Divine reminder: ‘Dewi Sri’ made of collected plastic waste stands as a reminder to people to stop using single-use plastics in Gresik regency near Surabaya. — Reuters
ENVIRONMENTALISTS in the country keen to send a message about the world’s worsening ocean plastics crisis have created a museum made entirely from plastics, to convince people to rethink their habits and say no to single-use bags and bottles.
The outdoor exhibition in the town of Gresik in east Java took three months to assemble and is made up of more than 10,000 plastic waste items, from bottles and bags to sachets and straws, all collected from polluted rivers and beaches.
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