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From Metal Scrap to Treasure a masterpiece by Mervan Altinorak

The image is taken from a Twitter post of Mervan Altinorak. A mosaic mermaid artwork

That was the work of mosaic master Mervan Altinorak he collected materials from the wastes of scrap cars, trucks, tractors, and motorcycles and turned them into artworks.

The mermaid statue, which measures 3 meters (9.8 feet) wide and 2 meters high, was requested by the Karataş Municipality in southern Adana, Turkey.

The artwork will be exhibited on the beach to raise awareness about reducing, reusing, and recycling to eliminate waste. The project is to support the Zero Waste campaign launched by first lady Emine Erdoğan of Turkey.

The Zero Waste campaign was initiated in 2017 the ambitious plan is to become a zero-waste nation by the year 2023. Turkey looks to phase out landfills, whose numbers have considerably decreased in recent years according to a report, and switch to a recycling model where no waste would “go wasted.”

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— Mervan Altınorak (@mervan_alt) September 22, 2020

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