Bandalong Boom

Remediation Strategy

Collection

Plastic Type

Macroplastics

Invention Category

River Booms

Used?

Yes

Included in analysis?

Yes

Location Invented

Australia

Year^*

2015

Description

Floating boom couplings span waterways to capture waste and prevent it from traveling further downstream.

Effectiveness or Ecological Impact

Non-peer-reviewed Effectiveness

The Bandalong Boom caught 70-90% of trash at various flow depths (Stephenson, 2015).

References

Bandalong Boom System. (n.d.-a). Bandalong International. Retrieved September 11, 2023, from https://www.bandalong.com.au/bandalong-boom-system.html; Bandalong Boom System. (n.d.-b). Storm Water Systems. Retrieved September 11, 2023, from https://www.stormwatersystems.com/products/bandalong-boom

Non-peer-reviewed Effectiveness

Matt Stephenson (Director). (2015, November 20). Bandalong Boom: UK Engineering Study. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kupeOi05y_0

* Year designates the year invented; if the year invented was unavailable, the earliest year that an article about the technology was published was used.