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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Noosa, QLD

Shire in Queensland

Australia