Netherlands - A Dutch firm of architects has undertaken a research project named ‘Recycled island’. Its aim is to assess the potential for creating a habitable floating island in the Pacific Ocean made from all the plastic waste that is momentarily floating around in the ocean. According to the Rotterdam-based agency WHIM, the project is targeting at cleaning the oceans from a gigantic amount of plastic waste, creating new land and constructing a sustainable habitat.

Recycled island seeks the possibilities to recycle the plastic waste on the spot and to recycle it into a floating entity. The constructive and marine technical aspects take part in the project of creating a sea worthy island. The project is supported by the Dutch National Fund for Architecture.

The main characteristics of the island are:

* The island is ecologic and not polluting or affecting the world negatively. Natural and non polluting sources are used to let the island exist in harmony with nature.

* The size of the floating city is considerable in relation to the huge amount of plastic waste in the Ocean. The largest concentration of plastic has a footprint the size of France and Spain together. Starting point is to create an island with the coverage of 10.000 squarekilometer. This is about the size of the island Hawaii.

* The location is the North Pacific Gyre, where at this moment the biggest concentration of plastic waste is discovered. This is geographically a beautiful spot North-East to Hawaii. By recycling and constructing directly on the spot with the biggest concentration of plastic waste, long transports are avoided. Because of the floating character the position could eventually be altered.

More information under recycledisland.com

Quelle: WHIM/Recycled Island.com

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