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Clewat Cleansweep Vessel

Remediation Strategy
Collection
Plastic Type
Macroplastics
Invention Category
Boats
Used?
Yes
Included in analysis?
Yes
Location Invented
Finland
Year*
2018
Description
Catamaran raft that uses booms and a powerful suction unit to lift floating debris onto a conveyor belt.

Effectiveness or Ecological Impact

Non-peer-reviewed Effectiveness

It can collect as much as 200 cubic meters of biomass per hour (“Clewat LTD,” n.d.).

References

Collection of plastic waste. Clewat. (2021, April 29). Retrieved January 22, 2023, from https://clewat.com/en/collection-of-plastic-waste/
Non-peer-reviewed Effectiveness

Clewat LTD. (n.d.). Clewat, Saving the Seas. Retrieved November 8, 2022, from https://clewat.com/en/company/

 

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