June 30-Netherlands-based Whim Architecture has proposed a plan to build an island the size of Hawaii made entirely from plastic waste. The man-made habitat would use the 44 million kilos of plastic waste floating in the Pacific Ocean as its raw material.
According to the company, the Recycled Island project has three goals: Cleaning our oceans [of] a gigantic amount of plastic waste, creating new land and constructing a sustainable habitat.
The ocean has become our biggest dump. Because of the circular currents, these plastics will never reach land and will stay in the ocean forever, added Whim Architecture.
The aim is to create a floating environment for 500,000 people, powered by solar energy and wave motion.
According to the company, the Recycled Island project has three goals: Cleaning our oceans [of] a gigantic amount of plastic waste, creating new land and constructing a sustainable habitat.
The ocean has become our biggest dump. Because of the circular currents, these plastics will never reach land and will stay in the ocean forever, added Whim Architecture.
The aim is to create a floating environment for 500,000 people, powered by solar energy and wave motion.
