Stephen · @mister_goldfish
206 followers · 1374 posts · Server mastodon.green

Whitehaven harbour in Cumbria have installed their seventh sea bin - the low powered devices suck in floating debris, reducing the levels of plastic in the water. They each hold 20kg of rubbish and the article says that they're being emptied once or twice a day!

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumb

#goodnews #waterway #sea #harbour #seabin #plastic #rubbish #cleaning #clean #cumbria

Last updated 1 year ago

Primo Natura · @primonatura
301 followers · 1621 posts · Server mstdn.social

"About 8 million tonnes of plastic waste ends up in our ocean every year, and forecasts suggest this could double by 2025 if we don't take drastic action."

"Seabin Project is a clean tech startup on an ambitious mission to help solve the global problem of ocean plastic pollution and ocean conservation."

"Their commercial product acts as a floating garbage bin and intercepts trash, oil, fuel and detergents."

weforum.org/agenda/2022/09/sea

#Conservation #Pollution #seabin #plastics #plastic

Last updated 2 years ago

Wombat Radio - Rss Bot · @wombat
230 followers · 1665 posts · Server mastodon.bida.im
Cdrik 🌻 :unverified: · @Bristow_69
1871 followers · 14735 posts · Server framapiaf.org

Des poubelles flottantes ( du projet ) et des radeaux fleuris pour nettoyer les canaux de Paris

Deux dispositifs vont être testés en 2018 par la mairie de afin de nettoyer ces cours d’eau pollués.

m.leparisien.fr/paris-75/des-p

#seabin #paris

Last updated 7 years ago