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‘Seabin’ litter collector installed in Plymouth Yacht Haven

A ‘Seabin’ has been installed in the Plymouth Yacht Haven marina in Mount Batten, to remove pieces of floating plastic from the sea. A Seabin draws water in before pumping it through a fine mesh and collecting the resulting debris, plastics and microplastics from the water. The marina team at Plymouth Yacht Haven will collect […]

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Penarth Marina joins fight against ocean plastics

Boatfolk’s Penarth Marina has installed its first Seabin, joining the fight against ocean plastics. The innovative floating plastic waste basket has been sponsored by UK-headquartered consulting engineering company, Mott MacDonald. Supporting the team at Penarth Marina that already gathers rubbish from around the harbour, the Seabin will provide an additional capacity to collect up to 20kg of waste per […]

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New Seabin with pontoon orders at METS

Pontoon design, manufacture and installation specialist, Inland and Coastal Marina Systems (ICMS), is offering a new Seabin* on pontoon orders placed from enquiries received during METS as part of its ongoing commitment reducing plastic waste in our waterways and oceans. Designed to be installed in marinas, yacht clubs and harbours, the award-winning Seabin acts as […]

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Boskalis funds Seabin for Hythe Marina Village

A Seabin, funded by dredging specialist Boskalis Westminster, has been installed at MDL’s Hythe Marina Village as part of the marina chain’s ‘binfrastructure’. An award-winning piece of technology, the Seabin acts as a floating rubbish bin, specifically designed to be installed in marinas, yacht clubs and harbours. “Alongside our dredging activities, we operate a fleet […]

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Funding available for Seabin installation worth over £5000

The Seabin Project is providing funding for a Seabin and its installation in the UK, ideally in the London area to support cleaning up the capital’s waterways. This funding package is worth over £5000. An award-winning piece of technology, the Seabin acts as a floating rubbish bin, specifically designed to be installed in marinas, yacht clubs, inland […]

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Sellafield Ltd funds six Seabins at Whitehaven Marina

Sellafield Ltd has approved the funding for a fleet of six new Seabins to be installed at Whitehaven Marina in West Cumbria. The first of the fleet, which is part of Sellafield’s Social Impact, Multiplied programme, was installed in October last year. The initiative to install the plastic and litter pollution fighting Seabins has been […]