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✓ Published: 25-Jul-2022
✓ Published: 25-Jul-2022
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To protect the oceans, architect Ramon Knoester is filling open waters with plastic. Most products made from this synthetic material are single-use, ending up in the sea and taking around 450 years to biodegrade. But Knoester was inspired by the material’s buoyancy and strength. “It turns out that by putting the plastic back in durable ways, we can support the environment,” he says. In the Nieuwe Maas River in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Knoester has moulded recycled plastic into a 140-square-
To protect the oceans, architect Ramon Knoester is filling open waters with plastic. Most products made from this synthetic material are single-use, ending up in the sea and taking around 450 years to biodegrade. But Knoester was inspired by the material’s buoyancy and strength. “It turns out that by putting the plastic back in durable ways, we can support the environment,” he says. In the Nieuwe Maas River in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Knoester has moulded recycled plastic into a 140-square-
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