We are excited to announce that we have recently installed a new Litter Trap in Westdorpe, along the Gent-Terneuzen Canal! The installation will prevent plastic pollution from reaching the Western Scheldt and eventually the North Sea.
The Litter Trap is a passive device using the water current and wind to capture floating debris. The recovered plastics will be analyzed, monitored and made available for recycling. As part of CLEAR RIVERs' educational program, we will work on this project together with students.
Within the 1st week, the Litter Trap already captured 1m3 of floating debris!
We would like to express our deep appreciation to our invaluable sponsors and partners— Heijmans, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners in the Netherlands and Rijkswaterstaat—for their collaboration, without which this project would not have been possible.