Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Yair Engel

Over the last 35 years, the amount of trash each person generates has almost doubled from 2.7 to 4.4 pounds every day. Product packaging accounts for one third of the trash we generate, so choosing products with reusable or readily recyclable packaging—or buying in bulk—will result in a much lower trash yield. Sustainable designer and artist Yair Engel spends a lot of time thinking about the amount of “stuff” there is in the world. Using waste products like plastic shampoo bottles, used toys, and product packaging from Israel to achieve a highly three-dimensional effect, Engel’s colorful and thought provoking globe issues an important missive: stop over-consumption of material goods.