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Artist uses recycled keys to create beautiful works of art!

It's easy to forget about the little things...

Where do all the knick-knacks go? The small necessary items that we overlook can be just as harmful to the environment as the big things. Take keys for example, you have one for your house and for your car and many other reasons.They are manufactured countless times a day. But where do they all go when they are no longer in use?

Well, this artist brings these questions to the forefront with amazing recycled art made from discarded keys.

Made by Australian craftsman Moerkey, also known as Michael Moerkerk, from recycled discarded keys. Moerkey transforms them into unique and often functional works of art. Moerkey manipulates he keys by bending and twisting them in unexpected ways.

His creations can be functional, like this bowl:

Or be purely decorative:

What you can do

Recycle at home or away to avoid wasting resources

Recycle everything you can. Anything made from metal, wood, most plastics, paper and cardboard, and electronic e-waste are all likely to have a recycling option.

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Shea Hogarth Former International Correspondent Suggest an article Send us an email