Script 12 to test three, listen to the text and do the task in your book.0:02
For many years, the Dutch architect Raymond Neuster has been dreaming of recycling the plastic that is polluting our oceans.0:13
His idea is to transform the plastic into a beautiful inhabitable island.0:20
He began his work in 2010 after receiving a grant from the Dutch government.0:24
Neuester wanted to use plastic from the Pacific Ocean.0:30
In the ocean, there is the so called Great Pacific garbage patch, a 500 mile area of toxic waste that extends from California to the Sea of Japan.0:33
However, as he began working on the plans, he realized that this would be more difficult than he thought because of the cost of removing the plastic from the middle of the ocean.0:43
He finally began his experiment in the mouth of the Maas River.0:53
This river runs through France, Belgium and the Netherlands, carrying along with it trash, mostly plastic from these countries.0:58
All the trash is dumped into the North Sea.1:05
Instead of building an island, Neuster decided to begin with floating parks and villas.1:08
Working in cooperation with the local government officials as well as chemists, naval architects and engineers, he has designed a new type of villas.1:13
These villas will have beautiful gardens and water filtration systems.1:23
The houses will get both solar and wave energy.1:28
Though the villas are still in concept phase, the architect hopes to have the first recycled plastic public park floating within a few years.1:32
Neuster hasn't given up his original idea of building a giant recycled island.1:40
It will be a real breakthrough in saving the environment.1:45
There are of course, many problems still left.1:49
The first question is the will the plastic prove to be a strong enough foundation?1:52
And then of course, the biggest question of all is if they build it, will people come to live there?1:57
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