| Cancun's Joyxee Island: How to Recycle Plastic Bottles Into a Floating Private Paradise Sustainablog.org | |
| go to original June 10, 2015 |
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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)
Named “Joyxee Island,” and located in a lagoon off of the coast of Cancun, Mexico, British architect Richart Sowa’s floating home is an ongoing experiment in sustainable living and reusing “trash” in a functional manner. Not only has he figured out how to power his home, collect fresh water, and handle waste, but he’s even figured out how to create “land” with plants, sand, and soil.
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