Pacific Trash Vortex To Become Habitable Island? 323
thefickler writes "The Pacific Ocean trash dump is twice the size of Texas, or the size of Spain combined with France. The Pacific Vortex, as it is sometimes called, is made up of four million tons of plastic. Now, there's a proposal to turn this dump into 'Recycled Island.' The Netherlands Architecture Fund has provided the grant money for the project, and the WHIM architecture firm is conducting the research and design of Recycled Island. One of the three major aims of the project is to clean up the floating trash by recycling it on site. Two, the project would create new land for sustainable habitation complete with its own food sources and energy sources. Lastly, Recycled Island is to be a seaworthy island. While at the moment the project is still more or less a pipe dream, it's great that someone is trying to work out what to do with one of humanity's most bizarre environmental slip-ups."
Plastic People of Recyclistan (Score:5, Funny)
We already have that. It's call Los Angeles.
I hope they know about thinkgeek... (Score:4, Funny)
If they could slice it up like one of those "all edge pieces" brownie pans, everyone would get beachfront property!!
The answer to our waste problems... (Score:2, Funny)
(1) Build a ****-load of WALL-E robots.
(2) Use them to fill the ocean with trash.
(3) Sell the land.
(4) ???
(5) Profit!
Let's Go Global! (Score:5, Funny)
Or how about 1/7th the size of Brazil! Or maybe the size of 5 Ecuadors! Or the size of 1 1/10 Chads! This is fun! Who's got one?
Stupid idea (Score:3, Funny)
Stupid... but cool as hell. There is such a fine line between stupid and clever.
Re:Let's Go Global! (Score:3, Funny)
But how many libraries of congress is that?
Re:Tiny bits... (Score:5, Funny)
Look where it is now.
Did it move? :)
Re:Sink it. (Score:2, Funny)
Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Re:Sink it. (Score:5, Funny)
Glue rocks to them.
Re:Something is missing here (Score:5, Funny)
I have a see issue, but my optometrist isn't Dutch.
Re:Tiny bits... (Score:4, Funny)
Yeah...they hired Reckless Kelly [imdb.com] to tow them to a more favorable position. :-)
*See end of movie. See ONLY the end or you will regret the experience, and truly hate me; if you have already seen the movie, you have my deepest sympathy*
Re:Something is missing here (Score:3, Funny)
Small correction, we dried it out with pumps, powered by windmills
I I were an absolute pedant 'd point out that windmills grind corn, so the pumps were powered by wind turbines. In Norfolk they actually called them "wind pumps"
If I were an absolute pedant I'd point out that windmills used to grind corn. Nowadays they just stand around and creak and smell of old wood.
Re:Let's Go Global! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Something is missing here (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Sink it. (Score:5, Funny)
Let me know when you figure out a method to glue 1 trillion individual molecules to pieces of rocks.
Buy lots of glue.
Re:Sink it. (Score:4, Funny)
Obviously, with 1 trillion little metal-foil tubes of superglue. Don't be daft.
Re:Something is missing here (Score:3, Funny)
This sounds like the greatest delivery system for recycling ever conceived. I can dump my trash into a river and it will eventually end up being recycled on an island in the middle of the Pacific. All transportation taken care of by Mother Nature.
Re:Hyperbole (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Plastic People of Recyclistan (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Plastic People of Recyclistan (Score:5, Funny)