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I Created A Swan From 300 Recycled Plastic Buckets To Show Recycling Is Beautiful

My name is Thomas Dambo. I’m a Danish artist and my mission is to draw our attention to positive things we can do with trash.

This week I made a swan out of approximately 300 recycled plastic buckets. It is a commission for the Nordic Council. It took 4 months for the Council to collect enough of plastic buckets from their cafeteria for my 4-meter big sculpture.

These plastic buckets were used to contains different types of food: fish, yoghurt, ketchup, etc. I think the cafeteria serves around 100 employees. I believe there are a lot of cafeterias like this in the world. I hope my art will inspire people to do the same.

More info: thomasdambo.com

I Created A Swan From 300 Recycled Plastic Buckets To Show Recycling Is Beautiful

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I Created A Swan From 300 Recycled Plastic Buckets To Show Recycling Is Beautiful

Finished swan

I Created A Swan From 300 Recycled Plastic Buckets To Show Recycling Is Beautiful

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My name is Thomas Dambo and I'm an artist from Denmark who has fun and makes small to massive projects from other peoples "trash". Check out my website to see all of my work.

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My name is Thomas Dambo and I'm an artist from Denmark who has fun and makes small to massive projects from other peoples "trash". Check out my website to see all of my work.

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NorwegianTravelers 9 years ago

Amazing and creative :)!

6points

DanitaMentzer-McKay 9 years ago

I appreciate the time (and blisters) it took to make this. It looks well-thought out. Using stuff that usually goes into the landfills was an extra special touch. Hope to see more of your work soon.

6points

FeraMoan 9 years ago

Impressive use of materials.

3points

Martin 9 years ago

Good job... and too bad that recycling didn't continue in earnest after WWII, by now the whole planet would be masters at it and landfills would be a rarity. But as usual, laziness rules.

2points

AnnieLaurieBurke 9 years ago

There are some art shows and festivals where art is featured that have a class for art made from recycled materials. Beyond the aesthetic value, it reduces the landfill burden.

1point

Angelica Pasquali 5 years ago

Very beautiful job :)

0points

Mark Swannell 6 years ago

It's inspiring to see creations like this from what most people class as a waste product. Goes to show one man's trash is another man's treasure! And the more people that realise there is a treasure trove of free building materials out there, the better off our lives and planet will be.

0points

ThomasDambo (Post author) 9 years ago

Just finished this video of swan being made. Check it out, and check out my Youtube Channel for more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKgFrqpTtrI

0points

karenza 9 years ago

wonderful project.

0points

captaingrumpy 9 years ago

He covered a wooden swan with plastic.

-1point

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NorwegianTravelers 9 years ago

Amazing and creative :)!

6points

DanitaMentzer-McKay 9 years ago

I appreciate the time (and blisters) it took to make this. It looks well-thought out. Using stuff that usually goes into the landfills was an extra special touch. Hope to see more of your work soon.

6points

FeraMoan 9 years ago

Impressive use of materials.

3points

Martin 9 years ago

Good job... and too bad that recycling didn't continue in earnest after WWII, by now the whole planet would be masters at it and landfills would be a rarity. But as usual, laziness rules.

2points

AnnieLaurieBurke 9 years ago

There are some art shows and festivals where art is featured that have a class for art made from recycled materials. Beyond the aesthetic value, it reduces the landfill burden.

1point

Angelica Pasquali 5 years ago

Very beautiful job :)

0points

Mark Swannell 6 years ago

0points

ThomasDambo (Post author) 9 years ago

Just finished this video of swan being made. Check it out, and check out my Youtube Channel for more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKgFrqpTtrI

0points

karenza 9 years ago

wonderful project.

0points

captaingrumpy 9 years ago

He covered a wooden swan with plastic.

-1point

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