Bottle chandelier, plastic bag suit: Maine students upcycle
April 18, 2021
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CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine (AP) The finalists in a Maine environmental group s recycling challenge include a chandelier made of plastic bottles and a two-piece outfit made with plastic bags and a pillowcase.
The entrants are finalists in ecomaine s Upcycle Challenge, which called on students to use items that would normally be discarded to make new, functional ones. The challenge will award $500 to a participating student s school.
The chandelier, which also includes bottle caps, felt and foam, was made by Fiddlehead Center for the Arts in Scarborough. Laurel Wight at Freeport Middle School made the two-piece outfit.