Seabin Project Italy
Seabin V5 Hybrid, designed in Australia and produced in Europe by Poralu Marine since 2017, is the world’s first floating waste bin.
Available in 3 models, it can be easily installed on a dock, pier or yacht. Fixed at the level of the water surface, it conveys the debris inside thanks to the action of a pump and holds it inside a large filter.
It vacuums up floating rubbish, hydrocarbons, foams, oils, contaminated debris, piles of algae, wood, plastics and micro-plastics up to 2 mm.
How does Seabin work?
A 220V-powered pump, located at the bottom of the device and capable of processing 25,000 Lph (litres per hour), pumps the water into the Seabin and, passing through a large mesh filter, is cleansed of solid debris.
The Seabin V5 Hybrid can collect 3.9 kg of debris per day, equivalent to half a tonne of waste per year. An operator is responsible for emptying the ‘bin’ on a daily basis.
FAQ
The collection bag can hold up to 20 kg of debris; routine maintenance of the device is limited to visual inspection and eventual emptying of the net bag.
To define the number of devices, a careful assessment must be made considering the prevailing winds and currents and observing the natural accumulation points of waste in the harbour. For an optimal result, a medium-sized marina would generally require 2 to 6 Seabin V5.
Seabin requires a 220V AC power supply with a power consumption of 500 W. To optimise waste collection and reduce power consumption, it is possible to time the operation of the device by choosing to operate it according to predefined time slots.
Each Seabin V5 customer has its own disposal service provider and management plan. We encourage our customers to diligently recycle as much plastic as they can.
In the near future, we aim to offer recycling services for the debris collected by Seabin and to ensure that they are recycled wherever possible. We are very fond of the concept of a circular economy and would like to see as much of the waste collected by Seabin recycled and reintroduced into the economy as possible. The more plastic and other materials are reintroduced into the economy, the less goes to landfill, incineration or the environment.
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