A reverse vending machine, designed to resemble a whale, on Marina Beach. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A whale 12 feet tall if it stood on its fluke, sits squat on the sands of the Marina Beach. It is a shape-shifter of a whale, combining the contours of a bin and a cloth bag. It is both of these things rolled into one: drop a PET bottle in the bin and get a cloth bag as reward. When one drops a PET bottle in this reverse vending machine, they might appear to be feeding a whale because of the machine’s design. Needless to say it is not a whale. Published – April 10, 2026 05:59 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation TN voter deleted from electoral roll reminds Supreme Court of promise to protect in case of ‘mass exclusion’ Jaishankar to visit UAE as India steps up energy diplomacy in the Gulf