Come With Me on a Plastic Carpet Ride! Cities are often littered
with trash and plastics on every street corner. The haphazard
candy wrapper, bottle, or plastic bag blowing in the wind
creates eyesores for locals and tourists alike. But what is the
litter situation in the desert? You won't find too much garbage
where there aren't any people, that is unless it's a piece of
plastic artwork. Dutch collective, WE MAKE CARPETS, was recently
commissioned by the Taragalte Festival in southern Morocco to
turn ordinary plastics into a magic carpet piece of artwork. The
Taragalte Festival is a yearly event that brings together the
cultural exchange and sustainable development through tourism in
the region. The focus of this year's November program was
women's creativity and everyday life in the desert. Moroccan
carpets date back centuries and these tapestries that were once
used for protection against cold weather are now also used for
conveying local folklore, symbolism, and weaving techniques in
their design. However