Photo Credit: School of Fish Foundation

With cheap and disposable goods heavily integrated into our everyday lives, it’s interesting to see how individuals and organizations alike are using the very waste we produce to send a message to the world about the serious issues associated with this harmful lifestyle: excessive consumption and the importance of our ever-shrinking natural resources. The School of Fish Foundation’s latest awareness campaign, Plastic Dining Room, elegantly combines design and sustainability to make a bold statement about the dwindling supply of the world’s ocean resources.

This floating pavilion was made possible by 1,700 2-liter plastic bottles, the expertise of marine surveyors Loki Ocean and the design group Goodweather Collective. Diners can view the bottles through a window on the floor—a constant reminder of the waste that litters our delicate oceans. It is located at the False Creek Yacht Club in Vancouver and catered by the award-winning C Restaurant. Not only is the craft sustainable; so is the 6-course seafood dinner. If you can spare $215 and a trip to Vancouver, you can actually enjoy this experience through the end of September 2010.

Projects like the Plastic Dining Room open a great opportunity and window for discussion on global water issues as serious topics are conveyed in a delightful, attention-grabbing manner. If you know of any other water-awareness projects like this, give us a holler! We’d love to see them and are sure you’ll inspire others with your findings.