A solar-powered rubbish-eating boat? The vessel chomping plastic waste out of the sea
The Guardian Business ·
O n an overcast June morning, I step from the rubber-sided Zodiac boat on to a floating barge at the mouth of Ballona Creek, where it meets Santa Monica Bay on the west side of Los Angeles . …
O n an overcast June morning, I step from the rubber-sided Zodiac boat on to a floating barge at the mouth of Ballona Creek, where it meets Santa Monica Bay on the west side of Los Angeles . The first thing I notice? Salty air is the only smell, despite six giant waste bins sitting atop the tennis court-sized barge. The contraption is actually two barges – a smaller platform sits nestled inside the larger boat. …
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