Wareham singer-songwriter Grace Morrison doesn’t like asking people for money, so she’s asking them for bottles and cans instead.

Currently, Morrison is in the process of recording music for an upcoming solo album, which she hopes to put out by Valentine’s Day, but needs help coming up with the funds to press it to compact disc. By collecting other peoples’ recyclables, she’s already been able to raise $100, and she hopes to raise $1000 by January.

“I had considered doing a normal Kickstarter, but I didn’t feel like asking people for money left and right,” said Morrison.

Morrison enjoyed one of her most successful and busiest years to date in 2014, winning the “Big Break” contest WPRI’s “The Rhode Show,” performing all over southern New England, and even recording a memorial song for friend Ryan Levangie, who died following a motorcycle crash in July.

But as is the case with most fledgling musicians, Morrison could use some help in getting her next musical endeavor off the ground. As previously noted, she had considered forming a Kickstarter, which has become a popular way for musicians for fund projects, but she chose to go the recycling route.

“I know so many people struggling financially these days—I see fundraisers for folks who have had terrible injuries and can't support their families and are trying to save their homes,” said Morrison, who estimates that between studio costs and pressing the CD, it will cost about $3,000 total. “That’s why I decided to try and raise money in an alternative fashion.”

“Even folks with more traditional jobs than mine end up needing financial assistance (when making a record),” she added.

Morrison, who teaches and plays music for a living, said the fundraiser has even gotten the attention of some of her younger students.

“I've always been into recycling, so that part came naturally,” said Morrison. “I want to engage people in this process a bit more, and it's getting my students excited about the environment and recycling at the same time.”

As of now, Morrison said she doesn’t have a name for the album, but she has at least one idea.

“If I'm successful with reaching the goal, I thought it would be fun to call it “Recycled Music” or something like that—we‘ll see.”

To donate to Morrison's cause, email Gracemorrisonmusic@gmail.com.