Summary Draft#2

The article “Introducing the Seabin Project” (2018) tells us about how 2 surfers quit their jobs to create an ocean garbage collector named Seabin. Jateff states that plastic is a major contributor to ocean pollution and how Seabin can help to solve this issue. Seabin is an ocean rubbish bin that uses a motor to inject water so that the vortex created can pull the debris into a catch-bag and the Seabin also contain oil absorbent pads that cleans the seawater of petroleum-based oils and detergents. The Seabin is able to collect rubbish from a 2-6 meter radius under good weather condition and the Seabin should be placed strategically in places with congested waterways. The Seabin team is still working on improving the Seabin by making a reprocessed catch-bag and using solar power. According to Jateff the aim for this project is to "collaborate with corporations, governments and non-profits" to develop and create lifelong solution to ocean plastic pollution. While the Seabin is a good solution for some ocean plastic pollution, it is only capable of collecting floating rubbish of a limited size and it is not able to attract garbage from a distance. 

Jateff, E. (2018). Introducing the Seabin Project. Retrieved from https://www.sea.museum/2018/06/08/introducing-the-seabin-project

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