Plymouth City Council, GB improves marine plastic waste collection with autonomous WasteSharks

Plymouth City Council, GB WasteSharks Plastic Collection

In Progress

Initial deployment at the Turnchapel Wharf will expand to the Plymouth Sound during the pilot. The all-electric robots gather up to 43 gallons of waste per trip with a per-charge range of three kilometers. University of Plymouth researchers gather WasteShark data on waste volumes and types. Local officials plan naming and design competitions to engage area residents. Plymouth is working with Marine AI and MSUBS on vehicle improvements for targeted waste collection.

Environmental Services Autonomous Vehicle Water Resiliency Pilot / POC

Plymouth City Council, GB

Unitary authority in England

United Kingdom

Newsworthy

Waste Sharks on trial in Plymouth | PLYMOUTH.GOV.UK

Residents of Turnchapel, beware… there are a couple of sharks in the water! Only these sharks aren’t of the great white variety and they’re certainly not dangerous to humans. No, this shark eats only one type of prey; litter.

Smart Cities World - Smart waste - Automated waste ‘sharks’ tackle plastic pollution in UK port city

Plymouth City Council is using the remotely operated marine vehicles to “gobble up” plastic litter in the sea as part of the council’s Preventing Plastic Pollution project.

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