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Recycled fish Sculpture Ascom RioturTwo giant fish sculptures are jumping out of a beach in Rio de Janiero, and they're made entirely from recycled plastic bottles! The scales of the epic sculptures were made by lining up hundreds of <a href="http://inhabitat.com/wang-zhiyuans-giant-sculpture-whirls-like-a-tornado-of-trash/" target="_blank">empty clear plastic bottles</a>, giving the fish a shimmer day and night. The glowing installations appear on the popular Botafogo Beach as part of the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/air-canada-launches-first-biofuel-commercial-flight-from-toronto-to-mexico-city/" target="_blank">Rio +20 conference</a>.1
Recycled fish Sculpture Ascom RioturThe gorgeous fish glitter with reflection of the sun’s rays, juxtaposed against a beautiful backdrop of Rio’s mountains. Each sparkles with <a href="http://inhabitat.com/luzinterruptus-create-illuminated-swimming-pool-sculpture-from-recycled-containers/" target="_blank">blue hues from the plastic</a>, but also illuminates at night, in warm blues and reds from LED and projected lights.2
Recycled fish Sculpture Ascom RioturThe oversized installations welcome visitors to wander through and around <a href="http://inhabitat.com/aurora-robsons-ethereal-plastic-art-uses-up-to-20000-recycled-bottles/" target="_blank">their shimmering scales</a>.3
Recycled fish Sculpture Ascom RioturAside from providing a beautiful and surprising installation on the beach,<a href="http://inhabitat.com/a-kayak-made-from-recycled-bottles-navigates-argentinas-parana-river/" target="_blank"> the plastic sculpture</a> also symbolizes the threat of overconsumption on our ecosystem, specifically marine life. Each day, the world consumption of plastic bottles reaches epic proportions, with many being thrown into landfills rather than <a href="http://inhabitat.com/new-california-plant-will-recycle-2-billion-plastic-bottles-a-year/" target="_blank">simply being recycled</a>.4
Recycled fish Sculpture Ascom RioturThe sculpture, created for the UN Conference of Sustainable Development (Rio +20), brings awareness to both the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/plof-recycles-an-array-of-production-waste-into-colorful-ottomans/" target="_blank">importance of recycling</a>, and its relationship to marine life.5
Recycled fish Sculpture Ascom RioturThe sculptures, which dwarf visitors in size, also show viewers first hand just how massive a simple collection of disused <a href="http://inhabitat.com/coca-cola-opens-15m-plant-to-meet-plastic-recycling-targets/" target="_blank">plastic bottles</a> amounts to, giving perspective of a tiny slice of this world wide problem.6
Recycled fish Sculpture Ascom RioturThe beautiful sculptures can be enjoyed on the idyllic Botafogo Beach for the duration of the Rio +20 conference.7
