The recycling machines and the expedition village embark on the Plastic Odyssey

Routing and installation of the machines and the village

Last week, eight recycling machines, a maritime container and dozens of awareness, research and educational tools arrived in Dunkirk, France, to be taken on board and complete the Plastic Odyssey vessel.
For several weeks, these tools will be installed and adjusted to be unveiled this summer. In the meantime, we let you discover in a short video the transport of these machines on board:

The recycling workshop takes shape

Among these unusual packages, the 3-meter long extruder and the hydraulic press are the two largest machines on board the workshop on the ship’s aft deck. On average, each of the 8 machines weighs over 300 kg. Each one has to be installed on its base, custom designed and welded directly on the deck of the Plastic Odyssey.

Reduction and recovery of plastic dedicated areas

This area, called #cleanupthepast, will allow recycling demonstrations and the creation of recycled plastic objects directly on board. The objective is to inspire the creation of small recycling centers around the world to recover plastic waste and thus avoid it ending up in the environment.

The fore part of the vessel will be dedicated to the presentation and testing of solutions to reduce the use of plastic in everyday life and in the global economy. This area is called #buildthefuture. The two aspects of the project are thus assembled on board to represent the action of reduction and valorization of plastic.