Adventurer David de Rothschild is preparing for his unusual mission the ‘Plastiki’ as he sails across the Pacific Ocean in a catamaran made almost entirely from reclaimed plastic bottles and srPET a uniquely recyclable plastic, starting in San Francisco and ending up in Sydney - with a detour via the ‘Eastern Garbage Patch’, which is a floating island of approximately rubbish twice the size of Texas. Hmm…
David and the Plastiki team has spent three years planning this 10,000 mile long trip, and is preparing to set sail in just a few weeks, in a 60ft vessel made from 12,5000 bottles to make the ship float.
David told the Evening Standard that ‘ we want to make people think about how they use and reuse plastic. The project is a showcase for smart and sustainable technology. It’s sink or swim: we’ll know pretty quickly if it works once it’s in the water’.
We’ve got our fingers crossed for David and the team!
To find out more about the Plastiki Mission, head to Plastiki Mission Control in partnership with HP which runs until the 6th December at the National Geographic Store, 83-97 Regent Street, London.
