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Hong Kong Architects Convert Plastic Waste into Public Benches to Combat Pollution

Copy The Shing Mun River in Sha Tin, a residential town in Hong Kong, has struggled with plastic waste pollution for years. Household waste that is not properly recycled will either end up in landfills or floating in the river. In 2018 almost 17 million plastic items, or 40,000 items daily, were found to be drained into the ocean via the Shing Mun River, mostly being food packaging, cutleries, and household plastic bottles. This quantity of plastic pollution in the river and surrounding environment could eventually jeopardize the natural ecosystem irreversibly. © HDP Photography Inspired by the concept of what is taken from the community, must be returned to the community, HIR Studio began by recycling plastic bottles collected from the riverside town, having them processed and further remodeled into new public benches. These benches were then installed in the Sha Tin District’s Town Hall for pedestrians to enjoy.

Pair upcycle plastic waste into benches for public in a Hong Kong town, showing the potential of a circular economy to reduce marine pollution

Pair upcycle plastic waste into benches for public in a Hong Kong town, showing the potential of a circular economy to reduce marine pollution Using waste found in the Shing Mun River and elsewhere in Hong Kong, designers Howard Chung and Irene Cheng created 12 benches for Sha Tin Town Hall They wanted to show that, rather than downcycling single-use plastics by making garbage bags that can’t be recycled again, they can make recyclable objects

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