Julia Robert, co-founder of La Plastiquerie, and her apprentice and design student Yoan Milin (R), pose for a photo amid recycled plastic creations 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)