Trashmonster Upcycle

Yes, that is the name of the Kinetic Sculpture that we wish to design and build for the Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race (the theme for the 2014 race is "Smells Like Green Spirit" - a clever reference to Nirvana AND sustainability).
Our goal is to put the notion of upcycling ("converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality or for better environmental value") into motion by collecting discarded materials (also known as trash) that could be used as part of a bicycle powered sculpture.
Materials that could be used for aesthetic, structural or flotation purposes include:

• water cooler bottles
• buckets
• PVC pipe
• discarded lumber or shipping pallets

As suggested by Jason Hardebeck, we could also incorporate renewable materials such as bamboo, especially for frame materials.