Plastiki......plastiki... it's the hot topic these days. But what exactly is the Plastiki? Guess what it is! Yes, it reminds you of the word plastic...c'mon, use your imagination, people! You can't guess? *Huff*. Fine. I'll tell you. It's a boat made out of plastic bottles. Right, it sounds like a tacky little sailboat but no-no-no! It's a super high-tech boat with solar panels, propeller turbines and a bike generator for backup. Cool, huh? The plastiki is made out of 12,000 plastic bottles, full with gas. It took 3 years to build the actual boat from the sketches. What is this boat for? It's on a mission, of course! David de Rothschild, and his team are planning to sail off from San Francisco(March 20th,2010) all the way to Sydney. They It's a long journey, all on a boat.
So why are they doing this mission? They planned this mission to notify the world about the plastic waste we are throwing away this minute. They want to show people that if they can sail around the world in a boat made from plastic, then plastic can be recycled and turned into household appliances as well. To sum it up, they want to stop throwing away plastic waste and recycle it. Help planet Earth!
It'd be very, very cool if Project Plastiki worked. It would leave a great message about recycling all over the world, since the Plastiki is world-wide famous now.
Cross my fingers-hope they can make it!
3 comments:
Yes, reusing plastic bottles is good, but raising our awareness about all the waste in the ocean is even bigger. It's sad how much how much garbage is floating around out there. :-(
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Hi Hyun Jin, I really liked the way you described Plastiki. You explained the reason for Plastiki really well. Great Work!
Maria
That's really cool post! You always mention everything clearly. Nice work!!!
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