My name is Luke O'Donnell I am a recycle plastics artist.

I have seen many artists use trash in their art aesthetically, but generally it seems they only attempt to pause the waste material in the Trash >> Landfill cycle. My aim is to halt it.

I have been using plastics that are difficult to recycle and use them in artworks that are never likely to find their way back to landfill. My quest began 8 years ago when I did something similar to the plastic challenge and was quite shocked at how much plastic "stuff" I was throwing away as trash. So I began using plastics in different ways. I now use plastics to colour, texture or as the main medium for my artworks. I decided that I would not use the plastic in a way that it would be temporary. But decided that the works had to be substantial and beautiful enough for people to want to keep as heirlooms. I have developed three types of style and technique that showcase the plastic as objects to be admired and treasured. My blog http://oscarmccoska.blogspot.co.nz/ is constantly updated and my art projects are soon to be available for sale online.

I understand this problem. Recently I created a jelly fish costume for Halloween using recycled bubble wrap, and plastic leftovers. I thought it'd be a great project for kids to do until I realized how much of the plastic would end up in the landfill eventually. I'm keeping my costume in case I can use it again, perhaps add some lights to enhance it at another time.