Giant troll erected in NJ as part of artist’s recycled art project

One man’s trash is South Jersey’s troll.

​Recycled art activist Thomas Dambo of Denmark has erected a 20-foot-tall sculpture named “Big Rusty” off Route 38 in Hainesport Township, Burlington County, NJ.com reported.

The sustainable giant sits with its left arm draped on an abandoned pottery studio that is slated to be turned into a park after providing the artist with thousands of recycled components for the project, according to the outlet.

“Big Rusty” is composed of ​thousands of parts from the property, including a rusty metal roof, a plywood attic, concrete walls and old pallets.

Dambo and his team used Rusty ​to launch the “Way of the Bird King” sculpture series — 10 permanent pieces in 10 sites across New Jersey, as well as the rest of the US, including Vermont, Michigan and Washington state.

​“I hope that this will leave a meaningful (impact) that will encourage people to come out and hike a little bit around in nature and find some beautiful art and remember that together we can think big and make things happen with our trash,” Dambo told NJ.com.

​All the trolls are aimed at fostering a greater sense of environmental responsibility, he told the outlet.

Each one has its own story in the greater narrative about sustainability.

​In the project, a main character travels across the country, setting out to figure out why waterways have turned murky, Dambo said.

In Hainesport, ​​it meets “Big Rusty,” who grows larger and larger as he consumes more and more trash.

​“It’ll continue growing forever because there’s so much trash,” said the Copenhagen-based artist, who also has ​​created over 100 other trolls sculptures around the world.

​“I use my sculptures to draw people out to go and explore the local area where they are and to find something a little bit adventurous there,” Dambo told NJ.com.

​“I’ve tried to convince the world that we should not let the world drown in trash; we should praise our trash and we should see the value in our trash,” he told the Philadelphia Inquirer.