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Two Australians, Andrew Turton and Pete Ceglinski, created the Seabin, a floating rubbish bin that can collect plastic bottles, paper, oil, fuel, and detergent floating in the ocean. It was built as a cheap and low maintenance alternative to “trash boats.”
“One of the goals is to make the Seabin from our own plastics to create another Seabin to capture more, it’s a domino effect,” say the creators. “The second goal is to create a world where we don’t need the Seabin.”
They make nearly everything in-house themselves and aim to start shipping mid to late 2016. You can help make this happen by contributing through Indiegogo – at the time of writing, they’ve collected $39,766 out of their $230,000 goal.
More info: seabinproject.com | Indiegogo
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This floating rubbish bin can collect plastic bottles, paper, oil, fuel, and detergent floating in the ocean
It’s a low maintenance and a fairly cheap way to fight marine pollution
“One of the goals is to make the Seabin from our own plastics to create another Seabin to capture more, it’s a domino effect”
You can help the project by contributing on Indiegogo
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EgleMaizvilaite-Er 9 years ago
The idea is great, but this needs to be taken to another level which is making it more practical and capable of actually cleaning large areas of water.
JamesRTK 9 years ago
Thinking like that is like: I want to resolve the world hunger, but I let this homeless man outside of my house to die from hunger because he is a scale too small.
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DirkDeBeer 9 years ago
Guys this is the way to go. Just think about it..........no hard work, nothing fancy and yet it just keeps going 24\7. Al we have to do is clean the bin out. You guys ROCK BIG TIME.
AmandaAnonda 9 years ago
There's a kid who is trying to use the ocean currents to collect trash. They created floating barriers that fish can swim out of, which at like herding pens for the debris. Once the trash is in one place, it can be picked up.
DubravkoPavlovic 9 years ago
what happens to any marine life from our pollution? This will do them more good than bad.. And as -- said - it floats on surface. Doubt any fish will get caught in it...
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NeilIves 9 years ago
I'd like to see the mechanics of this thing. How is the rubbish attracted into the bin; is there a solar powered pump?
AmandaAnonda 9 years ago
They explain it on their website. "The Seabin is situated at the waters surface and is plumbed into a shore based water pump on the dock."
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EgleMaizvilaite-Er 9 years ago
The idea is great, but this needs to be taken to another level which is making it more practical and capable of actually cleaning large areas of water.
JamesRTK 9 years ago
Thinking like that is like: I want to resolve the world hunger, but I let this homeless man outside of my house to die from hunger because he is a scale too small.
Load More Replies... DirkDeBeer 9 years ago
Guys this is the way to go. Just think about it..........no hard work, nothing fancy and yet it just keeps going 24\7. Al we have to do is clean the bin out. You guys ROCK BIG TIME.
AmandaAnonda 9 years ago
There's a kid who is trying to use the ocean currents to collect trash. They created floating barriers that fish can swim out of, which at like herding pens for the debris. Once the trash is in one place, it can be picked up.
DubravkoPavlovic 9 years ago
what happens to any marine life from our pollution? This will do them more good than bad.. And as -- said - it floats on surface. Doubt any fish will get caught in it...
Load More Replies... NeilIves 9 years ago
I'd like to see the mechanics of this thing. How is the rubbish attracted into the bin; is there a solar powered pump?
AmandaAnonda 9 years ago
They explain it on their website. "The Seabin is situated at the waters surface and is plumbed into a shore based water pump on the dock."
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