Plastic pollution is highlighted in unique art installation

Abstract

Von Wong highlighted plastic pollution before, taking on different individual projects with materials including 168,000 plastic straws, 18,000 plastic cups and 10,000 plastic bottles. Turn Off the Plastic Tap is a campaign to illuminate the issue through visuals. The plastic is all post-consumer waste, and the various tubs and containers of plastic were threaded together by volunteers using rope made from plastic waste. Forming the Giant Plastic Tap and organizing the photo shoots was a comprehensive task. The project hopes to draw attention to the fact that less than 10% of the plastic ever produced is actually recycled. Thought of another way, we increase plastic waste by 300 million tons annually. The pandemic amplified this problem with single-use plastic consumption jumping around 250%. Von Wong sees the Giant Plastic Tap as much more than an art installation.