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This may seem like nothing special, but there\u2019s more to the equation.<\/p>\n<p>The boat is made out of recycled plastic \u2013 more specifically, recycled PET (a material used in most plastic bottles) and an experimental fabric called self-reinforcing PET (srPET), woven from PET fibers.\u00a0 The Plastiki&#8217;s 60-foot-long hull is made from 12,500 plastic 2-liter bottles, which are squeezed, filled with 12 grams of dry ice, then capped and heat-sealed with recycled plastic.\u00a0 The dry ice turns into carbon dioxide gas and pressurizes the bottles.\u00a0 As the boat moves, water runs between the bottles. The boat&#8217;s 60-foot-high mast is an irrigation pipe, with a camera attached.<\/p>\n<p>This two-ton boat travels an average speed of five knots (which is the same as an average jogger) and can travel up to 200 miles a day. Powered by wind turbines, solar panels, and two stationary bicycle generators used by the crew for exercise, the Plastiki is currently on a 10,000-mile Pacific voyage from San Francisco, CA to Australia.\u00a0 The crew is using this time to explore environmental hotspots littered with marine debris, plastic pollution, and damaged coral reefs, highlighting the harm plastic waste causes to the environment.<\/p>\n<p>The crew is living quite the \u201cgreen\u201d lifestyle during this several-month voyage.\u00a0 Fresh food is grown in a vertical hydroponic garden attached to the back mast and watered with urine, along with a sprout garden for herbs. No refrigeration on board means food is dehydrated or canned, and there is a gas stove for cooking hot meals. \u00a0\u00a0A freshwater catchment system in the cabin top collects rainwater for drinking and washing.\u00a0 A vacuum water evaporator also desalinates seawater, turning it into drinking water.\u00a0 The cabin, which is removable for land use, houses a composting toilet that uses earthworms and coconut husks to break down waste.<\/p>\n<p>Before you attempt to ponder the ironic symbolism of a plastic boat keeping a crew of anti-plastic environmentalists afloat on the vast Pacific Ocean, <a title=\"ThePlastiki.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theplastiki.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit the official Plastiki website<\/a> to track the voyage, view photos and videos, and read the crew\u2019s blog.\u00a0 If you decide that saving the planet is important, you can go to My Plastiki to make a pledge to reduce plastic waste by eliminating plastic bottles, plastic bags, and Styrofoam from your lifestyle. 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