Garbage-eating aquadrones make Canadian debut in Toronto
The aquatic drones, named Ebb and Flow, can each collect 500 kilograms of waste a day from Toronto Harbour
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The aquatic drones, named Ebb and Flow, can each collect 500 kilograms of waste a day from Toronto Harbour
Two WasteShark aquadrones join PortsToronto's network of Seabins in capturing floating debris and small plastic pollution from the surface of the water.
Cue the Jaws music — but it’s trash, not people, who should be afraid of going into the water. PortsToronto has brought in two WasteShark aquadrones to add to its larger trash trapping program. CBC Toronto visited the Outer Harbour Marina to see the 'sharks' in action.
There’s something lurking in the Toronto Harbour with an insatiable appetite for…garbage.
There’s something lurking in the Toronto Harbour with an insatiable appetite for…garbage. On Wednesday, PortsToronto announced the Canadian debut of its new aquadrone pilot project which uses the Dutch-made WasteShark to help clean up trash.