This means that intercepting plastic in rivers is much more cost-effective than dealing with the consequences downstream. The Interceptor is The Ocean Cleanup’s answer for river plastic waste. System 001, nicknamed Wilson, is a floating rig designed to collect plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Dezeen Daily is sent every day and contains all the latest stories from Dezeen. We will only use your email address to send you the newsletters you have requested. All electronics on the Interceptor, including the conveyor belt, shuttle, lights, sensors, data transmission, are solar-powered. According to their research, which includes an interactive map, 80 per cent of the rubbish in the oceans come from just 1 per cent of the world's rivers. 1/4 Bhd. Thanks to the Interceptor’s catamaran design, the water flow path is optimized to pass through the system, carrying the plastic onto the conveyor belt. Using sensor data, the containers are filled equally until they reach full capacity. Interceptors consist of floating barriers attached to processing plants that resemble barges and are anchored to the river bed. According to the The Ocean Cleanup, each Interceptor can extract 50,000 kilograms of trash from a river each day, going up to 100,000 kilograms "under optimised conditions". It is the first scalable solution to prevent plastic from entering the world’s oceans from rivers. The Interceptor has been designed for mass production and can be applied virtually anywhere in the world. The Klang River runs through Kuala Lumpur. The Ocean Cleanup aims to install Interceptors in 1,000 of the world's most polluted rivers within five years. Two Interceptor systems are already operational in Klang, Malaysia, and Jakarta, Indonesia. The Interceptor can work autonomously until it’s full and can continue extracting debris even when the dumpsters are being emptied. The organisation said the solar-powered system would augment its ongoing efforts to remove marine plastic waste from the oceans. Recycling expert Arthur Huang told Dezeen earlier this year that collecting plastic from polluted rivers "will have way more impact and collect way more ocean trash.". The Interceptors are internet-connected, allowing us to gather continuous performance and collection data. Working together with government leaders, individuals, and private corporations, our goal is to tackle these 1000 most polluting rivers all over the world, in five years from rollout. Alongside our research into the most polluting rivers, we have also conducted research on where to best place Interceptors in the rivers. The very first Interceptor, our prototype, is currently deployed in the Cengkareng Drain in Jakarta. To rid the oceans of plastic, we need to not only clean up what is already out there, but also stop new plastic from entering the ocean: we need to close the tap. The intention is to deploy more cleanup systems throughout Malaysia. Each system only spans part of the river, so boats and wildlife can manoeuvre around it. The optimal setup is determined on a case-by-case basis, based on flow-velocity, the width of the river, presence of a plastic “hotline” , traffic, proximity to a delta, etcetera. The improved System 001/B has been able to collect some plastic, including pieces as small as one millimetre, The Ocean Cleanup team announced in October. According to the The Ocean Cleanup, each Interceptor can extract 50,000 kilograms of trash from a river each day, going up to 100,000 kilograms "under optimised conditions". It is 100% solar-powered, extracts plastic autonomously, and is capable of operating in the majority of the world’s most polluting rivers. With less than two weeks left to vote for your favourite ... With less than two weeks left to vote in the Dezeen Awards ... With two weeks left to vote, see the interiors projects ... 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Therefore, together with the local government, the Interceptor was a welcome addition to their own cleanup efforts, using barriers in the river to stop the plastic flow to the ocean. Local partners operate the Interceptors™ to extract the waste from the river and bring this to land. the Interceptor), and uses its network to raise awareness and help attract funding and financing. The Ocean Cleanup developed the river systems to compliment its original mission to clear the world's seas of plastic pollution. Cyrill Gutsch, founder of Parley for the Oceans, has warned that cleaning up all the plastic already in the sea may be an impossible task. When the containers are all full, the onboard computer system alerts local partners to bring a boat and tow the barge of plastic waste away for recycling. Read more. River waste flowing with the current is guided by the barrier towards the opening of the Interceptor. It has suffered several major setbacks, including a fracture in January 2019 that required it to be towed to Hawaii for repairs. Dezeen Weekly is a curated newsletter that is sent every Thursday, containing highlights from Dezeen. You will shortly receive a welcome email so please check your inbox. Rivers are the main source of ocean plastic pollution. They work together with responsible waste handlers to sort debris and recycle plastic where possible. Operators The Interceptor can store up to 50m³ of trash before needing to be emptied. With your help, we build consortia to clean rivers where most necessary. A shuttle automatically distributes the debris across six dumpsters. We currently have two Interceptors deployed and are working with governments all over the world to deploy in more rivers. The debris enters the Interceptor with the natural current of the river. (LLSB) implemented the Selangor Maritime Gateway initiative, aimed at rejuvenating the Klang River. Operators then remove the barge, bring it to the side of the river, empty the dumpsters, send off the debris to local waste management facilities, and return the barge back into the Interceptor™. This site makes use of third-party cookies for analytics. The Interceptor is The Ocean Cleanup’s answer for river plastic waste.