Residents of Hyderabad, India can now look forward to a pleasant drive along the Hussainsagar lake, albeit the persistent foul odor. For effective cleaning and collection of floating material like hyacinth, algal weeds, plastic bags, coconut shells and other trash, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority has procured Floating Trash Collector from United States (Aquarius Systems).
The crew of the Lynyrd Skymmr rescued three canoeists and set a record in collecting 1,545 cubic yards of floating debris from Milwaukee, Wisconsin rivers this year. The 50-foot-long vessel scooped up three dozen tree trunks and uncounted branches along with the usual urban flotsam of plastic containers, trash, road construction safety barrels, tires and
Oceans are filled with millions of tons of plastic. A 2021 study estimated that 80% of it was carried there by rivers. While many ocean-cleaning efforts have focused on trash that’s already made it to the high seas, river cleanups offer a way to intervene sooner. When a plastic bag is swept down a storm
If there’s a cooler name than the Lynyrd Skymmr for any piece of heavy equipment in America, Jim Stingl would like to hear it. Milwaukee’s river skimmer is back on the water for the season with its rocking moniker. In 2013 the Aquarius Systems’ Trash Hunter collected 1,225 cubic yards of garbage and debris from
A vast majority of the gunk collected by the city in Queensway Bay, from the Catalina Terminal to the Shoreline Marina, comes from the Los Angeles River in California. Starting as far north as the San Fernando Valley, Long Beach’s waters long have been plagued by the urban runoff from cities upstream. In the last
The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission has a new weapon to help combat the perpetually unpleasant problem of floating trash and debris in the Passaic River: a state-of-the-art “Trash Hunting” vessel. The PVSC launched its Aquarius System Trash Hunter TH-34 Skimmer Vessel into the Newark Bay last week, sending it off on its first wave of
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