Izabella Miko grew up in Warsaw, where she studied to be a ballerina. An American choreographer invited her to study in New York City on a scholarship, and she traveled there with her mother on her 15th birthday. Then she danced on top of a bar in Coyote Ugly. Talk about a step back…

A word from Izabella: “It always makes me sick when I see hundreds of plastic bottles in huge trash bins.”

I’ll get some bums over there right away, Ms. Miko. We’ll take care of your recycling, no problem.

More pics of eco-conscious Izabella after the jump.