North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland, UK.

UK’s largest marine plastic mural unveiled in North Berwick

North Berwick Harbour saw the official launch of a highly anticipated mural which is made up of 13,000 pieces of plastic collected from East Lothian beaches.

Julie Barnes , award-winning local artist, created the installation to illustrate the concerning levels of marine waste along Scotland’s coastline.

Local businesses commissioned Julie to create the 8-metre-long mural which is believed to be the biggest of its kind in the UK.
The mural has been made from approximately 13,000 bits of a 27,000-piece plastic collection that was gathered by East Lothian local, Elizabeth Vischer, from a 200m stretch of Longniddry Bents.

Over lockdown, Elizabeth set herself the task of completing 100 beach cleans

Picture Phil Wilkinson