The Plastiki has been sailing the Pacific Ocean since mid-March
and recently reached the destination of its maiden voyage. The
journey lasted four months and spanned approximately 8,300 miles
from San Francisco to Australia. The expedition aimed to raise
awareness of plastic over-consumption. The Plastiki's hull was
constructed of more than 12,000 empty plastic bottles. The
Plastiki website estimated that over the course of the
intercontinental excursion, the United States used more than 8.7
billion plastic bottles. Read the full article here. Our Take:
Interesting way for an eccentric heir to draw attention to the
problem of water-bound plastics and illustrate how plastic
garbage can be reused in innovative ways. For more, read our
article on plastic's impact on oceans.