His home is an island near Cancun in Mexico. He built it himsef-with 250,000 plastic bottles! The house has got a living room, a simple kitchen and two bedrooms. The weather is hot, dry and sunny so Richie uses solar power. He's got a solar cooker, a shower, electric lights and a CD player. He shares the island with his dog, two ducks and four cats. A lot of tourists visit the island and, last year, an ecology student stayed there and studied Richie's way of life. 'lt's paredise!' he said.