This innovative technology is designed to remove floating litter and debris, improving the cleanliness of the marina waters while helping safeguard the wider environment.
The Seabin is a bucket-shaped device that rises and falls with the tide, collecting floating litter and debris. As water is drawn in by a pump, it passes through a catch bag, trapping the waste.
Clean water is then pumped back out, while litter and debris are safely contained for proper disposal. Powered 24 hours a day, the Seabin has a capacity of 30 litres to collect waste, which will reduce the impacts of litter across the local area.
The Seabin will be monitored over a trial period to investigate what it collects, and to check for any unintended impacts or interactions with wildlife. Any litter data that is collected could be used to complement existing evidence to support new initiatives like a Deposit Return Scheme for Wales.
Cyril Anderson, Cabinet Member for Community Services, said:
“The Seabin will be a really eye-catching, innovative and environment-friendly to capture litter and debris in the Marina.
“It’s helping us go the extra mile to help keep this vital attraction and community spic and span and we’re really pleased to be working with Keep Wales Tidy on this important initiative.
“Of course it would be much better if people didn’t drop litter in the first place. But the Seabin will help us protect the Marina environment and support our efforts to keep the litter problem under control.”
Phil Budd, Keep Wales Tidy’s Project Officer for Swansea, commented:
“We are proud to be part of this exciting project. The Seabin will play a key role in helping to reduce the litter that impacts our local waterways and the wider marine environment.
“This partnership with Swansea Council marks an important step forward in our shared mission to protect Swansea’s waters from litter and debris.”
Angharad James, Keep Wales Tidy’s Policy and Research Officer, commented:
“It is really exciting to see the Seabin in action at the marina! With 80% of marine litter originating from land-based sources, we hope the Seabin will prove to be an innovative tool in our fight against marine pollution.
“Not only will it cleanse the water, but we hope the trial will raise awareness about litter movements and its lasting impacts on our environment and wildlife”.
The Seabin initiative is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Keep Wales Tidy are working alongside Swansea Council to eradicate litter and waste.
[Lead image: Swansea Council]
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