Museum of Litter

Litter Donations from July 4, 2010, Lauderdale by the Sea, FL beach

Here are pictures of the litter left behind from the 4th of July festivities.

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It was rainy all afternoon and evening of the 4th, with intermittent scattered thunder storms, so there were not a lot of beach-goers for sun or fireworks. I picked up only four bags worth of litter this morning from behind Aruba, Anglin's Pier, Oriana and south to the Datura Portal.

Lauderdale by the Sea has a contract with a beach raker that combs the beach and picks up most of the debris. However, the equipment doesn't go to the water's edge and they are not set up to separate the recyclables. So, I concentrate on picking up litter at the shoreline (to prevent it from joining the Atlantic Garbage Patch); the recyclables and broken glass. I leave the rest for the raker; especially the fireworks, some of which did not detonate.

Of the four bags worth of litter I gathered, one bag was trash, two bags were recyclables and the fourth bag was my 'pick of the litter' to add to the Museum of Litter's collections.

Don't Let Barnacles Grow on Your Soul #3

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.