Seabin, a floating macro-waste and hydrocarbons collector
About the Seabin Project We have designed and made an automated rubbish bin that catches floating rubbish, oil, fuel and detergents. It designed for
floating docks in the water of marinas, private pontoons, inland waterways, residential lakes, harbours, water ways, ports and yacht y acht clubs. Can even be fitted to super yachts and motor yachts! • •
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What are the goals for the Seabin Project? To help rid the oceans of plastics and pollution. To have a Seabin production in place by mid to end of "# and start shipping. To create Seabins from the most sustainable materials and processes available. To have the lowest carbon footprint possible in the production of the Seabins by means of alternative materials and processes. $lso by reducing shipping shipping and having the the Seabins manufactured manufactured in the countries of installation. To create and support local economies with the production, maintenance and installation of the Seabins world wide. To have future models of Seabins for specific locations. To educate people and cultures about being more responsible with the use and disposal of plastics. To setup educational programs for students in schools. To convert our captured plastics into energy.
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To reuse or recycle our Seabins for other uses and or applications. To have pollution free oceans with no need for the Seabins. %lastic pollution in our oceans is a serious issue -- it affects marine wildlife like whales and lobsters, and is so persistent that some of these &gyres& have formed their own ecosystems . 'ikes! (ut these bits of plastic contaminating the oceans have to come in from somewhere, and often it comes from human activities along the shoreline. To tackle the problem at these entry points, two $ustralians have invented something similar to an automated pool cleaner -- but for marinas, harbours, ports and even inland waters like rivers and lakes -- that sucks up garbage, while filtering out the water. They&re calling it the Seabin , and it recently was successfully crowdfunded on Indiegogo. Inventors and surfers $ndrew Turton and %ete Ceglinski both spent their younger years around the water, and were compelled to )uit their *obs to design a solution they believe will help address the urgent problem of plastic pollution. The Seabin is designed as an + alternative to more costly alternatives like dedicated trash boats or humans trawling harbours for garbage. It&s also small and unobtrusive enough that it can be placed in problem areas in marinas. Say the designers/ The Seabin is more efficient than a marine worker walking around with a scoop net. (y working with these marinas, ports and yacht clubs we can locate the seabin in the perfect place and mother nature brings us the rubbish to catch it. Sure we can&t catch everything right now but its a really positive start. The Seabin is a floating trash bin made from to " percent recycled polyethylene plastic. It&s attached to a dock, and uses a water pump to suck water and trash into its interior, where garbage and other nasty fluids can be filtered out of the water via a natural fiber bag. Clean0er1 water is then pumped out.
So far, the Seabin team has tested the prototype out in 2allorca, Spain, and it seems to have been a success. 03o fish were harmed1. 4espite the hefty price tag of 5S4 67,89 per bin, the crowdfunding campaign did achieve its goal, raising more than 6+, to push the pro*ect to the ne:t level. So, we may see more of these unassuming floating marine filters in the future, ridding the waters of garbage, one marina at a time. In the meantime, we can all do our personal part by reducing our plastic waste or going ero!waste all together. ;or more information, visit Indiegogo and Seabin Project.
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"#$ S$A%I& P'()$*" A simple solution to our oceans pollution
How canyouguyscl eanour oceansonemar i naatat i me? Bys t ar t i ngc l os et ot hes our c eoft hepr obl em i na c ont r ol l edenv i r onment . The marinas, ports and yacht clubs are the perfect place to start helping clean our oceans. There are no huge open ocean swells or storms inside the marinas, its a relatively controlled environment. The wind and currents are constantly moving the floating debris around in our oceans and in every port, marina or yacht club there is always some pollution heavy areas based on the predominant wind and current directions. (y working with these marinas, ports and yacht clubs we can locate the seabin in the perfect place and mother nature brings us the rubbish to catch it. Sure we cant catch everything right now but its a really positive start. It=s a big mission, but it can be done.
$+isting solutions to the ocean pollution problem. "he e+isting solutions addressing the oceans pollution problems is typically the trash boats- "hese boats drive around harbors and marinas scooping up rubbish with nets built into them. "hey are very e+pensive to run and maintain and while they do a lot of good, they are not very effective according to the marinas that operate them says *aterina Amengual, eneral /irector of the environment for the %alearic islands, Spain. 2arina workers walk around with nets scooping the rubbish out of the corners where it all converges. $gain while these guys they are doing a great *ob, they *ust cannot keep up with the pollution says >li 4ana, ?eneral 2anager of 3ewport Shipyard, @hode Island. (igger scale ocean clean up concepts are also happening. The main one is by (oyan Slats with AThe Bcean Clean 5p. (ut at this moment in time its *ust a concept, but a great one!
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The Seabin isn=t big or bulky and can fit into the problem corners of marinas without being obtrusive or taking up dock space for boats. The waste in the Seabin is collected easily and disposed of responsibly in the already establish waste disposal system of the marina.
The Seabin is located in the water and is fi:ed to a floating dock. There is a shore based water pump on the dock running on shore power. The water pump creates a flow of water into the bin bringing with it all floating rubbish and debris. The rubbishdebris is caught in a natural fibre catch bag
and the water is then sucked out the bottom of the bin and up to the water pump where it is then pumped back into the marina.
Who is the Seabin project targeted at? 2arinas, ports, harbors, yacht clubs, inland waterways, rivers, lakes, private pontoons and even motor yachts and super yachts. >ven boat or business owners that want
to have a Seabin in their local yacht club or marina.
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1anufacturing urope on standby to start producing when we give them the green light.
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2. #ow are the pumps run? /o you have any other plans to power them?
$. The pumps are currently electric, costing around 6 a month to run.
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