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| by John Morris, Source: Surfrider Foundation |
The majority
of the myriad pieces of plastic I collect at the beach end up in my recycling
bin, which then more than likely end up in a landfill unless they escape the
garbage truck during transportation. I'm not really solving the overall plastic
problem, but at least I'm keeping some pieces out of the ocean and hopefully spreading
awareness as people watch me or ask me what I'm doing.
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| by Mary Ellen Croteau, Source: Clean Ocean Action |
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| by Tess Felix, Source: Surfrider Foundation |
A much
better form of creating awareness would be through art, but there is a reason
I've been postponing my humanities electives....I'd choose a WEEK of math
problems over a single DAY of writing/art/music.
Luckily, as
you can see in the pictures and video(from Washed Ashore), there are some amazing artists out
there that can transform plastic debris into mosaics and sculptures.
I LOVE this--hopefully we can get the Art/Photography Department at DSC to join us in our ocean-garbage efforts and hold their competition during next year's Earth Day.
ReplyDeleteAngela, I was at World Market on International and bought an outdoor rug for our screen room that was made from recycled plastics like bottles and such. I thought about you and felt very happy to have some recycled items at home :)
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