River Plastic Recovery System (RPRS)

Remediation Strategy

Collection

Plastic Type

Macroplastics

Invention Category

Boats with Conveyor Belts

Used?

Pilot

Included in analysis?

Yes

Location Invented

Singapore

Year^*

2020

Description

River boat that catches suspended plastics just below the water’s surface and channels it to a conveyor which removes the plastic.

Effectiveness or Ecological Impact

Non-peer-reviewed Effectiveness

It can remove 1.5 million kilograms of plastic trash a year, or 4000 kg/day (Hicks, 2021).

References

Clean the World Foundation. (2020, September 9). Clean the World and Las Vegas Sands Partner with Seven Clean Seas to Prevent Plastic from Reaching the Ocean. Clean the World Foundation. https://cleantheworldfoundation.org/press-release/clean-the-world-and-las-vegas-sands-partner-with-seven-clean-seas-to-prevent-plastic-from-reaching-the-ocean/

Non-peer-reviewed Effectiveness

Hicks, R. (2021, January 27). Singapore contraption aims to clean up Asia’s plastic-polluted rivers. Eco-Business. https://www.eco-business.com/news/singapore-contraption-aims-to-clean-up-asias-plastic-polluted-rivers/

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