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TREE TO TRASH…OR TRASH TO TREE?
At-Bristol and SITA Trust Join Hands to Raise Awareness on Recycling
31 July 2006 - Trees are trashed every day as people from all around the
world put waste papers into bins without second thoughts of recycling
them. However, Clair Underhill, an artist based in Bristol, is doing just
the opposite - turning trash papers into a tree!
On 3-4 August, Clair will be in Wildwalk-At-Bristol attempting to build a
tree sculpture of 8 feet tall with 40-45kg of junk papers in just two
days. Public are welcome to participate by donating their waste papers,
tickets, receipts or other colourful scrap papers on the day of event.
The amount of trash papers used will be the same amount of papers that an
average tree can produce, which is approximately 16 - 18 reams of paper.
Each ream contains about 500 pieces of papers.
“People are certainly becoming more aware that wasting our resources of
paper and wood is linked to deforestation. However it’s often easier to
waste than to make the effort to recycle. We hope through this activity,
we can further remind the public and children that individual effort adds
up, even if it’s a small gesture.” Amanda France, SWEEP Programme Manager.
This activity forms part of At-Bristol’s Sustainable Waste Exhibitions and
Education Programme (SWEEP), which is supported by SITA Trust.
SWEEP is a series of innovative programmes to engage the public in key
waste management and sustainability issues by establishing them within the
broader aspects of biodiversity. The aim is to raise awareness and
increase public’s understanding of the principles of sustainable waste
management and hopefully effective change in people's attitudes and
behaviour towards recycling.
The activity will be held from 10am - 5pm and the tree sculpture will be
displayed in Wildwalk-At-Bristol throughout the summer.
Other activities held over summer in At-Bristol includes:
4 August - Meet Brunel!
You've heard the stories, now come and meet the man! Come and join
character actor Martin Williamson portraying the great engineer himself
and hear some amazing personal history of this great engineer through
fascinating anecdotes that really bring Brunel to life!
Suitable for all ages over 5.
11 August - The Real Spiderman
Martin Nicholas shares his tiny flat with hundreds of spiders and he is
still on a quest seeking for more. The intrepid arachnologist was recently
in Peru in search of an uncatalogued species known as the ‘Chicken
Spider’, a giant spider that is supposedly as big as a dinner plate. Meet
Martin to put your facts straight on some common myths about spiders and
find out about his amazing encounters with the different types of
arachnids, tarantulas included.
17 - 18 August - Paul Cook-ing Up a Storm
Paul Cook, an exotic food expert based in Bristol, for some unique
delicacies made of edible insects. Paul will be cooking up a storm and
serving up ants, crickets and worms as treats for At-Bristol’s adventurous
visitors. He will also be preparing a very special dish - the At-Bristol
Summer Roast.
For more information please contact Mavis Choong, At-Bristol Press Office
tel: 0117 915 7137; mob: 07967 33 4152; email:
mavis.choong@at-bristol.org.uk
Note to Editors:
At-Bristol is a leading science centre In the UK and a
major player in the world-wide science centre movement. It aims to be a
world-class science and natural history centre that makes distinctive,
valued and recognised contributions to informal science learning and
public engagement with science locally, regionally, nationally and
internationally. A registered charity, At-Bristol has hosted more than 3
million visits and continually strives towards making science accessible
to all.
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