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Plastic Bag Pollution
Plastic bag caught in a bush along the Raritan River waterfront, collected by volunteers during the Our Plastic Waters clean up and eco-art workshop.
Our Plastic Waters
Plastic pollution floating in the Raritan River, collected by volunteers during the Our Plastic Waters clean up and eco-art workshop.
Lady Liberty Litter
Statue of Liberty image printed on some of the litter collected during the Our Plastic Waters eco-art workshop and riverfront clean up.
Plastic Bottles
Plastic bottles were strewn throughout all of the wooded areas along the Raritan River waterfront section volunteers worked to clean up during the Our Plastic Waters eco-art workshop.
Plastic Pollution
There was no shortage of plastic pollution to be collected during the Our Plastic Waters river clean up and eco-art workshop.
Throw Away Consumerism
Raíces EcoCulture Intern Kira Herzog finds a full bottle of soda amongst the plastic bottle debris along the Raritan River during the Our Plastic Waters eco-art workshop and river clean up.
Volunteering
A Rutgers exchange student from China expressed that he had never seen anything like the amount of garbage that was strewn along the Raritan River waterfront during the clean up portion of the Our Plastic Waters eco-art workshop.
Our Plastic Waters - River Clean Up
Volunteer cleaning along the waterfront of the Raritan River as part of the Our Plastic Waters EcoArt Workshop during the Water Is Life Initiative.
Lisa Bagwell - "Garbage Artist"
Artist and workshop leader Lisa Bagwell, who designs sculptures out of garbage, carries bags of litter collected during the Our Plastic Waters clean up out of the wooded areas along the Raritan River.
River Clean Up
Student volunteers pulling plastic pollution out of a feeder stream along the banks of the Raritan River.
Cleaning the Raritan
Student volunteers going the extra mile to remove plastic pollution out of a feeder stream along the banks of the Raritan River.
Cleaning Pollution, Collecting Art Materials
Raíces Cultural Center director Francisco G. Gómez collects litter from along the banks of the Raritan River, later to be used as art materials for "garbage art" sculptures in the Our Plastic Waters eco-art workshop.
Plastic Clogged Waterway
The volunteer pictured here spent almost an hour cleaning this small section of stream that empties into the Raritan River.
Post Clean-Up Sorting
Volunteers and organizers sorting the collected garbage after the river clean up.
Eco-Art Workshop - Sorting Garbage
Volunteers and program participants sort through garbage collected during the Our Plastic Waters eco-art workshop to separate the materials that would be used as art supplies in the eco-art workshop from those which would be hauled away for the…
Sorting Garbage
Sorting garbage collected during the Our Plastic Waters eco-art workshop to separate the materials that would be used for making sculptures from the garbage that would be hauled away for the landfill.
Our Plastic Waters Clean Up
Artist Lisa Bagwell observing volunteers sorting garbage collected during the Our Plastic Waters eco-art workshop. Once sorted, the usable materials would be turned into eco-art sculptures.
More Charango
Pepe Santana plays the charango
Tags: Andes, Bolivia, cultural arts, Ecuador, folkloric, indigenous, music, NJ, Pepe Santana, performing arts, Perú, roots music, South America
Pepe Welcomes the Audience
Pepe welcomes the audience to his performance. During this performance they will learn so much about the beautiful Andean Music Pepe has played most of his life.
Tags: Andes, Bolivia, cultural arts, Ecuador, folkloric, indigenous, music, NJ, Pepe Santana, performing arts, Perú, roots music, South America
Pepe Santana
Pepe Santana smiles as the audience enjoys his music.
Tags: Andes, Bolivia, cultural arts, Ecuador, folkloric, indigenous, music, NJ, Pepe Santana, performing arts, Perú, roots music, South America
EcoCulture Volunteer
Volunteer sorting garbage collected during the Water Is Life Initiative "Our Plastic Waters" eco-art workshop Raritan River clean up. The garbage collected was later turned into eco-art sculptures by the program participants.
Our Plastic Waters - Truckloads of Litter
In just three hours, along a quarter mile of Raritan River waterfront, there were truckloads of litter collected. Volunteers sorted the garbage to separate materials that chould then be made into sculptures.
Litter from the Raritan River
Dozens of bags of litter were collected along a quarter mile stretch of riverfront during the Our Plastic Waters river cleanup. After sorting, some of the garbage found and collected was used to create eco-art sculptures to display during the Water…
Our Plastic Waters Eco-Art Workshop
Artist Lisa Bagwell works with Our Plastic Waters program participants to create forms for sculptures made from the garbage collected during the river clean up portion of the project.
Community Eco-Art Project
Program participants of the Our Plastic Waters event first volunteered to clean up a section of the banks of the Raritan River and then work with artist Lisa Bagwell to create community sculptures from the garbage collected in the clean up.