Friday 28 September 2012

The Man Made Island

British eco-pioneer Richie Sowa began to build "Spiral Island" in 2007 in the waters of Isla Mujeres off Cancun, Mexico. He filled nets with empty discarded plastic bottles to support a structure of plywood and bamboo, on which he poured sand and planted numerous plants, including mangroves. The island is about 25 metres (82 ft) in diameter and is set in 100.000 plastic bottles. It has three beaches, a house, two ponds, a solar-powered waterfall and river, a wave-powered washing machine and solar panels...
(text from Inspiration)
(thanks Raghu for the video)