Tactical Recovery Accumulation System Hellas (CLEAN TRASH)

Remediation Strategy

Collection

Plastic Type

Macroplastics

Invention Category

River Booms

Used?

Pilot

Included in analysis?

Yes

Location Invented

Greece

Year^*

2020

Description

River boom that collects and removes visible litter at river mouth locations before it enters the open sea.

Effectiveness or Ecological Impact

Non-peer-reviewed Effectiveness

The maximum garbage capacity is 890 kg (CLEAN TRASH Marine Litter Collection System, 2018).

Peer-reviewed Effectiveness

In 38 days, it collected 1175 kg of trash. It has 95% efficiency, 87% microplastic reductionrate, and 28% macroplastic reduction rate (Gkanasos et al., 2021).

Ecological Impact

Strong winds and high waves can carry big litter away and potentially danger the environment around the technology (Gkanasos et al., 2021).

References

Iliyana. (2021, February 3). Combating the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic: CLAIM provides the tools to fight increased marine plastic pollution. CLAIM H2020 PROJECT EU. https://www.claim-h2020project.eu/combating-the-consequences-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic-claim-provides-the-tools-to-fight-increased-marine-plastic-pollution/

Non-peer-reviewed Effectiveness

CLEAN TRASH Marine Litter Collection System (Global). (2018, August 16). [Interactive Resource]. New Naval; Net Media. https://www.oilspillresponse.gr/service/1/new-naval-tactical-recovery-accumulation-system-hellas-trash

Peer-reviewed Effectiveness

Gkanasos, A., Tsiaras, K., Triantaphyllidis, G., Panagopoulos, A., Pantazakos, G., Owens, T., Karametsis, C., Pollani, A., Nikoli, E., Katsafados, N., & Triantafyllou, G. (2021). Stopping Macroplastic and Microplastic Pollution at Source by Installing Novel Technologies in River Estuaries and Waste Water Treatment Plants: The CLAIM Project. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.738876

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