This Japanese nail artist has a way of raising awareness
about plastic pollution at her fingertips. This is a
piece of the artificial lawn that is put in gardens
in Japan. There's always a lot of this lying
around. Naomi Arimoto searches beaches like this for small
pieces of plastic waste, which she then molds into
near art. Formerly a social worker, Aromota was
forced to give up her career due to a spinal
condition. She opened a nail salon in her home
in 2018. After taking part in community cleanups along
the coast, she was inspired to make upcycled nails
. Prices for a set of upcycled nails start at
around$83. I hope that by putting these in
front of people's eyes on their fingertips, they will
enjoy fashion while also Becoming more aware of environmental issues
. However, Arimoto acknowledges that her work is just
a drop in the ocean of plastic pollution. An
estimated 20 million metric tons of plastic waste is dumped
into the environment each year, according to the International
Union for Conservation of Nature. I think plastic waste
is an issue that every single person in the world
needs to be aware of. There's no way to
solve it alone.