A solar-powered boat called the Interceptor is successfully removing plastic waste from rivers. This helps stop pollution from reaching our oceans, making beaches cleaner for everyone.
A special boat, powered by the sun, is helping to clean our rivers. It is called the Interceptor and it collects plastic waste before it reaches the ocean.
This clever boat uses floating barriers to guide rubbish towards it. A conveyor belt then scoops up the waste and puts it into large bins.
One Interceptor boat in a Los Angeles river has already stopped over 143,000 pounds of trash. This is like preventing the weight of many cars from entering the sea.
These boats are part of a bigger effort to clean up rivers around the world. The goal is to stop waste at its source, preventing it from ever reaching our vast oceans.
Cleaner rivers mean less pollution for marine animals and healthier beaches for people. Some coastal towns are already seeing less trash on their shores.
