This eco-activist artist collects trash - recycling it into incredible sculptures.

Wishulada Panthanuvong collects discarded rubbish from around sprawling concrete jungle Bangkok in Thailand and transforms the junk into art installations.

The pieces - which have been displayed outside prominent landmarks across the capital city - are intended to create awareness about waste.

Wishulada said: 'I see the material and it triggers countless designs in my mind. I see a bottle cap as more than a regular cap. I see a coffee straw as more than what it is.'

Her most recent art piece, a giant whale made of hundreds of used water bottles and bottle caps painstakingly pieced together, stands tall outside the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) building.

Wishulada said that not all of her pieces are as grand as the massive marine creature sculpture. She also builds smaller statues and trinkets out of recycled trash, adding she aims to conduct a workshop and pass on her knowledge to other environmentally-minded fans.

She said: 'Anybody can participate in fixing the problem by changing their way of life. Whatever your talent is, apply it. I think that's the most important part in solving the garbage problem.

'I am just one person doing social work. I want to motivate other people to be part of the solution to our environmental woes. This is a problem that anyone can fix. I want it to look easy to solve.'

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1.07 Hello my name is Wishulada Panthanuvong. My nickname is Aeh and I'm a social activist artist. During my university days, I had a special interest in using different utensils turning them into art

1.20 I saw the material and it triggered countless imaginations in my mind. I see a bottle cap more than a regular cap. I see a coffee straw more than what it was. That's where it all started

1.33 I researched and found that trash and leftovers is related to the way of life of the people. I wanted to connect the work of art with the environment

1.48 I wanted to use my aptitude in creativity to solve the garbage problem. For small pieces of art, it takes me about two weeks to complete

2.00 For bigger ones, it takes me about 3-4 months. I have a community team of 5-20 people to help me in completing the work. They come to work in rotation

2.12 They first start with cleaning the materials then segregating them and cutting them. For every piece of artwork, other than me applying my creativity, I have a team of more than 10 people assisting me in completing the work

2.25 For Every work of art that I did, you can count the amount of materials that have been used, see what type of plastic it is and what type of waste it is

2.36 And also track the income distribution to different communities, to where it has been distributed, to how many people and how much

2.41 I am just one person doing social work. I want to be an inspiration to other people to solve the garbage problem. A problem that anybody can fix. I want the problem to look easy to solve

2.54 Anybody can fix the problem by just changing your way of life. Whatever your talent is, apply it. I think that's the most important part in solving the garbage problem

3.01 People should stop thinking that they're not good at segregating waste or they're not good with art. They let other people do it when they can simply start from themselves

3.10 Right now we're just doing installation art but we have already started with products that you can see right behind me

3.18 When I finish my work there are also leftovers from the garbage so I make a product out of them. I make bags and other items. This is just an example of building on waste into a tiny product

3.30 In the future I plan to expand. Other than doing installation art and product, I plan on doing workshops. Right now I'm trying

3.40 You can contact me through my website www.wishulada-art.com or simply send a message through the Facebook page ‘Wishulada.'