Sausalito, California (03/20/2010) - The Plastiki is a boat made from recycled plastic bottles. It was built by a team led by David de Rothschild in order to call attention to the value of recycling. It set sail on Saturday from Sausalito, California and is heading for Australia.
The Plastiki is a boat like no other in the world. It is made from over 12 thousand plastic bottles. It is 60 feet long and is carrying 6 people across the ocean.
On the way to Australia, the boat is going to sail through the Eastern Garbage Patch, which is a whole bunch of trash floating in the middle of the ocean. This trash patch is the size of Texas!
Questions:
1) Where did this story take place?
2) When did this story take place?
3) What is the name of the plastic boat?
4) How many plastic bottles were used to make the boat?
5) How long is the boat?
6) How many people are sailing it?
7) What country is the boat sailing to?
8) What is the Eastern Garbage Patch?
Info from Neatorma, video from MSNBC
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