Meet the Seabin, a trash can for the oceans. The Seabin is an "automated rubbish bin" that catches floating rubbish, oil, fuel, and detergents. It is designed for floating docks at marinas, private homes, inland waterways, lakes, harbours, ports, and yacht clubs. It can even be outfitted for motor yachts.
The Seabin is located in the water and is fixed to a floating dock, with a shore-based water pump on the dock running on shore power. The water pump creates a flow of water into the bin bringing with it all floating rubbish and debris in the water. The debris is caught in a natural fibre catch bag and the water is then sucked out the bottom of the bin and up to the water pump where it is then pumped back into the marina. Best of all? The public can see first-hand all of the trash the Seabin is collecting.
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The Seabin Project was founded by Australians Andrew Turton and Pete Ceglinski, supported by a seed investment by Australian marine technology development company Shark Mitigation Systems Pty Ltd (SMS). Turton is an Australian boat builder, sailor and surfer who conceived the Seabin concept after numerous sailing trips around the world and witnessing the amount of pollution that amasses in the marinas.
The Seabin Project is currently in the prototype phase and has a campaign on indiegogo.com. The founders hope to raise enough money to begin producing Seabins in the most sustainable way possible. For more information on the project, click to seabinproject.com, or follow them on Twitter at twitter.com/Seabin_project
