ZERO Waste Malaysia (ZWM) and Hara Makers will kick off Plastic Free July 2023 by showcasing a 10m-tall installation made with plastic bags.
Over the past year, social enterprise Hara Makers have collected over 2,000kg of wastes.
“Of that, 60% comprised single-use plastic bags and food wrappers as well as the common plastic bottle, which usually ends up flowing downstream.
“Half of those single-use plastics were usually unbranded such as ikat tepi, straws or plastic bags,” said Hara Makers in media statement.
To address this and the climate crisis, non-profit organisation ZWM is organising an event called SUP.rise to showcase the aforementioned balloon made by Hara Makers entirely out of single-use plastic panels.
Over 60 volunteers took up to three days to set up the installation, which was created with more than three tonnes of collected plastic bags.
The plastic panels were pieced together over six months, with support from corporations, schools and volunteers.