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07/26/2011 by Ashley (comments: 0)

Packaging is everywhere from supermarkets to retail stores but one place packaging should not be is on the seashore. We have seen seashore pollution increase more and more over the years posing a serious threat to ocean life and the ecosystem in general. Swedish appliance company Electrolux has decided to assist in the seashore cleanup and lessen the high amount of pollution. The program they created is called “Vacs from the Sea” volunteer groups of people help to collect trash from oceans and seashores around the globe. Electrolux then utilized the plastic materials collected to create designer cover shells for their Green Range line of vacuums. Made from 50-70% recycled plastic, the Green Range is one of the most eco-friendly vacuums on the market. According to the company, “The vacuum cleaners embody the plastic paradox: oceans are full of plastic waste, yet on land there is a shortage of recycled plastic for producing sustainable vacuum cleaners.”
From this idea, Electrolux created the recycled plastic vacuum shells with material extracted from the sea. What types of materials show up on shore or get stuck on coral reefs? Packaging Dion blogs about shows up daily such as food cartons, PET bottles, plastic containers, and smashed bottle glass. Check out the photo above: the materials to make each vacuum shell came from a different body of water. From left to right the plastics came from the North Sea, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Pacific Ocean, and Baltic Sea. I would have to say my favorite is the vacuum shell made from the North Sea’s materials, which was designed by cutting numerous colored circles out of plastic materials gathered by volunteers.
So the next time you visit the seashore, be mindful of where your trash and recyclable materials are going. To read more about the program, check out the “Vacs from the Sea” initiative page and read blog entries from cleanup volunteers!
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