Aptly named Seabin, these garbage cans float around harbors and marinas vacuuming loose rubbish. How do they work? Seabins are connected to a floating dock, which have pumps that create a water ...
Seabin is a floating ... garbage from the sea. It's designed to be near ports, marinas, and yacht clubs. Rubbish and debris are brought into the bin thanks to a pump which creates a flow of water.
Disturbingly, the Patch is not a floating island ... yet plastic fills the entire water column, going down thousands of feet to the seabed. And the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is not alone.