Sri Lanka’s first floating trash trap Ocean Strainer, was recently launched in the Dehiwela Canal.
The floating trash trap in the Dehiwala canal can catch plastic waste before it reaches the ocean.
The trash trap collects a minimum of 35 kilos of plastic waste on a daily basis.
This pilot project was launched by MAS Holding together with the Marine Environment Protection Authority-Sri Lanka (MEPA), Western Provincial Council, Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation and the Environmental Police.
The collected waste is handed over to the Western Provincial Council for proper disposal. (NewsWire)