The boat was the brainchild of European banking heir, David de Rothschild. He's on a mission to raise awareness about waste created by disposable products and out-of-control consumption. The goal? To see “a 75 percent or more reduction in the amount of human made waste heading out to landfill and sea.” Around the time the docked today, 11,245 people had to reduce their waste.
ϳԹ caught up with de Rothschild before he set sail. Read more about the man, his boat and his mission .
–Erin Beresini