Recycling Single Use Plastic and a willow fish sculpture

This piece was personally important to me. I care about the world I live in and particular I care for my children and their future children. The reduction of Single use plastic is our responsibility as humans of this planet. It made sense that the sculpture be a fish that could be filled with plastic bottles. It was vital that the weave be strong enough to keep the shape but revealing enough to show the plastic bottles. The structure is made purely of Willow which is biodegradable. A wire frame would enforce the structure further but would defeat the purpose of the message. The structure will naturally decay and will pose no threat or harm to the planet. This ethos is one that should be considered with all synthetic materials at production level and if it is not then as consumers it is our job to ensure plastics that currently exist are fully recyclable and are sorted into recycle bins.

Designers, Manufacturers and companies creating and using plastic in their products is where the biggest change needs to happen. The stores will then sell only plastic free or recyclable products and then the consumers, you and I will then have the job or sorting our recyclable plastics into the correct waste disposal bins avoiding our refuse being taken to landfill or dumped in our seas. We will also need to choose and buy products that are recyclable and stop flushing plastics such as wipes down our toilets. 

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