Solving the problem of plastic, one chair at a time

A solution for marine debris that turns the discarded plastic clogging oceans and beaches into building material, and the disused boats in our fishing fleets into mobile chair-making factories.

About this project

• Project idea:
  The Sea Chair Project addresses the growing problem of the accumulating plastic waste in our Oceans. We have made a machine that collects and processes the plastic from other marine debris ready for reuse. We are looking for funding to turn a small fishing trawler into a fully functioning chair making factory and produce a small series of chairs to be exhibited at Milan 2012.

  Sustainability

  We think the problem of plastic in our Oceans is too vast to tackle with one solution; it needs lots of different approaches. We approached the project by visiting Britain’s most polluted beach for micro-marine debris & decided to tackle the problem on a local level, engaging with the areas existing industry & local communities. We have joined various beach cleans across the UK & have collected a large quantity of micro plastic that we hope to use to bring awareness to this global problem.
  
  We believe that by tackling the problem on a local level we can empower people to overcome seemingly insurmountable problems collectively.

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