Bandalong Litter Trap

Remediation Strategy

Collection

Plastic Type

Macroplastics

Invention Category

Waterway Litter Traps

Used?

Yes

Included in analysis?

Yes

Location Invented

Australia

Year^*

2009

Description

Floating device uses waterway currents to capture and guide litter into the trap before it flows downstream.

Effectiveness or Ecological Impact

Non-peer-reviewed Effectiveness

To date, Bandalong Litter Traps have collected 349 cubic yards of floating litter with 148.7 inches of rainfall, prevented 3,011 tons of trash from entering Anacostia River and on average, removed 501,758 pounds of trash per month in DC. At least 99% of floating litter is removed from the canal system in Waycross, Georgia. A total amount of 6,021 pounds of trash was collected in DC (Bandalong Litter Traps, n.d.).

References

Bandalong Litter Traps. (n.d.). Storm Water Systems. Retrieved November 8, 2022, from https://www.stormwatersystems.com/products/bandalong; Bandalong Litter Trap. (n.d.). Bandalong International. Retrieved September 11, 2023, from https://www.bandalong.com.au/bandalong-litter-trap.html

Non-peer-reviewed Effectiveness

Bandalong Litter Traps. (n.d.). Storm Water Systems. Retrieved November 8, 2022, from https://www.stormwatersystems.com/products/bandalong; “Storm Water Systems installs first U.S. Bandalong Litter Trap,” 2009.

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