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This googly-eyed robot has sucked up 4 million pounds of trash from Maryland waterways — see how it works
He's tall, he's incredibly photogenic, he loves the environment, and he definitely isn't a picky eater. Who's this mystery man, you're probably asking? It's Mr. Trash Wheel. This giant, googly-eyed trash-collecting wheel, considered a "semi-autonomous" trash interceptor, was designed to be efficient at removing trash from bodies of water while also being able to withstand powerful storms. Trash interceptors like Mr. Trash Wheel are put at the ends of rivers or streams to collect waste before it makes its way into our oceans.
Meet Mr Trash Wheel – and the other new devices that eat river plastic
Mr Trash Wheel, known officially as the Inner Harbor Water Wheel, is a conveyor-belt system powered by currents and solar energy, launched in 2014 in the US city of Baltimore. Long booms with submerged skirts funnel waste into a central hub, where autonomous rakes scoop it on to a conveyor belt that deposits it on a barge, with more than 17 tonnes collected in a day.
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