Two Australian surfers have invented a rubbish bin for the sea and, after finding success in Europe, will bring the ‘‘you-beaut’’ creation Down Under.
The Seabin is a simple idea, similar to a rubbish bin in appearance, but fitted with a pump to draw in nearby floating rubbish.
The concept started when Pete Ceglinski and Andrew Turton grew tired of spotting rubbish in the waves.
‘‘Andrew was sick of being out there surrounded by plastic and pollution,’’ Mr Ceglinski told AAP.
‘‘He thought ‘we have rubbish bins on land,why can’t we have them in the water?’’’
Sitting on the water surface, each bin has the potential to vacuum up more than 1.5 tonnes of rubbish and debris from harbours, marinas and ports each year.
