{"id":252148,"date":"2024-03-04T11:26:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T11:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ingenieros.en-desarrollo.net\/?post_type=project&p=252148"},"modified":"2024-10-17T14:45:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T14:45:32","slug":"ct-pioneers-an-autonomous-eco-friendly-system-for-plastic-waste-capture-in-river-and-marine-environments","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.ctengineeringgroup.com\/project\/ct-pioneers-an-autonomous-eco-friendly-system-for-plastic-waste-capture-in-river-and-marine-environments\/","title":{"rendered":"CT pioneers an autonomous, eco-friendly system for plastic waste capture in river and marine environments"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Plastic waste is suffocating our oceans, with eight million metric tons entering the waters each year\u2014equivalent to a garbage truck\u2019s load every minute. This crisis spans from the ocean depths to human health, as plastics infiltrate the entire food chain.<\/p>\n

Using river currents to intercept waste before it reaches the sea offers an efficient solution to marine pollution, since it significantly reduces collection efforts. However, despite various technological explorations, a comprehensive commercial solution has yet to emerge.<\/p>\n

The CleanCoastLine NGO has decided to confront this problem and has entrusted the mission of finding a technical solution to CT. As part of its commitment to sustainable development, CT started working on the design and development of a system to\u00a0<\/span>contain and capture debris<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>in rivers, as well as other channels and marine environments.<\/p>\n

This initiative has been named\u00a0<\/span>REPERA<\/strong>(Retrieving Plastic Ebb from Rivers Autonomously) and its main goal is to design and develop an experimental concept model of an autonomous system that efficiently recovers river waste by using physical barriers and air bubbles to detect, redirect and collect waste floating in the water before it reaches the ocean. This groundbreaking solution stands out for being:<\/p>\n