Julia Robert, co-founder of La Plastiquerie, handles large sheets of recylced plastic, as they come off the press, to be recycled and transformed into furniture and design objects, in Saint-Leon, southwestern France, on October 11, 2024. France's Atlantic coast has seen a growing number of associations and local craftsmen working to recover and transform plastic waste to create decorative objects and designer furniture by upcycling the materials. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP)