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Citarum River Concentrator

Remediation Strategy
Collection
Plastic Type
Macroplastics
Invention Category
Wheels
Used?
No
Included in analysis?
Yes
Location Invented
Indonesia
Year*
2020
Description
Active concentration modules placed along the river to guide plastic waste to a collection point where it is lifted from the waterway by a collection wheel.

Effectiveness or Ecological Impact

Non-peer-reviewed Effectiveness

It can remove 20 to 100 tons of waste daily (Citarum River, Indonesia, n.d.).

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

Citarum River, Indonesia. (n.d.). Clean Currents Coalition. Retrieved November 8, 2022, from https://cleancurrentscoalition.org

 

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