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  • Aquadrones remove, deliver and safely empty marine litter
    April 9, 2019 | Europe

    It has been estimated that marine litter costs the EU economy EUR 690 million per year, affecting mainly the tourism and fishery sectors. It is furthermore estimated that around 80 % of marine litter originates on land. Bearing in mind that once plastic reaches the ocean the vast majority of it ends up on the seabed or inside marine life, addressing the problem requires effective water-based capture alongside tackling it at source. continue reading

  • Eco-friendly: Five ways people are trying to help the environment by cleaning up waste
    March 14, 2019 | Europe

    Well not a robot with hands and legs, but a small boat-like device which collects waste along its path in the water and recycles the plastic it picks up. The craft has been launched by WWF and Sky Ocean Rescue to help get plastic out of the waterways, seas and oceans. It's been tried out in other countries already, but Devon is the first place in the UK to use it. continue reading

  • Shark drones have been deployed to clean up the mess humans are leaving behind
    December 1, 2018 | North America

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  • Garbage-eating shark drone takes to the water in Dubai to vacuum up trash before it can pollute oceans
    November 1, 2018 | Asia

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  • Aquadrone Scoops Up Ocean Trash
    September 10, 2018 | North America

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