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A hotel made entirely of rubbish has recently been opened in the Spanish capital, Madrid. The walls of the Beach Garbage Hotel are covered with detritus deposited by the tide in Europe, waste found at dumps and items bought at flea markets. German artist Ha Schult built the five-bedroom hotel in the central Plaza de Callao as part of the city’s hosting of the International Tourism Fair (Fitur). The hotel’s creator hopes to highlight the issue of ocean pollution and to draw attention to the massive amount of waste generated by mass tourism in Europe.
