team used 3,380 water\nbottles and 500 discarded water jugs.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are currently using nearly 3,380 mineral-water bottles and 500\nwater jugs,\u201d Donal said at the festival venue at Sunter Lake on Sunday\n(18 October 2026).<\/p>\n
Donal said work on the camel boat took three months. He explained\nthat other materials recovered in the Cengkareng area were also\nused.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe worked on it from July to September, for three months. Besides\nplastic bottles, we used foam from a refrigerator that we found in a\nriver or elsewhere. We also used a refrigerator, plywood and aluminium,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>\n
Donal explained why the team chose a camel theme. He said the camel\nsymbolised the need to carry out one\u2019s work with steadfastness and\nintegrity.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the outset, the theme was inspired by the boat as a symbol of\nlife\u2019s journey. The camel is an encouragement, or a reminder, that we\nmust be steadfast and trustworthy in carrying out our work,\u201d he\nadded.<\/p>\n
Another entry came from the Tambora Waterbody Waste Management Unit,\nwhose boat was designed around a golden koi fish. Participants also wore\ndistinctive traditional costumes.<\/p>\n
Other boat themes included dragons, tigers, the mythical Garuda bird,\npeacocks, black panthers and warships.<\/p>\n
Jakarta Provincial Secretary Uus Kuswanto said he hoped the event\nwould serve as an educational platform for the public. The creativity\nshown by the boat-makers, he said, should inspire residents.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe event is also an engaging educational platform, particularly for\nchildren, to learn the importance of sorting waste from an early age. We\nhope the creativity on display will inspire people to adopt similar\nhabits in their daily lives,\u201d Uus said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/west-jakarta-waste-workers-build-camel-boat-from-3-000-bottles-1792306242", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }