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The recycling story *I am in the middle of a commision painting for a family member, sneak peak to come, but in the meantime: plastic bottle art! It started with the plastic waters bottles that he bought right before coming to Chile so the change in water and bacterias wouldn't upset a sensetive stomach. Then a plastic bottle or two started showing up at the dinner table filled with nectarine juice. The epidemic continued from there with a coca-cola bottle one night when the boterleria wasn't open and the empty glass bottle coudldn't be exchanged for a new full one. With each new edition to the broken bathroom turned storage area a growing fear creeped into the hearts of the bottles, the possibility of being tossed mindlessly into the dumpster bristled their necks. As the numbers rose, bottles were condemed to plastic bags to control the chaos. They continued to pile up until one day a notice was posted that they just couldn't stay there wasn't enough room for all t