What is this made from

What do you think this painting is made from?

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We throw away 8 billion cans per year or around 1 million per day.If you choose to drink canned drinks, make sure you recycle them. If glass versions are available, even better. For your own health, perhaps consider water or a healthier substitute. DW

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What is this?

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Over 10 million cigarettes are smoked every minute across the world.If you choose to smoke, perhaps cut down just one cigarette. If all smokers did that, that would be 1.6 billion less cigarettes smoked that day. Maybe even do that once per week... DW

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And this?

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Every hour 680,000 batteries are manufactured.If you use batteries, please use rechargeables. If the gadget has a mains cable, perhaps use that instead. Also, use better quality, longer lasting batteries its less landfill and materials. DW

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Nobody has been able to guess what this work of art is made from. Can you?

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1 million plastic cups which are used in aircrafts every six hours. Thats 4,000,000 per day or 46 per secondRefuse and reuse what you can and if possible, take your own glass bottles for water. DW

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What could this be?

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60,000 plastic bags, thrown out every 5 minutes; more than 200 per second.Take your own bags to the shops and refuse additional ones. Those green bags in supermarkets are made of polypropylene (another plastic) and the energy used for one of those is the same as for producing 28 traditional plastic bags. If you use them you are only helping the environment on the 29th use, otherwise its actually worse. DW

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and this?

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2 million plastic bottles, thrown out every 5 minutes worldwide! Over 6,600 per SECOND!Remember, glass is much better to carry liquids than plastic. If you consider that sealed water with nothing in it shouldnt go off, then the best before date is actually for the plastic bottle, not for the contents. DW

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And technology what could this be?

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426,000 mobiles,for destruction every day! If you are upgrading your phone, make sure you sell or get someone else to use your old one.Alternatively, avoid changing phones until it breaks and make sure you donate it for recycling. DW

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In summary, the following is happening every second of every minute of every day...

(in other words 86,400 times per day)166,600 ... cigarettes are smoked 6,600... plastic bottles are thrown away200... plastic bags are disposed of90 ... batteries are manufactured45... plastic cups used on airplanes12 ... cans are discarded 5 ... mobile phones are destroyed

Gone For EverEvery second...Do you feel this is acceptable?

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Art made from garbage.These pictures are part of the exhibition Running the Numbers, a Self-Portrait by photographer Chris Jordan.Translation of text: JgeAdditional suggestions by www.DavidWoodier.com Please do something today ... anything, to reduce the consumption; it is unsustainable.RefuseReuseRecycleMaybe even do the same tomorrow

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