Richart Sowa's Manmade Island in Mexico Floats on Recycled Plastic Bottles
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June 5, 2014
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Over 150,000 plastic bottles bundled into mesh sacks keep the island afloat, including a three-story house on board, gardens, and its own sandy beach. (MSN)

As part of the site's ongoing Coolest Thing I've Ever Made series, MSN has a video about Mexico's Richart Sowa, a former carpenter who became interested in ecological engineering and left his job to spend over six years building a manmade island made from mostly recycled materials.

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