Rural queensland environmental artist, Amber Countryman, has turned litter collected from local beaches to create an art installation in protest against single-use plastic material.
The installation, entitled ‘77 species,’ featured crosses made of discarded wood, adorned with washed-up litter to represent the numerous species affected by the pollution.
The work was displayed by the seaside at Yeppoon's Village Festival in August.
Heidi Taylor, managing director of Marine Health charity Tangaroa Blue Foundation says 70 to 90 per cent of waste recovered from the beach is plastic, and when her team goes to Cape York, they can recover up to one tonne of plastic per kilometer.