Island on Recycled Bottles
White sand… wooden chair… green foliage surrounding a modest hut… What a getaway! Here’s the same island captured from far.
Now what if you’re told that this island is owned by a man? No, he is not a tycoon who can afford ‘buying’ tiny islands. Nor an explorer who can discover an islet in the Pacific.
The man, Richie Sowa, built his own Spiral Island since 1998. He collected thousands of plastic bottles and built strong floating foundation for his own island. Cool!
If you can’t afford to buy your own tropical island paradise, why not build your own? That is exactly what Richie Sowa did back in 1998, from over a quarter-million plastic bottles. His Spiral Island sported a two-story house, solar oven, self-composting toilet and multiple beaches. Better yet, he has started building another one! His ultimate goal? To build the island bigger and bigger and finally float out to sea, traveling the world from the comfort of his own private paradise.
Sowa and his island were featured in Ripley’s Believe It or Not. Here’s a YouTube copy of the TV show:
It’s a smart way to reuse unwanted plastic bottles which are deemed unprofitable to be recycled. Thumbs up to Richie Sowa! Visit his website to see the latest update.
