{"id":6977,"date":"2014-11-17T14:42:57","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T21:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oregonstate.edu\/sustainability\/blog\/?p=6977"},"modified":"2014-11-17T14:42:57","modified_gmt":"2014-11-17T21:42:57","slug":"reedcyclers-believe-it-or-not-instruments-and-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/2014\/11\/17\/reedcyclers-believe-it-or-not-instruments-and-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"Reedcycler's Believe it or Not: Instruments and Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Reedcyclers<\/a><\/p>\n

Welcome back to Reedcycler’s Believe it or Not! For this week’s weird waste, we’ll be taking a look at an island made from plastic bottles, and the heartwarming story of an orchestra who rose from humble beginnings in a landfill.<\/p>\n

Orchestra plays instruments made entirely of trash <\/strong><\/h3>\n
\"Recycled<\/a>
Members of the orchestra play their instruments. Click to watch a video of them in action.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The slum of Cateura, Paraguay sits upon a landfill. Residents survive by separating recyclables from the trash, and roughly 40% of the children stop school in order to help their parents work. It was amidst this chaotic environment that The Recycled Orchestra of Cateura<\/a> arose.<\/p>\n

The orchestra plays instruments made entirely from what is disposed of at the landfill<\/a>; violins and cellos are crafted from oil drums, guitars from packing crates, and flutes from water pipes and spoons. And the instruments are considered to play better than many of the wooden ones made in China.<\/p>\n

The orchestra consists of 35 members, and music lessons are provided to close to 200 children, who are also taught how to build their instruments.<\/p>\n

Spiral Island adds plastic to the ocean in a good way<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n
\"SpiralIsland2000\"<\/a>
Spiral Island anchored to the shoreline. Click to view larger.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I have spoken about buildings, boats, and bridges all built from bottles, but Spiral Island<\/a> challenged each of those ideas with what can be done with plastic. Made from over 250,000 bottles, the island was held together by nets and mangroves, with a base of plywood, bamboo, and sand resting atop the flotsam. The island boasted a two-story house, a solar oven, a self-composting toilet, and three beaches.<\/p>\n

The island was destroyed by Hurricane Emily in 2005, but was rebuilt under the name of Joyxee Island. The new island contains 100,000 bottles, and was a third of a size larger.<\/p>\n

This post is part of the \u201c<\/span>Reedcycler\u2019s Believe it or Not<\/a>\u201d blog series, which showcases weird waste-related stories. Tune in on Mondays each week for more.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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