Noosa, QLD develops a vacuum vehicle in response to polystyrene pollution at local beaches
Noosa, QLD Vacuum Vehicle Polystyrene Pollution Beaches
Pontoons that floated to Castaways Beach and Peregian Beach during recent storms left behind polystyrene bits. Council officials stayed in house for this solution because there were no purpose-built options on the market. The four-wheel drive vehicle holds a vacuum with a filter separating foam particles from sand. Manual sweeps by council staffers and volunteers gather particles not collected by the vehicle, thus reducing ecological damage.
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Powerful vacuum deployed in beach polystyrene clean-up – Noosa Shire Council
Media release
Noosa uses innovative solution to clean-up polystyrene on beaches - Council
Noosa Shire Council has deployed an industrial vacuum to remove tiny polystyrene particles from two of the worst affected areas along the region’s eastern beaches.
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