Will Seabins save our oceans? The Seabin Project

Seabins are being installed at harbors and marinas across the planet with the simple task of cleaning up garbage and possibly oil floating in the water. CNET met up with Seabin Project CEO Pete Ceglinski during an installation in Alameda, California, to see one in action.

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[kimoykalinago]

I'd like to order 9 billion of these please

[tubesurfer]

Looks nice but if it has to constantly use 500 watts of electricity to try and fill up a little bucket at a cost of 4k for each one, then it's not very efficient imo.

[Tekrothebountyhunter]

This is actually a brilliant idea. I think it should become a standard part of every pier in all harbors and marinas.

[jasonpatterson]

500 watts is in no way low power. 4 amps at line voltage is huge. That thing uses ~$1.20 in electricity every single day, $438 per year per unit on top of the huge installation cost. Suppose 20 of these were installed in a large marina. That's $80k for the units plus $9k per year in electricity PLUS paying someone to empty them multiple times per day. Pay two guys to walk around with garbage bags and pool skimmers and you'll clean more trash for less and waste less energy in the process.

[Nouvertne]

It would be great to see large scale Seabins the size of shipping containers put into ocean hot spots—powered by solar, with 24 hour cameras, and tracking devices.

[startupu]

Thank God there is pleople like you! I will spread the word to support this initiative. Thanks mate!

[raid__]

To everyone saying “what about fish getting trapped.” So far after emptying out the bins no one has found any creatures yet, and if I’m being honest I don’t know how that would work.

[sweetiepienumber]

Brilliant! Hopefully as these get larger fish won't get trapped. Doesn't look like it and I'm sure you have that worked out. Love the ocean energy method of powering it. Thanks and much success!

[N]

Brilliant! Just brilliant. Large scale would be awesome! Best of luck to the developers.

[hunter.]

So awesome! Congratulations, its a amazing project and very innovative.


Best regards from Brazil

[MRawash]

Wait! $4000 for a bucket and a mesh net?

[surreygeorge]

The cost is a bit high right now, but I think the concept is sound. Shore based bins may keep docks and swimming areas clear, but cleaning an ocean is going to need larger, automated, ship-sized 'refuse processing units. Swimming pool size collectors, automated retrieval, and a minimal crew on board for ops. A good effort though, for the start.

[dogeramsey]

Amazing! And its on the surface so it's unlikely fish are going to get caught! Maybe bigger, more advanced versions can be put in deeper water if it's needed.

[skittles]

This is brilliant. And I love that it’s safe for marine life because it’s only sucking in things right along the top surface of the water (which almost surely would only be fish already dead and floating).

[marselmusic]

what about little sea creature that will get stuck in it? nemo #2????

[melanieking]

Hi from Australia, you bet you this is a HUGE PROBLEM and am really glad to see that this is effective with fishing line and micro plastics, the amount of suffering of the marine life is very alarming to me and am just so grateful that ppl are addressing this problem. Thank you thank you thank you this brought tears of gratitude to my eyes keep up the FABULOUS WORK and l commend your INITIATIVE and EMPATHY that prompted your efforts. l salute you

[TheRealKingVictor]

We need more of these out there!! Youtube algorithm are you there?

[JoffreyCones]

More of these the better, great work!

[SriHarsha]

I like it, Is there any possibility for a small creature Passing by to stuck in it?

[fanaticlol]

Can they make a big version of this? I think that would be awesome :)