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New Taipei resident turns trash into treasure (2013/08/01)

A New Taipei resident has spent more than two decades researching ways to reuse discarded items. Through his handicrafts/ handicapped Chen Ching-chung 陳清忠 shows that a little bit of creativity is all it takes to turn trash into practical items and art.

This artwork on the wall turns out to be a clock, and this mouse trap has been turned into dazzling lighting. What’s even more amazing is this waterwheel.
fluorescence / incandescence
Chen Ching-chung
Recycling Artist
This waterwheel is made entirely of plastic bottles.

Discarded tires hold attractive floral arrangements and scooter helmets become Chinese opera masks. Chen demonstrates his skill with the remnants of a plastic bottle.
relic souvenir
It takes just a few minutes for him to shape it into a pinwheel.

Chen Ching-chung
Recycling Artist
When these items are thrown away it’s really a waste of resources. When we make something it’s a chance to express our creativity and use our brains. We should think about whether an item can be reused before discarding it.
whether / weather / wither
In the past Chen served as an elected representative. His skills with discarded goods were so amazing that he was often invited to lecture. Chen even fashioned a lectern and a floral arrangement out of discarded products.
lantern / lectern / podium
In Chen’s hands, what many of us consider to be garbage can quickly and easily be transformed into attractive and useful items.

廢物變美飾

用過的寶特瓶、壞掉的輪胎，在大家的眼裡，可能都是沒用的東西，但只要花一點巧思，這些廢棄物，都可以有新生命！新北市一位環保創意志工〝陳清忠〞，20多年來，不斷研究廢棄物再利用，別人不要的瓶瓶罐罐，在他的巧手之下，可以做成燈具、風車等精美的玩具或裝飾品。

牆上的藝術品，原來還有報時的功能，一個平凡無奇的補鼠器，也可以做成耀眼奪目的燈飾，而更讓人訝異的是，角落旁的流水座，竟都是別人眼中的廢棄物，製作而成。

[[環保創意人士陳清忠]
“一些瓶子喔，寶特瓶啦，下去做，像這是一個輪軸啦，這個(流水座) ，就是我們大支的寶特瓶”

不要的輪胎，做成創意花盆，壞掉的安全帽，變成國劇臉譜，而這個切開一半的寶特瓶，竟能在短短幾分鐘，讓風車成型。

[[環保創意人士陳清忠]]
“這個東西，真的啦，一下就丟掉很浪費資源，我們做出來的東西讓它變成說， 一個發揮創意，而且激盪(腦力) ，讓大家有一種共識，這個東西要丟掉之前，先想是不是可以再次利用”

過去曾經擔任民意代表的陳清忠，因為廢棄物創作太神奇，時常受邀演講的他，乾脆連講台和裝飾盆栽，也都一手包辦。

陳清忠的創意，讓別人眼中的垃圾，有了嶄新的生命。