Up to 80% of marine debris comes from land-based waste
Which is mostly plastic waste
According to "Science" statistics
Global annual inflow of 8 million tons of plastic garbage into the ocean
Equivalent to 5 plastic bags filled with plastic per foot of coastline
Plastic waste not only affects perceived waste pollutants
They often become the culprits in killing marine life
Such as turtles often eat plastic bags
Can not eat due to plugging the stomach
Finally live a starving death
World's 20 largest plastic waste source countries
The top 19 are low- and middle-income countries, and the 20th is the United States.
The most serious problem is the Asian countries
Waste from China accounts for 28% of all waste products
Indonesia falls behind by 10%
Most of the plastic waste gathers along the coast
People pay a huge cost for salvaging it.
Chi Kejun once reported an article
Get many fans praise
Today Chi Kejun wants to introduce another water drone
WasteShark "Junk Shark"
In fact, most plastics do not sink to the bottom of the sea at first
They will float on the sea for a while
And this is the best time to clean them up
Richard Hardiman, an entrepreneur from South Africa, saw this problem
I wonder why I can't be like an unmanned sweeper at home
Clean up sea debris
Under his leadership
Finally developed a water unmanned equipment
It can autonomously cruise around the Gulf and its ports.
Automatic collection of marine litter
All the way to “eat†more than 400 pounds (approximately 180 kg) of marine litter
WasteShark manufactured by Dutch company RanMarin
WasteShark is like a small electric catamaran
Designed with electric boat
At the bottom is a shovel and water outlet that can collect garbage
When WasteShark walks near the harbor
The shovel will sweep over the water and collect floating debris
Then transfer to the onboard storage tank
Finally remove to shore treatment
In addition to collecting garbage
WasteShark also has the ability to collect data
Such as water quality, depth and weather conditions, etc.
These data can be sent to the port authorities in real time
WasteShark's software can also learn about the surrounding environment
And adjust the route according to weather and tide conditions
Onboard sensors prevent them from hitting other obstacles
Complete tasks with maximum efficiency
Currently
Hardiman's project was invited to join the Dutch accelerator program
WasteShark is testing in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
There are now two different sizes
Named Fatboy and Slim, respectively
In the next few months they will deploy four devices
Hardiman said: "I don't want to invent robots that will take people out of work. I'm from Africa. The last thing I want to do is increase the unemployment rate."
Hardiman hopes to expand this technology worldwide
Developed in the future
A solar powered WasteShark
Plan to name it Great Waste Shark
It is estimated that 500kg of garbage can be collected at a time
And based on WasteShark
Add onboard camera and sensor
Avoid collisions with ships in the port
A great invention
Often comes from the needs of life
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