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An adventurer is building a sailboat out of thousands of recycled plastic soda bottles
He plans to sail it this spring from California to Australia, a journey of 11,000 miles
Expedition leader is David de Rothschild, scion of a wealthy British banking family
Boat, the Plastiki, will be a symbol of how consumer waste can be repurposed

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    aStorygirl8 months, 4 weeks ago

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    Not sure if it's a practical approach to recycling but it's certainly a striking concept.

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      sarahturner8 months, 4 weeks ago

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      That should be an interesting voyage engineer. I hope it works out.....

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