Tampa’s “Litter Skimmer” trash boat is celebrating one year on the water.
The boat operates eight hours a day, four days per week, picking up floating trash along the Hillsborough River, Davis Islands, and the Bay.
The Litter Skimmer launched last year as part of the “Keep It Clean, Tampa” initiative. Since it’s inception, the Little Skimmer has:
- Been on the water for a total of 841 hours
- Collected 40,216 pounds of trash (20.01 Tons)
- Generated 9,645 KWh of electricity from the trash collected.