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Monday, August 9, 2010
Recycled Boat Sails From San Francisco to Sydney to Raise Awareness About Protecting Oceans
Posted by: Brad Roderick
People around the world are thinking of new, innovative ways of recycling, but David de Rothschild took it one step further. He came up with not only a new way to recycle but also a way to raise awareness of the ecological damage being done to oceans because of a lack of recycling. Rothschild, along with a crew of six set out to sail across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco to Sydney out of a boat made from recycled, post consumer plastic bottles.
Here is an article from nytimes.com about the successful journey of David de Rothschild, the man who National Geographic named the “Emerging Explorer” and his boat Plastiki.
Voyage Redeems 12,500 Plastic Bottles
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — A 60-foot sailboat built largely from 12,500 recycled plastic bottles docked Monday at Sydney, after four difficult months crossing the Pacific Ocean on a trip meant to raise awareness of the perils of plastic waste.
The crew of the boat, the Plastiki, weathered fierce storms during 8,000 nautical miles at sea after leaving San Francisco on March 20. The expedition’s leader, David de Rothschild, 31, said he was inspired by a 2006 United Nations report that said pollution, particularly plastic waste, threatened the world’s oceans. He wanted to prove that trash could be effectively reused.
The Plastiki, he said, is powered by solar panels and windmills. An organic glue made of sugar cane and cashews holds the bottles together, and the mast is recycled irrigation pipe.
Listen to David de Rothschild talk about his inspiration behind the voyage.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
London to Recycle Waste into Energy on the River Thames
Posted by: Brad Roderick
The River Thames, which runs 215 miles long, has provided transportation, energy to run mills , shaped trade and has added rich history to Southeast England. Now, as a way to increase environmental efforts the River Thames will be the home of a new incineration plant which will help to turn waste into energy in London.
Here is a video from cnn.com about what London hopes to achieve with the new incineration plant.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Indianapolis Elementary Kids Launch School Recycling Project
Posted by: Brad Roderick
Have you ever heard the quote “Children are our most valuable natural resource,” by Herbert Hoover? Well a group of 3rd grade students at Charity Dye Elementary in Indianapolis, IN are proving to be just that. What started out as a simple class recycling project may turn the school into the official neighborhood recycling center with the help of the students.
Here is a video from latimes.com about the recycling project and the students behind the initiative.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Reducing Greenhouse Emissions by Turning Trash From Landfills Into Alternative Energy
Posted by: Brad Roderick
Day in and day out people throw out trash which eventually ends up in landfills across the country. What many people don’t do is think about how that trash can be used to benefit the environment. In the Philippines however, men and women are gathering at the Payatas dumpsite, the largest in the Philippines, to gather trash that can be turned into alternative energy.
Here is a video from cnn.com about the efforts to reduce green house emissions in the Philippines.
