On the surface, it’s a hell of an idea.
Unfortunately, that surface is the Pacific Ocean, and beneath it lies miles and miles of silent, black, swirling water, churning with both massive, forceful waves and curious sea beasts who are slowly realizing they missed lunch. And the Plastiki is six people on top of 12,000 recycled bottles, just trying to make a point.
Yes. It’s really come to this.
The Plastiki is the child of David de Rothschild and his latest foray into the world of saving the environment with lots of time and money. On his 60-foot catamaran built solely from recycled materials, his mission is to get the craft from San Francisco to Sydney, with a quick stop in the Pacific Garbage Patch to take samples.
