2019 | Netherlands | Lucas Timmerman, Thomas Velders

Eliminating microplastics from bodies of water by using an innovative system

Water issue adressed: Too dirty

It is reasonably certain that microplastics are the most dangerous pollutants of plastic for aquatic organisms and humans. Thus far, there is not yet a large-scale system in place to eliminate microplastics from major bodies of water. In this report we describe different developmental phases of one such design and suggest possible applications. It is named ‘The Banana’, and takes its name from its distinctive shape.

This is how I came up with the idea for this project:

Existing solutions for catching plastics don’t catch the smaller plastics, microplastics. After some research, we found out that these plastics were even more harmful than the larger plastics. After that, we were determined to create a solution to filter the microplastics out of our rivers.

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