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Plastic Fischer Trash Boom

Remediation Strategy
Collection
Plastic Type
Macroplastics
Invention Category
River Booms
Used?
Yes
Included in analysis?
No
Location Invented
Germany
Year*
2019
Description
Boom made of PVC pipe floaters and galvanized steel catching nets collects surface plastics up to 60 cm deep.

Effectiveness or Ecological Impact

Non-peer-reviewed Effectiveness

To date: 502,147 kg of river plastic has been collected, processed, and third party verified (Plastic Fischer, n.d.).

References

The 3L Initiative. (n.d.). Plastic Fischer. Retrieved September 11, 2023, from https://plasticfischer.com/pages/3l
Non-peer-reviewed Effectiveness

Plastic Fischer. (n.d.). Plastic Fischer. Retrieved November 8, 2022, from https://plasticfischer.com

 

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