Seabin

Seabin's floating bins have captured 33.0 million items in Sydney Harbour since 2020, including 18.9 million microplastics (company figures).

Image: NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team (PIA03498).

The Five W's of Seabin

Who

Seabin, a company specializing in microplastics and plastic pollution.

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What

Seabins: floating trash skimmers in marinas and ports, plus a live data dashboard.

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When

Working 24/7 in Sydney Harbour since 2020.

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Where

Sydney Harbour, Australia, with 21 active Seabins (company figure).

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Why

Microplastics and plastic pollution threaten our health and the environment.

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Impact Statement

Corporate solution · active

Seabin reports 33.0 million items captured, 18.9 million microplastics and 43.0 billion liters filtered in Sydney Harbour since 2020, with 21 Seabins active (company figures). Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup also uses Seabins.

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How This Saves People & the Planet

For People

Seabin monitors as well as removes, giving cities live data on plastic pollution, which it says threatens our health (company description).

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For Nature

Capturing microplastics before they spread keeps them out of harbor wildlife; Seabin notes an estimated 30,000 tonnes of microplastics enter Australian waterways each year (company figure).

Source: Seabin (company site)

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