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00:00This invention allows to clean the ports of their waste before it reaches the ocean.

00:03Named the Seabin, it was designed by two Australians to fight against ocean pollution.

00:07At first glance, it looks like a simple normal-sized bucket,

00:09yet it has the remarkable ability to filter more than 25,000 liters of water per hour,

00:13automatically collecting debris when it is placed at sea.

00:16Immersed in an area of accumulation of waste that is difficult to reach by maintenance services and cleaning boats,

00:21it will capture and suck up waste and floating debris thanks to the continuous current created by the pump.

00:25The latter is then stuck in a bag while the water is filtered and then thrown into the port.

00:28A Seabin can thus collect up to 3.9 kg of waste per day, or about 1 ton of marine waste per year.

00:33Once filled, just remove the bag, empty it of its waste and put it back in place.

00:38Seabins not only collect floating waste, large bottles with plastic microfibers,

00:41but they also eliminate the oils produced by the ships thanks to a separator.

00:45According to an analysis of the first six sea trash cans in operation in France,

00:4829% of the collected waste would be cigarette butts, 28% plastic waste and 26% food packaging.

00:53Since July 2020, Seabins have captured more than 120 tons of marine waste from the port of Sydney.

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