There's a lot of discarded plastic floating around the oceans, and now a Dutch architecture firm, Whim, has revealed plans to recycle that plastic and turn it into a giant, floating city the size of Hawaii.
According to the company's Web site, the project has three main goals: to clear the plastic waste from the oceans, to create new land, and to make that land sustainable. The plan is to not only turn the plastic waste into a livable island, but to also make that island both green and sustainable. Electricity would be provided through solar and blue energy sources, and possibly wind turbines as well. The proposed island would also make use of compost toilets and seaweed farms.
The proposal has already gained support in the form of a grant from the Netherlands Architecture Fund. If the island is built, it will be located in the North Pacific Gyre, which is home to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
You can learn more about the project at RecycledIsland.com.
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