Plastiki...

is being costructed by David de Rothschild who will be setting sail this summer from San Francisco to Sydney. Plastiki is a 60 ft. boat made from used 2 liter plastic bottles and other recycled materials. He is removing garbage from the ocean and turning it into a reusable and functioning form of transporation, hoping to bring more awareness to waste.

Check out the info here: http://ngadventure.typepad.com/blog/plastiki/, and here:

http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/2008/10/david-de-rothschild/plastiki-text

via: http://2or3things.blogspot.com/

New Soap, Old Bottle...

This is such a fantastic idea! They buy used bottles, clean & sanitize them and then repackage with a variety of name brand soaps & cleaners. Great use of materials, innovation and effort to help clean up our environment. Try them out:

http://www.newsoap.org/
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