Before our most recent class my knowledge on recycling was  rudimentary at best.  I would never take a moment to think about where the plastic goods arrive after being recycled. Finding out that there is a place in the ocean where plastic objects and other garbage items conglomerate, destroying countless habitats is deeply disturbing. This area called the Great Pacific garbage patch has brought to my attention, that i must do more than simply recycle my plastic goods i must reuse them. But In order to fully understand how to go upon reusing these objects it is important to research the types of chemicals each were made of. I found out that the plastic bottle of iced tea i had brought in to class was made of Polyethylene Terephthalate or PET, this is a common chemical in resins of generic plastic liquid containers. Further into my research about this chemical, i found information saying that water bottles made with this chemical can be used in solar water disinfection systems. Solar water disinfection systems are common among developing nations as a method of water purification. Solar water disinfection is just one way of reusing plastic objects that is both beneficial to the environment and the human race. This research we did in class has influenced me to find other ways to reuse common plastic items. The possibilities of the reuse of plastic objects seems endless. What was also interesting about this recent class was the perspective of an artist on reusing plastic. The artists who taught our class, expanded my mind by showing us an innovative concept. Which is using something i would normally think to just toss away, like a water bottle, as art.