The float may be disguised as a water plant, fallen tree leaf, twig or other floating detritus or water creature.

Poor management of wastewater means thousands of waste items float in the lake.

I keep reading about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, that floating island of trash between California and Hawaii.

I’d been wondering if we’d have this conversation, just me, Maurice and a bunch of garbage floating around in the Calumet River.

The idea started as one of Seabin’s co-founders, Andrew Turton, was preparing for a yacht race and watched trash floating around the boat.

They have said repeatedly the water is safe despite being filled with floating rubbish and untreated sewage that gushes down gullies from hillside favelas.

To accomplish this, we actively help with cleaning the marine environment and, while undertaking our business activities, we are committed to stopping or modifying our route to pick up waste the can be seen floating on the surface.

To do so, we take an active part in cleaning the marine environment, and during our activities we undertake to stop or change what we are doing in order to collect any waste that appears on the surface.

The device includes a drum for receiving the liquid and trash, wherein the drum includes at least one drum aperture.