Mr. Trash Wheel Family

Baltimore's Trash Wheels intercept about 500 tons of trash a year before it reaches the harbor and the Chesapeake Bay (organization figure).

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Who

The Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore and its Healthy Harbor Initiative.

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What

Four trash interceptors that use the current and solar power to lift litter out of the water.

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When

Ongoing; about 500 tons collected each year (organization figure).

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Where

Stream and river mouths around Baltimore's Inner Harbor, Maryland.

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Why

Stopping trash at the river mouth keeps it out of the harbor, the Chesapeake Bay and the ocean.

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Impact Statement

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Rain washes litter from city streets into streams and out to sea. Baltimore's Trash Wheels catch it first. The Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore's four wheels collect about 500 tons of trash and debris from the harbor each year (organization figure).

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