Waterways in the UK — and as an extension, the ocean — are about to get a lot cleaner, now that the country has installed its first Seabin. The device, which was introduced by a pair of Australian surfers, works by sucking in various kinds of pollution (including oil) and spitting out clean water. The Seabin can collect approximately 1.5 kg of waste each day and has a capacity of 12 kg — that’s the equivalent of 20,000 plastic bottles or 83,000 plastic bags every year. Today, the world’s...
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/worlds-first-ocean-pollution-eating-seabin-launches-in-the-uk
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