A million plastic bottles are purchased worldwide every minute, with annual consumption set to top half a trillion by 2021. In a bid to bring awareness to the problem of plastic bottle use and pollution, artist r1 led a project to transform over 7,000 plastic bottles into an incredible sight to behold: a 20-meter-tall permanent art sculpture. Created in collaboration with the local community, the environmental art piece, called the iThemba Tower, symbolizes hope and inspiration in Troyeville, Johannesburg. Artist...
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building http://inhabitat.com/thousands-of-plastic-bottles-transformed-into-an-inspiring-tower-of-hope-in-south-africa
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