TECH BYTE: Seabins

(41NBC/WMGT) — Trash isn’t something we want in our waterways. Let’s look at how tech is helping to remove tons of garbage from waterways all across the southeast.

Seabins are the largest network of litter skimming devices in the world. They’re used in several waterways throughout the southeast. Each one is capable of removing three thousand pounds of debris a year. A lot of that trash found in the river includes plastic bottles, but the Seabins really help in picking up smaller debris like Styrofoam, which is harder to remove by hand, and still easy for wildlife to eat.

As an example, the full network of Seabins will remove up to 54 thousand pounds of waste from the Tennessee River each year which is just another reminder to protect the water, and its wildlife!