Citarum River - River Mixer™

The River Was Dying, Then Gary Bencheghib Created Sungai Design to Save It

Ever wondered what happens to the staggering amount of plastic pulled from our precious waterways? Discover the incredible journey of environmental activist Gary Bencheghib, who didn’t just clean a river, but sparked a revolution to transform polluting plastic into stunning design. Prepare to be inspired by the story behind Sungai Watch and the innovative mission of SUNGAI DESIGN.

The Buriganga “Trash River” Catwalks as World’s Most Polluted River

Bangladesh is often called the “Country of Rivers” or “Land of Rivers” because it has around 700 rivers, including major ones like the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna. These rivers form the world’s largest river delta, making the land fertile and rich for farming. Yet, within this nation blessed with an intricate network of waterways, a stark and distressing reality unfolds. While the issue of river contamination is widespread, the story of one river stands out as a particularly tragic example: the Buriganga, a vital waterway near its capital, Dhaka, now so overwhelmed with waste that it has tragically earned the title of a “trash river.”

The Amazon-Congo River Mix

Hundreds of millions of years ago, the Amazon and Congo rivers use to be the same river flowing westward out of Gondwana or Gondwanaland, a supercontinent. These two rivers are now separated by 8000 km of ocean. The Amazon-Congo River Mix is an unparalleled story of earth’s geological past and a river’s everlasting greatness.

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The Niger-Tiber River Mix

With indescribable wealth, Mansa Musa, king of the Mali Empire is the richest human being in history. He built mosques and large public building along the banks of the Niger River in Timbuktu, which became the epicenter of knowledge and center for global trades routes following the Niger. The second most richest person, Augustus Caesar, the first Roman emperor, used the Tiber River as an important military focus. Octavian (Augustus Caesar by another name) oversaw the renewal and repair of numerous temples across the empire, and initiated projects to build many more. The Niger-Tiber River Mix is a testament to a person’s ability to amass great wealth and financially contribute to society.

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The Ganges-Urubamba River Mix

A mix of two sacred rivers, the Ganges- Urubamba Mix embodies the spirit of the oldest religion in the world, Hinduism, with one of the most ingenious ancient American civilizations, the Inca. The Inca’s developed a successful brain surgery procedure, their sacred river is the Urubamba. Believers in Hinduism consider the Ganges as their most sacred river. This mix embraces the idea that new concepts can utilize old practices as a foundation for development.

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The Nile-Yarlung Tsangpo River Mix

The Nile-Yarlung Tsangpo Mix is one of our best-selling World Record River Mixes which blends the world’s longest river, the Nile, stretching 6,600 kilometers in Africa, with the world’s highest, the Yarlung Tsangpo, flowing 4,500 meters above sea-level from the Tibetan Plateau. The Yarlung Tsangpo, as a trans-boundary river, is also known as the Brahmaputra.

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The Missouri-Murray River Mix

The Missouri-Murray River Mix combines the longest river in The United States, the Missouri, with the longest river in Australia, the Murray, to symbolically represent the strength and fortitude of indigenous people worldwide. Aboriginal Australians settled along the Murray 40,000 years ago. On the other side of the globe by the Missouri, Native American populations date back as far as 12,000 to 14,000 years.

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The Mississippi-Seine River Mix

The Mississippi-Seine River Mix celebrates the life of Joesphine Baker. As the Mississippi bids its farewell to the North American continent just south of New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz music, the Seine River traverses Paris with the Eiffel Tower as its backdrop. As a Jazz Age celebrity, Joesphine Baker renounced her American citizenship to become a French national settling in Paris to the tranquil sounds of the Seine River, leaving the segregated banks of the Mississippi to weep for her return. One river’s loss is another river’s gain!

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The River Was Dying, Then Gary Bencheghib Created Sungai Design to Save It

The Buriganga “Trash River” Catwalks as World’s Most Polluted River

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