Brute Broom

Remediation Strategy

Collection

Plastic Type

Macroplastics

Invention Category

River Booms

Used?

Yes

Included in analysis?

Yes

Location Invented

Mexico

Year^*

2020

Description

Floating boom attached to both sides of a canyon with a metal screen attached to collect plastic waste.

Effectiveness or Ecological Impact

Non-peer-reviewed Effectiveness

Since the device was installed in January 2021, 4000 kg of solid waste has been stopped from entering Tijuana River (Crevoshay, 2021).

References

Wood, J. (n.d.). 8 amazing solutions to stop plastic flowing into the world's oceans. World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/06/rivers-plastic-waste-clean-up-projects-trash/

Non-peer-reviewed Effectiveness

Crevoshay, F. (2021, April 12). Community Engagement and Innovation to End the Plastic Crisis in Los Laureles Canyon, Tijuana, Mexico. Clean Currents Coalition. https://cleancurrentscoalition.org/community-engagement-and-innovation-to-end-the-plastic-crisis-in-los-laureles-canyon-tijuana-mexico/

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