This manmade island floats on over 150,000 recycled plastic bottles

by Larra Morris

As part of the site’s ongoing Coolest Thing I’ve Ever Made series, MSN has a video about Mexico’s Richart Sowa, a former carpenter who became interested in ecological engineering and left his job to spend over six years building a manmade island made from mostly recycled materials.

Over 150,000 plastic bottles bundled into mesh sacks keep the island afloat, including a three-story house on board, gardens, and its own sandy beach. In fact, plants like mangroves actually provide stability to the island, since their growing roots wind their way through the mesh bags underneath to help keep everything tied together.
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This manmade island floats on over 150,000 recycled plastic bottles

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