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Learn More About The Trash Wheels

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Use The Power of Nature to Clean The Oceans

Mr. Trash Wheel is a social media celebrity, Baltimore landmark, and part of the semiautonomous trash interceptor family in the Baltimore Harbor and surrounding waters.

The Mr. Trash Wheel family positively impacts Baltimore’s urban ecosystem in three major ways:

Collection:

Sustainably powered and built to withstand the biggest storms, Mr. Trash Wheel uses a unique blend of solar and hydro power to collect 500 tons of litter and debris each year before it can enter the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean.

Evaluation:

Trash Wheel data is used by researchers and policy makers around the world to better understand the impacts of plastic on our oceans. Trash Wheel data has helped pass anti-litter legislation and quantify its impacts. When Maryland passed a statewide ban on foam containers in 2020, Mr. Trash Wheel data showed an 85% reduction in this type of litter.

Inspiration:

The Mr. Trash Wheel family has over 100,000 social media followers and has appeared in hundreds of news stories by outlets across the world. Fans have dressed up as Mr. Trash Wheel, made Mr. Trash Wheel cakes, and even written songs.

Meet The Trash Wheels

With big wheels and big eyes come big personalities.

To date, there are four trash wheels that call the Baltimore Harbor their home: Mr. Trash Wheel (2014), Professor Trash Wheel (2016), Captain Trash Wheel (2018), and Gwynnda the Good Wheel of the West (2021)

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