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The Plastic Odyssey team travels the world in search of objects, materials, and ideas to break our dependency on plastic. These objects are presented to local inhabitants at each port of call of the vessel.
On board the Plastic Odyssey, Treasure Trunks sail: large crates in which the expedition team gathers solutions as they travel around the world. The Treasure Trunks contain objects, ideas, and testimonies from all over the world to prevent plastic from ending up in the ocean. At each stage of the expedition, the Plastic Odyssey team opens its trunks wide to show these treasures to local residents, and presents the exhibition in a cultural venue in the city.
Discover our library of alternatives to plastic
Discover some of the objects unearthed around the world.
Loofah, a natural sponge that grows on trees
Egypt 🇪🇬 |
A toothbrush that grows in the ground
Lebanon 🇱🇧 |
Provence reed to replace plastic cutlery
France 🇫🇷 |
Mushrooms to replace polystyrene
United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Wool and hair to replace plastic agricultural tarps
France 🇫🇷 |
A gourd that replaces plastic containers
Senegal 🇸🇳 |
Ceramic filters for purifying water at home
Guatemala 🇬🇹 |
Market crates made of palm leaves
Egypt 🇪🇬 |
Organic waste to make new objects
Turkey 🇹🇷 |
The cade oil for filtering water and replacing plastic
Morocco 🇲🇦 |
Terracotta to replace water bottles
France 🇫🇷 |
Pssst, listen! Listen to the inventors’ testimonies.
World 🌍 |
Write to us to introduce them!
Senegal 🇸🇳
Madame Camara manages a water kiosk in Keur Massar. With her water purification system, she can produce 300 to 400 liters of drinking water per day, which she then distributes to residents who come to fill their reusable bottles.
Senegal 🇸🇳
In Senegal, Fallou has been transforming calabashes into everyday objects for over twenty years: gourds, bowls, ladles, spoons, etc. A simple alternative to plastic everywhere in the world.
Cape Verde 🇨🇻
In Mindelo, Cape Verde, Nadira has opened a plastic-free store. Here, she knits natural sponges from sisal, a fiber extracted from the Agave plant, which grows everywhere in Cape Verde.
Cape Verde 🇨🇻
In Mindelo, Cape Verde, Jose is a craftsman who weaves and knits all the plants in the area into new objects.
French Guiana 🇬🇫
In Kouyoumané, French Guiana, Tania picks and weaves arouman, a perennial Amazonian plant, from which she makes baskets.
Do you want to introduce us to an alternative to plastic or help us with the organization of the exhibition (translation, animation, location proposal, etc.)? Don’t hesitate to write to us!
