This Giant Globe Made From Waste Reminds People To Think About Environment On Earth Day

A monumental globe-shaped sculpture was installed in Leicester's Abbey's Park for Earth Day. Made entirely from rubbish collected in the city's parks and waterways, it aims to remind the visitors about the problem of waste and the protection of the environment. The globe will float on the river at Abbey Park until mid-June.

A three-metre large sculpture was built by volunteers using plastic bottle tops, different food packaging, ice cream, and crisp packets. 

All of the waste was collected and prepared by the city council's environmental rangers with the help of the Leicester Environmental Volunteers. They cleaned the material and assembled this giant ecological artwork using various packaging colours for different geographical parts of the world. 

The world's deserts were built with yellow colour packaging, the continent of Europe was created using green colour waste, and the Arctic and Antarctic were made with white packaging resembling polar icy climate. 

Deputy city mayor and lead on the environment, Adam Clarke, said: "One of the most visible signs of the climate emergency we're facing is the amount of waste that finds its way into watercourses and eventually ends up in the ocean.

"Not only is it an eyesore and a hazard to wildlife, this litter can also cause flooding, so it has the potential to have a huge negative environmental impact.

"We're lucky to have lots of committed volunteers in Leicester who want to help, including the Leicester Environmental Volunteers, who work with our parks team to clear litter from rivers and waterways in the city.

"But none of this waste should end up in our waterways – we all have responsibility for recycling or disposing of our waste properly.

"This giant globe sculpture reminds us that there is much, much more that we can do to protect our environment – and as we mark Earth Day, it's a good time to think about the small changes we can make in our lives that will make a huge difference to our environment in the long term."