As the applicators poured in one thing became abundantly clear most of them were from tampax.
Plastic tampon applicator environment.
The piece is made out of period plastic found polluting beaches waterways.
Tampons come wrapped in plastic encased in plastic applicators with plastic strings dangling from one end and many even include a thin layer of plastic in the absorbent part.
For british environmental activist ella daish it all started by asking folks to send her their plastic tampon applicators.
A brighton based activist has created a giant six foot tampon using 1 200 recycled applicators to highlight plastic waste.