‘TetraBrick’ Series by Dados Punto Cero, 2022
Spanish street artist Dados Punto Cero DA2 ‘ TetraBrick Series’ murals are creating much-needed awareness and conversation on the excessive use of landfill and waste production. The murals encourage us to recycle, reduce waste, stop one-use plastics, and motivate us to rethink packaging. The ‘ Tetra Brick Series looks at the recycling process and how easy or difficult it is to recycle specific packaging due to its different components. Tetra Pak cartons are criticised for being more difficult to recycle than tin cans and glass bottles. The difficulty lies in that recycling Tetra packaging demands specific recycling plants that are costly and not easily accessible and that, if not recycled, can end up in landfills. Tetra Paks are 70 to 90% paperboard, which is recyclable like any other paper or card, however, cannot be included with regular paper recycling because the aluminium foil liner and polyethene cap are included with the carton. This series of murals main idea is to denoun