After three years of waiting, the Seabin is finally being distributed around the world and will start collecting litter and contaminated water from harbours
Perth, Australia – In 2016, we wrote a story about the Seabin. At the time, two Australian surfers, Andrew Turton and Pete Ceglinski were sick of seeing litter floating in the ocean and decided to come up with a concept that would fight the problem.
They’ve created something called the Seabin, which is to be placed in harbors, yacht clubs, and other marinas where the water is relatively still. With the power of a pump, water flows into the contraption, taking debris and pollutants with it. The solid trash is caught in a mesh basket, while the water flows back into the ocean, but not before passing through a purifying filter.
“The Seabin is more efficient than a marine worker walking around with a scoop net. By working with these marinas, ports and yacht clubs we can locate the seabin in the perfect place and mother nature brings us the rubbish to catch it. Sure we can’t catch everything right now but its a really positive start.”
The guys started a crowdfund on Indigogo to start manufacturing the Seabin and were very successful. Now, three years later, the first Seabin was set adrift in Sydney Harbor this week. They also have 35 sponsored Seabins that are being launched in 25 different countries.
After two guys came up with a simple innovation, they are now able to change the world and protect the oceans. The bins don’t only collect litter, they also suck in dirty water contaminated by the boats located in the harbour, filtering it and returning clean water back into the ocean.
You can check them out here and maybe speak to your local councillors about implementing them in local harbours right here in South Africa.
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