Members
- Abhisht Gupta
- Alex Cornish
- Dileepa Dayananda
- Jonathan Zaharias
- Edward Chang
- Thomas Zhou
Mentor
Alex McCubbin
Ventures
Plastiki Expedition 2009
Date: winter 2009
Members Involved:
Main page here
In the (Northern Hemisphere) Summer 2009, David de Rothschild and a crew of experts, scientists and creatives will sail 12,000 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco to Sydney in a boat made out of plastic bottles and recycled waste products. This epic voyage is named The Plastiki taking inspiration from Thor Heyerdal's 1947 expedition The Kontiki.
Calling On You - Mobile Re-use
Date: continuous
Members Involved: Nathan Isaacson
Main page here
A program designed to help:
- Reduce the number of mobile phones going into landfill
- Help endangered gorillas in the Congo (For those who're bad at Geo, that's in Africa)
- Give people in developing countries access to mobiles who otherwise couldn't afford them
- Raise money for the Jane Goodall Foundation and the Taronga Zoo Conservation Society
- Stop the illegal deforestation of the Congo
- Stop illegal mining of coltan
And all without being a fundraiser!
VISY Waste Paper Recycling
Date/Time: Usually Thursday or Friday afternoons from 3:15 to 4:15 assuming there are at least 3 to 4 groups
Members Involved: Yu Chen Liu, Justin Chen, Nick Wyche (from when the soccer season ends and only on Thursdays), (other)
Main page here
No more plastic
Time: Open to suggestions (see main page)
Members Involved:
- Alex Cornish
- Dileepa Dayananda
- Jonathan Zaharias
- Edward Chang
- Thomas Zhou
There has been a lot of discussion lately about how we plan to phase out plastics. Add ideas here.
Main page here
