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Artist George Nuku constructs much of his installations from discarded bottles.
George Nuku plastic waka
Christo 'wrapped' islands in Florida
'Gyre', by Chris Jordan
Emulates Hokusai's famous woodcut, The Great Wave of Kanagawa, but uses 2.4 million pieces of plastic to construct the image - representing the 1 million kilograms of plastic estimated to enter the ocean every hour. Photographed on display at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, California, July 2017.
Recycled gyre
Constructed using discarded plastic. On display at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, California, July 2017. Photo by Stephen Harris
Soaring plastic
Gull made of plastic waste, on display at Monterey Bay Aquarium, California, July 2017. Photo by Stephen Harris
Blue whale
Made of plastic waste, on display at Monterey Bay Aquarium, July 2017. Photo by Stephen Harris.
Message in a Bottle, by Alison McDonald
On display at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, California, July 2017. Photo by Stephen Harris
Ball gown
Constructed from discarded computer ribbons. Artist not known. On display at Recology recycling offices, San Francisco. Photo by Stephen Harris