The Interceptor

Remediation Strategy

Collection

Plastic Type

Macroplastics

Invention Category

Boats with Conveyor Belts

Used?

Yes

Included in analysis?

Yes

Location Invented

Netherlands

Year^*

2019

Description

Solar-powered catamaran autonomously extracts floating plastics from rivers, using barriers and a conveyor belt.

Effectiveness or Ecological Impact

Non-peer-reviewed Effectiveness

Under optimal operations, the Interceptor can extract 50,000 kilograms of plastic per day. It's maximum conveyor belt extraction rate is 24 kg/s (The Ocean Cleanup: Interceptor, 2019).

References

How it works: The interceptor. (2021, May 6). The Ocean Cleanup. https://theoceancleanup.com/rivers/

Non-peer-reviewed Effectiveness

The Ocean Cleanup: Interceptor. (2019).

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