` It 's a boat , made from plastic bottles , '' David de Rothschild said to me in December 2007 . Plastiki expedition co-ordinator Matthew Grey recalls early days of the project . Joined the Plastiki as a crew member in Australia on years heading for Samoa . Finding ways to make a boat from plastic bottles took early days of trial and error .
Plastiki expedition co-ordinator Matthew Grey recalls early days of the project . Joined the Plastiki as a crew member in Australia on years heading for Samoa . Finding ways to make a boat from plastic bottles took early days of trial and error .