On The West Coast, Artists Are Turning Ocean-Spat Plastic Into Art

There’s a lot of plastic in the ocean – and a lot of demand for the nonprofit group Washed Ashore’s large-scale art, including at the Oregon Zoo, the Florida Aquarium, and the Oakland Zoo. The collective has taken “26 tons of garbage, all debris that washed up on the Oregon coast (the majority within 100 miles of Bandon), and built 70 large-scale sculptures and counting, including Octavia the Octopus, Edward the Leatherback Turtle and Daisy the Polar Bear.” – The New York Times