Halfway into Plastic Free July, a star guest has appeared to highlight the global problem of pollution. Right on Budapest’s focal square of Deák tér, the local Greenpeace organisation has erected a big, see-through fish, whose insides are an ever-growing pile of rubbish. The installation is a spectacular communal art project, an awareness-raising event and, conveniently, a giant bin for all to use.
Photo: Gretchen Kessler - We Love Budapest
By creating this urban initiative, Greenpeace aims to raise awareness of plastic pollution around the planet. And not only in the world’s oceans – Hungary’s own domestic waters are also full of microscopic particles, even in your tap water and food.
Photo: Gretchen Kessler - We Love Budapest
Everyone’s health is at stake, which is why individual plastic footprints should be kept to a minimum – as showcased by Plastic Free July and the Greenpeace Big Fish project.
