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Villagers use 4,200 discarded bottles to build a KLCC replica
🇲🇾 Malaysia /Environment & Climate

Villagers use 4,200 discarded bottles to build a KLCC replica

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Residents of Kampung Sungai Papan in Kuala Kedah built a 6.2-metre replica of the Petronas Twin Towers from more than 4,200 beach-collected plastic bottles.
  • About 30 residents completed the structure in 15 days using 80% recycled materials and RM1,000 in community donations.
  • Villagers said the project aimed to keep plastic from polluting the beach while strengthening community ties and marking National Day 2026.

More than 4,200 plastic bottles collected from a beach in Kuala Kedah now form a 6.2-metre replica of Kuala Lumpur’s Petronas Twin Towers.

This construction took 15 days and cost RM1,000, funded through contributions from residents.

— Azhar Mohamad NohThe community leader described the time and funding needed to build the replica.

Residents of Kampung Sungai Papan in Mukim Tebengau built the structure after large numbers of discarded bottles washed up along the coast. About 30 people worked together for 15 days, covering the RM1,000 cost through community donations. Recycled materials made up 80% of the construction.

Community leader Azhar Mohamad Noh said the project was created for National Day 2026. Fisherman Hamzah Hamid said residents usually collect bottles in groups of four to six, with more people joining the effort on Fridays.

We collected the bottles because we did not want the material to pollute the beach.

— Hamzah HamidThe fisherman explained why villagers organized regular beach cleanups.

Women in the village made hibiscus flowers in two days to complete the display. Resident Rosnita Md Yunus said the project had become part of Kampung Sungai Papan’s identity and helped bring people together. Mukim Tebengau headman Muhammad Azzamuddin Ahmad said other villages could follow the example because it combined creativity with patriotism.

This effort has become an identity for Kampung Sungai Papan, while at the same time strengthening ties among residents.

— Rosnita Md YunusA resident described the project’s role in the village community.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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