the collector this robot is controlled via remote control and can dive down to collect trash it uses sonar to see and map plastics for collection on the ocean floor as a large proportion of trash enters the ocean via a river ocean cleanup have created another device called the interceptor this solar powered device extracts trash autonomously and can operate in the vast majority of rivers the trash flowing in the current is directed to the interceptor mount and extracted via a conveyor belt it is estimated to be able to collect up to NUMBER_TOKEN NUMBER_TOKEN kilograms of trash per day another river-based technology is the bubble barrier this underwater diffuser distributes air to form a barrier that traps litter this litter is then guided to a collection point using the downstream flow of water a very simple but effective method another simple solution is the trash trap this is essentially a large net placed over drainage outlets to collect trash in NUMBER_TOKEN they were installed to prevent trash from entering the henley reserve in four months they caught NUMBER_TOKEN kilograms of trash once full they are easily removed via a crane and the litter can be sorted and recycled a high-tech solution to cigarette butts littering our beaches is the beach box this beach cleaning robot identifies cigarette butts using artificial intelligence to detect and locate them and then remove them satellites are also joining the hunt for plastic they have been used to detect floating patches of macro plastics using the visible and infrared light wavelengths to distinguish plastics from other materials this data is then collected to form a floating debris index which can then be collected let me know in the comments section any other projects which you know about which are tackling the ocean waste problem don't forget to check out URL_TOKEN to get involved and become part of this fantastic cause to raise NUMBER_TOKEN million dollars to remove NUMBER_TOKEN million pounds of trash from our oceans
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