Trap attached to the drainage system downstream of shopping areas removes litter from passing stormwater.
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Plastics Technology
In-line Litter Separator (ILLS)
Remediation Strategy
Plastic Type
Invention Category
Used?
Included in analysis?
Location Invented
Year*
Description
Effectiveness or Ecological Impact
Non-peer-reviewed Effectiveness
The total plastic removal efficiency is 23%. Plastic removal efficiency is greatest in PET bottles with lids and poly-styrene pieces (65%) and lowest for plastic straws and plastic drink cup lids (0%) (Woods, 2005).
Peer-reviewed Effectiveness
It has a plastic capture rate of 85% (Phillips, 1999).
References
Phillips, D. I. (1999). A new litter trap for urban drainage systems. Water Science and Technology, 39(2), 85–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0273-1223(99)00011-6
Non-peer-reviewed Effectiveness
Woods, S. (2005). Performance Evaluation of an In-Line Litter Separator. Swinburne University of Technology.
* Year designates the year invented; if the year invented was unavailable, the earliest year that an article about the technology was published was used.