Here's a picture of a little litter in a storm drain in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Here's a cute video reminder of where the cigarette butts and other litter go from here. Out of the mouth of babes:
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This is the second iPhone we've found on a Fort Lauderdale area beach this week. (I think we are meant to have iPhones -- we keep 'calling' them to us!)
This one was found on the beach in Lauderdale by the Sea, FL 33308, which is just north of Galt Ocean Mile. It was buried in the sand, between Palm and Hibiscus portals. I am trying to track down owner. Seems they might be visiting from MO. If you know someone who recently lost their iPhone on the beach have them contact me at:
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Don't Let Barnacles Grow on Your Soul #3; Flip Flop & Barnacles, Sand, REcycled Mat and Museum Glass
If you saw the video on our post A Litter Christmas Tree you might remember this was my favorite "ornament" on the tree. If you didn't see the tree and want to, click on the news tab and scroll down a handful of posts.
This flip flop was found on our local beach and is so beautiful to me because it reminds me of the planet. It had a lot more barnacles on it when first found. They are really smelly as they decompose. They are also delicate so a lot of them came off in the handling. This is framed in a shadowbox with mat board hand embellished with sand, side, top and bottom buildups and museum glass. It's the third in a series.
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BEFORE: Cigarette Butts collected in 1/2 hour (March 6th) at our Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL monthly beach cleanup:
AFTER:
Angel of Green #13, Medium: Cigarette Butts and Bottle Cap (upcycled), Acrylic, Recycled Mat, Frame & Museum Glass
and
AFTER:
Starfish #1; Medium: Cigarette Butts (Filter Paper), Recycled Mat, Frame & Museum
Glass
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Lost iPhone returned to owner
Here's a picture of Austin getting his iPhone back.
Austin was happy to get his iPhone back. I was happy to learn it wasn't Austin that littered. Must have been some guys he & his friend were talking to on the beach. Mission accomplished. Happy Ending.
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If you or a friend lost an iPhone on the beach in the Fort Lauderdale
area, we have it.
It was found March 18th in the sand surrounded by a LOT of litter. We disposed of that for you ;)
We're contacting all local lost and found sources and our local Craigslist, but if you're vacationing or here on Spring Break we hope to find you through extended social media.
It's locked, so we can't open it to try find you. If you know the password, come claim your phone.
You can reach me at [email protected]
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Sunday afternoon, after the Lauderdale by the Sea Arts & Craft Show, sitting on the beach with friends. We saw a pelican out a ways in the water trying to fly, but having difficulty getting lift. As we watched it looked like it was dragging something a foot or two behind.
The pelican paddled to shore and came out of the water. As the surf would recede you could see there was definitely litter of some kind a foot or two behind him, probably attached to his body with fishing line. It was very sad to feel so helpless and know there was nothing we could do to help this poor old bird.
It eventually did fly away, but with great effort. It will probably be difficult for this creature to survive. If only we were litter-free.
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eBay auction of Painting @ $.99 for 40th Anniversary of Earth Day
In celebration of Earth Day this painting will be auctioned on eBay, April 16-25 with a starting bid of 99 cents. With NO reserve. One hundred percent -- 100% -- of the profit goes to the Museum of Litter to help fund litter prevention awareness, education and events. Seaside Stroll, Acrylic on Canvas, 43 x 37, Copyright
2009, by Sharon Huff
This painting shows, what I believe is, the most important place for litter prevention and litter removal -- the shore. If you care about the environment you are probably familiar with the Pacific garbage patch. If so, you know that much of our plastic and debris ends up in the ocean and in the bodies of birds, fish and turtles. And now unfortunately, another gyre has been discovered off the east coast; the Great Atlantic Garbage Patch. At the shore, we can stop beach litter from going into the ocean and we can retrieve ocean litter as it arrives with each new tide.
The Museum of Litter needs your help. Please help generate interest (and much needed funds for the Museum of Litter) by sharing this auction with family, friends, Facebook and tweets.
You're not just buying art, you're supporting litter prevention. It’s a great gift for you or an eco friend and you'll feel good knowing the money goes towards helping keep our environment clean and green.
Original painting is on view at Frame 'n Art Gallery, 235 Commercial Boulevard, Lauderdale by the Sea, FL 33308. If winning bid is local, painting can be picked up or delivered. If winning bid is out of the area, the canvas will be removed from stretcher bars, rolled up and mailed in a tube. If you have any questions, email me at [email protected]
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Museum of Litter in the News
There was a great article about us today by Don Crinklaw in the Fort Lauderdale SunSentinel -- in the East Side Forum (pg 11) and the Eastsider (pg 6). Here's a link to a readable copy of the article:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-esb-litter-0128-20100128,0,7058162.story
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