pluckfastic is a movement originated with our brotherfromanothermother, dr. wallace j. nichols, to address the issues surrounding plastic pollution, and it's effects upon the ocean.
this disposable catastrophe has a particularly dire impact upon sea turtles. just last year a sea turtle was rescued, and was observed having a gut-wrenchingly hard time digesting food. a piece of plastic was removed from its gastro-intestinal tract, and over the course of the next month the turtle proceeded to poop 74 pieces of plastic!
a whale recently washed up on the shore of california, and in the necropsy, it was found that over 400 lbs. of plastic was lying undigested in the whales intestines! we continue to elevate consciousness to the fact that single use plastic is in no way sustainable, and in fact ludicrous. why in the world would we create something that lasts forever, to use for five minutes?
lets be clear... recyclable does not mean recycled.
the so-cal chapter of pluckfastic intends to launch the bioboat into the waters of santa monica bay. we will document, and collect, the massive amount of plastic pollution choking the ecosystem in our own backyard. we aim to become plastic-alchemists, turning this trash into treasure, while recycling the refuse into usable materials; the building blocks to be used in such radical products as yoga mats, ecoblocks, skidless towels, and conscious clothing. we will sell these products to activate the missions. once we have the bioboat under our feet, we will need to raise funds to biofuel the mission: to house and maintain the boat, to transport the raw waste material to recycling facilities right here in santa monica, and then to generate new product from recycled material. until the glorious day the boat manifests, we will continue to stand-up for the oceans. we paddle out on our standup paddleboards filling backpacks with floating plastic debris, and try to reclaim our ocean. we aim to continue raising funds in an ongoing campaign.