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INDIGO ISLAND
Sun, 08/03/2008 - 19:35 — FreeSpeak
For almost a year, members of The Indigo Society and thousands of non-members have been developing a dream to begin the cleanup and USE of the huge collection of plastic floating around in the Pacific Ocean gyre.We have carried this dream to the point of development involving solar energy, barges, volunteer manpower and dedication to the task of collecting the plastic, melting it and using the product to construct a floating island... possibly the size of Manhattan.
The additional product could be sold for architectural efforts worldwide, to create floating foundations for buildings imperiled by rising seawaters brought on by global warming.We believe SEASTEAD can help us create Indigo Island (or whatever you want to call it) out of yes..... large, floating interlocking blocks of plastic. In the process, we can stop the destruction of the Pacific Ocean and restore it to natural life once again.The dream of Indigo Island has been accessed on the Indigo Society website over 9,000 times. The interest in the prokect continues to grow.
http://indigosociety.com/9829-dream-share-9829-indigo-island-9829-t2869.htmlYou could help make it come true..Thanks, Ron Wortham
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Charter Member - Indigo Island Association http://indigosociety.com/9829-dream-share-9829-indigo-island-9829-t2869.html~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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The plastic in the Pacific
The plastic in the Pacific Gyre is actually extremely low density (IIRC there's about a kilogram of the stuff for a square mile), and consists for the most part of microscopic particles of plastic - and not of floatsam. That unfortunately makes it vastly too difficult and time-consuming (and thus, costly) to salvage and recycle.
I think it is a great work
I think it is a great work by Indigo socity having been developing a dream of cleanup and use of hugh collection of plastic.Great job Guys!...
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Floating Island International
We have talked to a company called Floating Island International which uses shredded recycled plastic and foam to make artificial islands. The shredding gives these islands very high surface area, which makes them act like natural wetlands, nourishing an entire ecosystem from single-celled creatures on up. Cool stuff!