Did you know that 169,000 tonnes of plastic packaging waste is generated every year in Ireland? And that it amounts it 37kg per person?
That's the equivalent of 80 rugby balls, 8.2 Rugby World Cup trophies, or 215 iPhone 6 plus devices. Whatever way you look at it, it's an awful lot of waste.
To celebrate Recycling Week, the good folks at Repak created a special bin, stuck it on Dame Street, and asked folks to fill it with their used plastic.
The result of the little experiment was the below art installation, created by Irish artist Eoghain Phelan.
Made entirely from the plastic gathered on Dame Street, along with plastic from a number of Repak Centres around Ireland, the statue will be in place from 8am - 8pm every day until Sunday.
An artistic reminder for all of us to cut down on the amount of plastic packaging waste every year.
It's time to work together to reduce the amount of waste in Ireland. For more information visit the
Repak website.
