SETTSU, Osaka Pref. -- Not a few people would agree that modern art is garbage.
But Yasuyoshi Inoue, a public servant who works for the Settsu Municipal Environmental Department, argues that modern garbage is, or can be, art.
That's because Inoue's hobby is turning discarded plastic bottles and other trash into art and craft objects ranging from flowers to clocks. In the process, he has discovered that they make great visual aids to teach people the importance of recycling.