PortsToronto (the Toronto Port Authority) oversees the busy Toronto Harbor and waterfront, a waterway that many groups are aiming to make cleaner using consistent investment in science-based cleanup and monitoring. However, plastic pollution continues to enter the Great Lakes system, making sustained and targeted removal efforts critical for maintaining improvements.
The Trash Trapping Program uses a suite of technologies and scientific approaches to remove debris. To build on its success, the program sought solutions that would increase coverage in hard-to-reach areas like dock corners.
RanMarine helped PortsToronto and the U of T Trash Team to introduce two WasteSharks —named Ebb and Flow—to the Toronto harbor, to expand the toolkit of the Trash Trapping Program.
Operated by PortsToronto and University of TorontoTrash Team personnel in debris-prone areas in the Toronto harbor, they complement the stationary devices already in use. Together, these tools support both daily cleanup and can help in ongoing scientific analysis.
The WasteSharks are particularly effective at capturing larger floating debris such as plastic bottles and bags, while their geo-referenced data capability offers the ability to understand where these items are found within the harbor.
From ports to marinas to inland waterways,
our smart fleet delivers measurable impact on water quality, daily!
collected by the WasteShark fleet since 2016
patrolled and cleaned annually across 4 continents
are deployed globally for managing all waterway types
* That’s 1.65+ million gallons of waste and 24,850+ miles of waterways for our US friends!
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