Good News: Australia Found a Way to Save Water From Plastic Pollution and We Can Start Doing the Same
This past
summer authorities from the Australian city of Kwinana installed a new
filtration system in the Henley Reserve. This system is unbelievably simple and
helpful. Both the government and the citizens have already seen the benefits of
using it and they’re as content as can be.
It consists
of a net that is placed on the outlet of a drainage pipe which helps to catch
large debris and protect the environment from contamination.
These pipes
drain water from residential areas to natural areas and the trash and litter
from these places can be overwhelming and be harmful to the environment.
Moreover, this trash is usually washed away by heavy rains which pulls it all
down to the drainage systems.
The city
authorities started by installing 2 nets and were amazed at the results — their
new filtration system managed to catch more than 800 pounds of garbage within
several weeks.
So, it has
been decided to install these litter “traps” all over the city and minimize the
pollution to the wildlife and surrounding environment. Though the installation
and the manufacture of these nets cost money (about $10,000 each), the overall
system is still quite profitable because they provide significant cost savings
going forward
When the
nets get full, they are then lifted and the trash is thrown into special
garbage collecting trucks and transported to a trash-sorting center. There, it
all gets separated into non-recyclable and recyclable material, which then move
on for further processing.
The nets are
then placed back on the drainage outlets and continue doing their work.
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