Spiral Island: Build Your Own Island from Trash

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Rishi Sowa's Spiral Island - A Foundation That's Rubbish

Rishi Sowa is a carpenter, artist, and musician from Mexico who has built his own hand crafted ISLAND. Yes, this creative man has built an entire island which he floated from common household trash. Plastic bottles. Mr. Sowa used more than 250,000 plastic bottles to float an island complete with a two-story house, 3 beaches, trees, gardens, and solar panels.

Spiral Island: Laying the Foundation

Jesus himself said that only a fool builds his house on the sand... but what about water?

Well, Rishi Sowa may not be able to walk on water but he did indeed build his house on it. Laying a foundation of bamboo and plywood he began covering this new platform with sand. The entire structure is floated using nets filled with discarded plastic bottles.

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Spiral Island Paradise

Wouldn't the world be a safer place if we all owned our own islands?

Well, now maybe you really can own your own tropical paradise with a lot of hard work, and a lot of plastic bottles you can build a floating tropical paradise. I wonder if there are any aquaponic applications this could have?

Spiral Island 2: The New Island

In late 2007 early 2008 Rishi rebuilt spiral island off the waters of Isla Mujeres, the Island of Women, which is also near Cancun. Spiral Island 2 is about 60 ft. (20 meters) in diameter, and the new island already has plants and mangroves growing on it. The new Spiral Island has 2 ponds, a solar powered waterfall/river, and a house on it as well. Rishi continues to improve the island with the assistance of volunteers and says that Spiral Island 2 will always be a work of art in progress.

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