Trashlantis

#AddictedtoPlastic

Thank you to everyone who came to Trashlantis Festival in 2024!

An ocean barge removes several tons of abandoned fishing nets from the ocean as Trashlanteans attempt to pull the nets back into the sea.

What is Trashlantis about?

Trashlanteans live in the Neopelagic zone beneath vast floating rafts of durable and buoyant plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. 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!"

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, a Trashion Fashion show, live music and a vendor market featuring upcycled wares and tabling by local organizations creating a future that works for everyone.

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!

What is "kinetic sculpture racing?"

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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