Far from any ocean, Reiman Gardens has a new exhibit – and it’s definitely not trashy.

The exhibit of 10, larger-than-life sea creature sculptures made from trash will run April 29 – October 31 in Reiman Gardens. It will feature 10, larger-than-life sea creature sculptures made from trash collected from beaches to graphically illustrate the tragedy of the pollution in oceans and waterways.

Reiman Gardens is the first public garden to display the sculptures. The exhibit brings with it a message of conservation, protection and recycling through these original, inventive and imaginative garbage-to-art sculptures.

Approximately 300 million pounds of plastic is produced globally each year and less than 10% of that is recycled, according to the exhibit webpage. Much of it ends up in the ocean.

“This exhibit is a wake-up call for all of us, whether we live near the ocean or in the heart of the Midwest,” the website says. “We are all impacted by water pollution, not only from trash that is thrown into the oceans, but also into our own Iowa rivers and streams.”

The exhibit was previously shown in the Smithsonian, National Zoo, Denver Zoo, SeaWorld Parks and the San Francisco Zoo, among others.