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Carpenter quits job, builds himself a tropical island
comments (1) August 2nd, 2010 in Blogs
Anatole Burkin, Editor
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Richie Sowa built his own little bit of paradise from garbage.
Who hasn't dreamed of giving up the 9-to-5 and escaping to a tropical island to while away the days? Former carpenter Richie Sowa did just that by building his own fantasy island from garbage.
Sowa's island floats off the coast of Isla Mujeres, Mexico (near Cancun). Sowa began the project in 1998 by collecting a boatload of empty plastic bottles. Once capped and placed in large nets, then lashed together, they provide the necessary floating foundation. The surrface of the island is fashioned from old carpets, plastic bags, pallets and other recycled materials, then covered wtih sand. Here's a link to a video on location.
Sowa is on his second island; the first was destroyed in a storm. Not everyone thinks this is a good idea. BeingGreenOnline considers his island nothing more than a big garbage float.
posted in: Blogs, green building, architecture, foundations
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Garage Progress
We're making good progress on the garage shop at the project house. Drywall is hung, carriage doors are installed and the new front facade has been painted. read more
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Comments (1)
Richie is quite the musician too.
Posted: 12:47 pm on August 4th
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