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Plastic Wastes Recycled from Naval Vessels
In the 1990's, the Navy equipped all ships with
Plastic Waste Processors (PWP's)
 to ensure that no plastic is discharged at sea. PWP's create large disks approximately 20 inches in diameter and one half
inch thick, from crushed and flattened plastic debris generated from the galley and other vessel operations. PWP's create smooth, flat disks that
are easily stacked and stored until a ship can properly dispose of the plastic in port. We want thank the Naval Surface Warfare Center in West
Bethesda, MD, for cutting these disks into the shapes of marine animals, recycling the plastic into attractive wall art.
Click on the thumbnail of the image to see the entire art work.
Close-up of surface of a plastic disk showing lettering and numbers from the original containers still visible. |
A turtle seen from above as if swimming on the surface of the ocean |
A porpoise appearing to leap from the water's surface |
Seahorse with curved tail and graceful nose area, showing how delicate the cutting can be to achieve realism. |
A stylized smiling whale with its tail extended over its head |
A stylized version of an octopus, with open-work cuts for some of its arms. |
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