Trashlantis
Returns to the Parking Lot behind
Sebastopol Community Center
Youth Annex
October 17 11am to 5pm!
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Bring YOUR fun thing to Trashlantis!
Bring YOUR fun thing to Trashlantis!
Trashlanteans live in the Neopelagic zone beneath vast floating rafts of durable and buoyant plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. They've built a thriving civilization using our cast-offs. What can we learn from them? How do we shift from an extractive economic model to a circular, restorative set of solutions?
Trashlantis is an active-transportation eco-festival and bike ride through the streets and trails of Sebastopol. Watch this space for more information and ways to participate in the next two weeks!
Thank you to everyone who came to Trashlantis Festival in 2024!
Thank you to everyone who came to Trashlantis Festival in 2024!
What is Trashlantis about?
What is Trashlantis about?
Part human, part fish and part garbage, Trashlanteans rely upon a steady stream of abandoned nets and floats to sustain their growing population. The rafts of plastic have been readily available - until now.
Suddenly, Drylanders are cleaning up the ocean. Trashlantean food forests are being pulled up onto barges as "garbage" and being hauled away.
Trashlanteans are starving. They are coming to Dryland, seeking the source of their lifegiving plastic.
Trashlantis: the oddest "Harvest Festival!"
Trashlantis: the oddest "Harvest Festival!"
Hungry Trashlanteans are coming to Sebastopol in October 2026 to continue to collect plastic discarded by thoughtless humans. Join them in this one-of-a-kind celebration! Trashlantis is an active-transport, zero-waste, leave no trace celebration of sustainability and community connection, featuring a bike rally through the streets and trails of Sebastopol, tabling by local organizations creating a future that works for everyone... PLUS whatever future-proofing solutions YOU want to bring!
Trashlantis began as a "kinetic sculpture" to compete in races
Trashlantis began as a "kinetic sculpture" to compete in races
Team Pineapple built Trashlantis as a mobile performance piece, a backdrop for deep meaningful conversations about the myth of recycling and the hazards of living in a "plastisphere." Humans (and Trashlanteans!) are #AddictedtoPlastic. As we combed the beaches and byways, sidewalks and highways for more plastic to build our Trashlantean civilization, we spoke with humans about their relationship to this amazing material, –and provided a splash of hope to those who are already working towards a toxin and trash free future. After we won some awards, we re-imagined our art into a festival so YOU could come play, too!
Who are Team Pineapple?
Who are Team Pineapple?
We're a creative collective of artists and athletes using humor, ingenuity and muscle power to engage the public. We use whimsy and a personal approach to bypass advertising supersaturation. Our foolishness slips past people's message fatigue, prompting a fresh start for better conversations about the civilization-scale crises facing humanity.
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