In 2013, two Australians set out to remove waste from the ocean with a small machine called a Sea Bin that looks like a garbage can and a pool skimmer. It sits just 10 millimeters under the surface, and skims for floating pollution, sucking items into it as the water passes out the bottom. With more than a thousand Sea Bins deployed in 53 countries, they have prevented an estimated 60 million plastic items from entering the ocean.
This machine also has a data-collecting ability and tracks the amount and type of garbage it gathers. Each day, more than 500 million liters of water are filtered, and about 4 tons of plastic, microplastics, plastic fibers, oil, and more are captured. In the future, they envision a world where every shoreline benefits from advanced tracking and analysis capabilities to combat pollution. The Seabin Foundation continues to innovate and educate, empowering communities to take action against ocean waste.
