Eco Factor: Island to be made using plastic waste collected from North Pacific Gyre.
While companies like Electrolux are trying to convert ocean trash into vacuum cleaners, architectural firms like WHIM Architecture are proposing a gigantic recycled island that will be made from plastic waste collected from the North Pacific Gyre. The bold project will not only help clean the oceans, but it might just be a perfect home for climate refugees.
Waste will be converted into 4000 square miles of recycled plastic land upon which plastic communities will be built. The habitable area of the island will be designed as an urban setting with a green living environment. The use of compost toilets in creating fertile ground will help the process.
The self-sufficient habitat won’t depend on aid from other countries and will find its own resources to survive. The settlement also has its own food and energy sources.
Via: Treehugger
