1 / 3   People look at "Plasticus", a 10-meter-long installation depicting a whale created by "Sky Ocean Rescue-A Sea to Save", and made up of 250 kilograms of plastic waste, in front of the Auditorium Parco della Musica in central Rome, on Monday. /VCG Photo

2 / 3   The 250 kilograms of plastic used to create "Plasticus" is the same amount of plastic that goes into the ocean every second. /VCG Photo

3 / 3   The installation created to raise awareness about the problem of ocean plastic pollution will be on display during the National Geographic Science Festival in Rome from April 16 to 22. /VCG Photo