Plastiki will end 4-month , 8,000-nautical-mile journey in Sydney . `` I was inspired to go out and really build Plastiki to showcase waste as a resource , '' said de Rothschild . The ship is carrying a cargo of more than 100 tons of food and medicine for the people of New Zealand as well as medical supplies to help those affected by Cyclone Pam. Expedition leader says he was inspired by a U.N. report on littering .
Plastiki will end 4-month , 8,000-nautical-mile journey in Sydney . The ship is carrying a cargo of more than 100 tons of food and medicine for the people of New Zealand as well as medical supplies to help those affected by Cyclone Pam. Expedition leader says he was inspired by a U.N. report on littering .