Trash is making a powerful positive statement on this beach in the Philippines.
This 50-foot-long sculpture of a dead whale is made out of plastic garbage. 125 pounds of garbage bags, plastic bottle, cups, and containers form the sculpture—all trash which could have ended up in the ocean
Greenpeace Philippines made the sculpture on the beach at Naic, south of Manila.
“When they see this, people should understand that the problem of plastics pollution is massive and something has to be done right now,” said Greenpeace Philippines campaigner, Abigail Aguilar.
“Even you, as one person, can contribute, good deeds, simple little things you do can actually make things better.”
Science magazine published a report in 2015 which showed that the Philippines is third, behind China and Indonesia, in plastic waste dumped in the ocean.
The Philippines generate about three million tons of plastic waste annually. About twenty percent ends up in the ocean.
“For me, this (sculpture) actually helps because we need to keep our surroundings clean and stop clogging our drainage system, which will later end up in the ocean and be eaten by the likes of whales,” said Jessie Dualan, a government employee.
“I hope the animals don’t end up like that sculpture.”
